{"id":292,"date":"2016-10-03T02:09:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T02:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/?p=292"},"modified":"2016-10-04T00:05:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T00:05:46","slug":"yuen-long-a-district-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/2016\/10\/03\/yuen-long-a-district-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuen Long, a district in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a great view of Yuen Long! I live in Yuen Long, which is a small district in Hong Kong. It\u2019s not the central business zone, so you may not know this place well. Let me tell you more about this area.<\/p>\n<p>Yuen Long is a crowded place. There are lots of people every day. Many of them are the mainlanders, coming to Hong Kong to buy their daily necessities. Yuen Long has fewer buildings than other districts in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. There are lots of small villages in Yuen Long. At Chinese New Year, there will be lots of celebrations in those villages. The locals will play firecrackers too. It is illegal but it is also Chinese a long history tradition. So some locals still keep this custom, only during Chinese New Year days.<br \/>\nLast but not least, Yuen Long has so many different street foods, egg puff, fish ball, octopus ball, you name it. We also have lots of private kitchens here. Many people come to Yuen Long to enjoy a special meal with their friends!<br \/>\nIf you travel to Hong Kong, I think you should visit Yuen Long, I am sure that you will know more about Hong Kong after visiting Yuen Long.<\/p>\n<p>How about Georgia? I haven\u2019t been there before.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny<br \/>\nSKH Bishop Baker Secondary School<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-296\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/\u672a\u547d\u540d-1-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"%e6%9c%aa%e5%91%bd%e5%90%8d-1\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/\u672a\u547d\u540d-1-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/\u672a\u547d\u540d-1-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/\u672a\u547d\u540d-1.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A main road in Yuen Long<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-293\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.10-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"whatsapp-image-2016-09-30-at-17-37-10\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.10-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.10-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.10-644x362.jpeg 644w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.10-250x141.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.10-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.10.jpeg 915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Street Food Stall<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-294\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.59-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"whatsapp-image-2016-09-30-at-17-37-59\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.59-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.59-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.59-644x429.jpeg 644w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.59-225x150.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.59-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.37.59.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Egg Puff<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-295\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.39.02-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"whatsapp-image-2016-09-30-at-17-39-02\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.39.02-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.39.02-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.39.02-644x362.jpeg 644w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.39.02-250x141.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.39.02-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/stemitl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2016\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2016-09-30-at-17.39.02.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Octopus Ball<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a great view of Yuen Long! I live in Yuen Long, which is a small district in Hong Kong. It\u2019s not the central business zone, so you may not know this place well. Let me tell you more about this area. Yuen Long is a crowded place. 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