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M E N ' S C U L T U R E 27 Bound by hills, harbour and mountains, visitors are likely to spend their time on the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula (on the northern shore of Victoria Harbour) or Hong Kong Island on the southern shore. W H E R E T O G O It is also where the Airport is located so everyone will get here at some point or another. Catch the MTR to Tung Chung Town Centre, it is here you will find the Citygate Outlets, one of the biggest shopping malls in Hong Kong. It's also the start of the Ngong Ping 360, a cable car that transports visitors 5.7km up to Ngong Ping village with panoramic views of the Tung Chung Valley and out to the China Sea. The village can also be accessed by bus or taxi. Whilst in the Ngong Ping village see the Po Lin Monastery and the Big Buddha - a 34 metre tall bronze statue - that symbolises the stability of Hong Kong, prosperity of China and peace on earth. Lantau is also home to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, which prides itself on offering a diverse and culturally distinctive Disney experience for guests of every age. Lantau Island L A N T A U IS L A N D IS T H E L A R G E S T O F H O N G K O N G'S IS L A N D S. I T'S A L M O S T T W IC E T H E SI Z E O F H O N G K O N G IS L A N D A N D E A SI L Y A C C E S SI B L E B Y M T R, F E R R Y, B U S A N D T A X I. Increasingly, expats are settling in the high-rises of West Kowloon or Kowloon Tong and commuting from there to Central. Nathan Road is the busy arterial that runs through Kowloon and walking its length fromMong Kok to Tsim Tsa Tsui is a great way to get the lay of the land and see all the shops. North of Kowloon is the New Territories, where you can discover a little of traditional Hong Kong life. It's an enormous stretch of land making up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, spanning from the north of Kowloon to the south of mainland China and home to about half of Hong Kong's many residents. Go to a local market for yum cha or have a flutter on a horse at the Sha Tin Racecourse. T H E K O W L O O N P E N I N S U L A IS T H E A R E A N O R T H O F H O N G K O N G IS L A N D A T T H E T I P O F M A I N L A N D C H I N A A N D J U S T S O U T H O F T H E N E W T E R R I T O R I E S. Kowloon