Why Hong Kong is called the Pearl of the Orient!!!!!

Luo Dayou has a famous song "Pearl of the Orient", "the river bends to the south, stay to the Xiangjiang River to take a look at the Pearl of the Orient, my love", sung in Hong Kong. When I was a child, I was already attracted to this song, and that year was the 97 Hong Kong reunification, the kind of feelings for Hong Kong came to life.

Many years later, went to Hong Kong more often, it is also very favorite. Every time in Victoria Harbor Bay, blowing the sea breeze, the city has a lot of feelings about the past life and present life.

It is known as the Pearl of the Orient, is a historical background. At the end of the 19th century, it was leased by Britain and began the colonial period. In later years Britain looked at Victoria Harbor as a key location for trade in the Far East. Banks were opened, bringing economic development. It facilitated the movement of people.

Later, because of historical reasons, in the 1940s a lot of Shanghai capital flooded into Hong Kong, bringing great wealth changes, but also brought a lot of haitian culture, these and the original Chaoshan culture fused together to form the unique cultural heritage of Hong Kong.

In the 60s and 70s, when the mainland was not yet open to the outside world, Hong Kong took advantage of the textile industry to develop. And after China's reform and opening up later, it became a bridge between China and the West. The economy has developed rapidly, known as one of the "Four Little Dragons of Asia". These decades, making Hong Kong's economic prosperity, gold, become a dazzling "Pearl of the Orient".

Now Hong Kong is not as fast as it used to be, but under the premise of "one country, two systems", it is still one of the few "free ports" in the world, and the financial and service industries are very developed.