Hong Kong: Return to the Heart of the Dragon (The Official Commemorative Book for Hong Kong's Handover to China on 30 June 1997) (Hardcover w/ DJ)

288 sayfa. 26x36 cm
Midnight, 30 June 1997 looms large on Hong Kong's horizon. For the nearby Portuguese enclave of Macau, the much-discussed date is 20 December 1999. For both, the return to China of soon-to-be former British and Portuguese territories is provoking deep examination and introspection on their uniqueness and their capacity to sail through forthcoming handover as though it truly is "a comma, not a full stop in history". 1997 is an important moment in Hong Kong's history; and this is an appropriate time to take an in depth look at its history, its people, its character, and its future.

Hong Kong: Return to the Heart of the Dragon as a celebration of Hong Kong and Macau, a paean to what has and will continue to make Hong Kong one of the world's great cities and Macau one of the most charming blends of East and West. Assembling a team comprised of renowned photographers and writers, they set themselves a near-impossible task: to record a time of change in a place where change is the [...]

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