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The World's Largest Sound And Light Show: Hong Kong's Symphony Of Lights (VIDEO)
Each evening at the stroke of 8 p.m., Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour is illuminated with a cacophony of dancing lights and laser beams, accompanied by a blaring soundtrack of synthesized music. It's the Hong Kong Tourism Commission's Symphony of Lights, a wonderfully tacky celebration of the city's energy, spirit, diversity - and luminescence. The nightly spectacle includes more than 40 buildings on both sides of the harbour, earning it the Guinness Book of World Records title for "World's Largest Permanent Sound and Light Show."
Best part? The show is absolutely free.
The most popular spot to view the Symphony of Lights is on the elevated Tsim Sha Tsui promenade, in front of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong. Get there early, or you'll be left jostling with tourists eager for the perfect camera phone shot. A different vantage point can be had from Golden Bauhinia Square on Hong Kong Island, from which you can catch the action happening on the Kowloon side of the harbour.
More photos and video after the jump.
Gallery: Hong Kong's Symphony of Lights
[Photo and Video Credit: Jessica Marati]
"Budget Hong Kong" chronicles one writer's efforts to authentically experience one of the world's most expensive cities, while traveling on a shoestring. Read the whole series here.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
editor Jan 10th 2013 9:35AM
I was in Hong Kong summer 2010, this was the first to do on my list. The show was entertaining, even better was the walk back to my hotel on Nathan Road, trying all the different foods and shopping the outdoor markets on the side streets. I love Hong Kong. I flew from Manila and used my Mabuhay Miles to fly free. Usually I fly American Airlines but they do not have a flight in Manila. I usually fly free and I am the editor of a site that tracks ways to increase frequent flyer miles, www.MileageUpdate.com
editor Jan 10th 2013 9:37AM
Sorry, the link is http://www.MileageUpdate.com