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The New Territories
The New Territories are the part of Hong Kong that the British government leased from China rather than seizing outright. Because they cover a larger area and weren't subjected to the same level of development pressure through the 20th Century as Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, there is far more traditional Chinese architecture left here. |
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This was the mansion of a noble family once, and is now a museum
The calligraphy apparently proclaims the high esteem in which the Emperor used to hold the family
 Details from the same house 
A shrine nearby
 Door gods, to scare off evil spirits 
After the religion-as-show-for-tourists attitude of the Peoples' Republic, it was good to see a temple that was obviously in use
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