China - Olympic 2008

Tropical Chinese, located in Westchester near Tropical Park, is our favorite Chinese Dim Sum restaurant in Miami. Sit Down and relax while the Dim Sum comes around in steaming carts. If you are unfamiliar with Dim Sum, it is small dishes of Chinese food served as snacks. This Miami restaurant has been around for years and usually is packed on Saturdays and Sundays for lunch so try to get there early. Dim Sum is not served for dinner, buy you can still order some exotic dishes.

The Menu: In addition to the traditional Chinese restaurant dishes, you can order exotic dishes such as Sliced Abalone with sea cucumber in a hot clay pot or Braised Sea Cucumber with spicy sauce.

Red Lantern, in Coconut Grove, is our favorite Chinese delivery restaurant in Miami. When Red Lantern says that the delivery will take 30-40 minutes, the food usually arrives under 20 minutes. If you do not live in the Grove, delivery may be limited and may take longer.

The Menu: We recommend the Fried Noodle Dish ($10) with chicken or pork and the General Tso’s Chicken ($11).

New Chinatown, in Sunset/South Miami, is our favorite Chinese dinner and a movie restaurant in Miami. New Chinatown, located on the corner of Sunset Place, is close to shopping and the movies. New Chinatown prepares Szechuan, Mandarin, and Cantonese dishes, so it should not be too difficult to find something you like.

The Menu: From the Cantonese menu, we recommend the Tree Treasures ($20), which is lightly fried scallops, shrimp and calamari mixed with garlic and broccoli. From the Mandarin menu, you will find more typical dishes such as Kung Pao and Orange chicken; however, the Ta-Chien Chicken ($12) is worth a try. It is diced chicken with stir fried mushrooms, baby corn and a special sauce.

China Grill, in South Beach, is our favorite upscale Chinese restaurant in Miami. China Grill, the Sister restaurant to New York’s China Grill, has a spectacular atmosphere created from the Egyptian limestone, wraparound bar, and wood floors. There is even an ice-top sushi bar and bar that wraps around the restaurant.

The Menu: Exquisite items that we recommend include the Stir Fried Lobster Pancakes with red chili and scallions, the Black Fettuccine topped with grilled garlic shrimp, and the Tempura Sashimi.

To get more information on Miami Chinese Restaurants or to view Miami Restaurant Menus, visit http://www.restaurantplace.com

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Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world, and this adds to its charm and colorful culture. Here you will find a dichotomous way of life - its society is largely modern and capitalistic, but its people still maintain Chinese traditions. It is indeed one of the world’s most dynamic cities, and it looks likes it will live up to this reputation for a very long time.

The story of Hong Kong is the story of the Opium War. Great Britain successfully colonized the island in the middle of the nineteenth century, when it won against the Chinese fleet. In 1898 a 99-year ‘lease’ was signed, stating that the British has possession of Hong Kong (and the Kowloon Peninsula). But in 1984, Britain agreed to hand back Hong King to China over a 13-year period.

The agreement stated that China could take over the entire colony by July 1, 1997, but Hong Kong’s free market economy would be sustained for at least 50 years. Because of this stipulation, China made Hong Kong its ‘Special Administrative Region,’ and unlike mainland China, it continues to enjoy free enterprise to this day. It has very lenient import and export controls, and a maximum tax rate of only 15 percent.

Hong Kong is known for its booming service industry. A majority of Hong Kong residents are employed in either telecommunications, banking, insurance, or tourism. Hong Kong is also celebrated for its entertainment industry, and is in fact considered to be the ‘Movie Capital of Asia.’ Most of the industrial factories present during the British time have all been transferred to Shenzhen and other such regions in the mainland.

Despite the British occupation, Hong Kong has managed to maintain a culture consistent with Chinese traditions.

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When in Hong Kong you must stop and see the various museums available. Hong Kong’s museums showcase fascinating displays of Chinese art and antiquities as well as featuring Hong Kong’s history, coastal defenses, film industry, space, science, medicine, the police, correctional services and much more.

Visitors can now buy a Museum Pass at to visit the following six museums for a whole week, which is about $3.75 US, not a bad deal for some culture.

Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the museum’s 12 galleries are built around traditional Chinese open courtyards. In addition to changing thematic exhibitions, the permanent galleries showcase the history and culture of the New Territories, Cantonese opera and Chinese culture. A Children’s Discovery Gallery offers a fun way for children to discover the mysteries of archaeology and to learn about the natural environment.

Museum of Coastal Defense,this museum is converted from the 100-year-old Lei Yue Mun Fort. It features the history of coastal defense in Hong Kong from the Ming and Qing dynasties to the current day.

The Hong Kong Museum of Art is one of the city’s largest museums and is the perfect place to wile away a few hours.

The museum houses some of the world’s finest examples of ancient Chinese art from the Han to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Two special exhibition galleries showcase international works, keeping pace with global artistic trends.

Another gallery showcases the famous Xubaizhai collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy donated by Mr Low Chuck-tiew.

Hong Kong Museum of History showcases Hong Kong’s broad and dynamic history.

Great efforts have been made in collecting, conserving, processing, studying and displaying cultural objects which are related to the archaeology, history, ethnography and natural history of Hong Kong and South China.

The permanent exhibition showcases 6,000 years of Hong Kong’s history. It occupies an area of 7,000 square meters. Thematic exhibitions are also held from time to time.

The Hong Kong Science Museum is located off a side street in Kowloon and is a large building with 3 different levels of exhibits.
The Science Museum showcases over 500 interesting exhibits, 80 percent of which are hands-on and offer an insight into a wide range of science-related subjects. The exhibition covers many areas of science and technology, including robotics, transportation, virtual reality and more. You can easily spend 3-4 hours walking through or playing with the exhibits in this excellent museum for Kids or adults alike.

The focus of the museum is the 20-metre-high Energy Machine which, when activated, triggers a series of displays to produce spectacular audiovisual effects demonstrating various forms of energy.

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