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 Bougainvillea Blooming Bougainvilleas are quintessential tropical vines, known for their drought- tolerance and lavishly brilliant flowers. They originate from tropical South and Central America, where they're called paper flowers. Bougainvilleas are rapid growers, flowering all year-round in the tropics and subtropics. A native to coastal Brazil, the bougainvillea was discovered in 1768 in Rio de Janeiro by French naturalist Dr Philibert Commerson. Jardine Lookout . Hong Kong | 2020 9 Apr 2020  Most Contemporary Street Art A mural in Sheung Wan reflects contemporary life. Mask wearing is common for protection as 21 new coronavirus cases are confirmed bringing total to 935 on Tuesday in Hong Kong. Sheung Wan . Hong Kong | 2020 8 Apr 2020  Magic Dragon by Artist Megic4ever Magic Dragon by Shenzhen-based Chinese street artist Megic4ever in Sheung Wan. Part of the international street art festival organised by HKWalls.org in 2018. Named one of the 15 coolest neighborhoods in the world in 2020, Sheung Wan is a hip district teeming with fashionable lounges, craft coffee houses, late night eateries and appealing art galleries. People also enjoy its historical temples, graffitied walls, antique dealers and dried-fish vendors. Sheung Wan . Hong Kong | 2020 7 Apr 2020  Heather Explores Abandoned Ma Wan Village Heather, an educator from Bristol, loves urban exploration and checks out the abandoned village of Ma Wan. Once a thriving fishing village with stilt houses, restaurants and a school, Ma Wan fishing village is now a ghost town. The residents were evicted by the government in 2011, some unwillingly, to give way to Park Island, a huge gated housing estate developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties for 5,000 families. The island has a long history, dating back to Neolithic times, much of which has been swallowed in recent years by the ever hungry need for housing development. Complete Neolithic human skeletal remains were found in tombs at Tung Wan in 1997. Ching Ma Bridge linking Kowloon with Lantau Island provides a dramtic background. Ma Wan . Hong Kong | 2019 6 Apr 2020  Abandoned Ma Wan Ghost Village Graffiti at the abandoned village of Ma Wan. Once a thriving fishing village with stilt houses, restaurants and a school, Ma Wan fishing village is now a ghost town. The residents were evicted by the government in 2011, some unwillingly, to give way to Park Island, a huge gated housing estate developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties for 5,000 families. The island has a long history, dating back to Neolithic times, much of which has been swallowed in recent years by the ever hungry need for housing development. Ma Wan . Hong Kong | 2019 5 Apr 2020  Few Tomb Sweepers on Ching Ming amid Coronavirus Spread Fewer visitors are observed at Hong Kong Cementary in Happy Valley on Ching Ming Festival today as 17 new infections are recorded taking the total to 863. Thousands visit cemeteries every year to mark the Ching Ming Festival and pay respects to their ancestors. The government has been putting in place various measures to reduce people crowding together amid the coronavirus outbreak and appealed to grave sweepers not to crowd together at cemeteries as they pay tribute to their ancestors. Happy Valley . Hong Kong | 2020 4 Apr 2020  All Bars Shutdown by Government as Hong Kong Coronavirus Cases Exceed 800 Hong Kong government ordered all 1,200 bars and pubs to close down for 2 weeks starting 6 pm today (3 April), in the latest of a series of mandatory closures targeting entertainment venues in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus. Violators face 6 months in prison and a maximum fine of HK$50,000. Allan Zeman, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group, surveys the damage on the empty streets and closed businesses in the city's most popular bar district which was usually packed with drinking revellers. To-date, there have been 69 confirmed coronavirus cases here that have been linked to local bars, leading to 14 further infections -- including that of a 40-day-old baby boy. The bar industry accused officials making them the scapegoat, while failing to close the border and take effective action earlier. Many complained that business was already slow, and a full shutdown would sound the death-knell for many. Central . Hong Kong | 2020 3 Apr 2020  Golden Trumpets Blooming Spring is blooming, and there are nearly thirty golden trumpet trees in the center of Nanchang Park in Sham Shui Po. Golden trumpet is native to South America. It is the national flower of Brazil. It usually blooms in March and April. Nam Cheong . Hong Kong | 2020 2 Apr 2020  Young Novice Monks at Yangon in Myanmar Four novice Buddhist monks hang out at Shwedagon Pagoda (temple) in Yangon, Myanmar's most sacred religious monument. Entering monkhood is a rite of passage for many Myanmar boys, although most of them spend a few months, typically 100 days, as young monks rather than making a lifetime commitment. There are about 500,000 Buddhist monks, novices and nuns in Myanmar, a nation of 53 million people. Around 90% of the population are Buddhist. Yangon . Myanmar | 2003 1 Apr 2020 Archive: Mar Feb Jan 2020 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2019 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2018 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2017 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2016 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2015 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb 2014 |
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