As one of the premier international financial hubs in the world, Hong Kong boasts of scenic harbours and soaring skyscrapers. It is also famous as a key entertainment hub producing world class Hollywood actors led by Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. Likewise entertainment in Hong Kong is thriving and diverse, varying from blockbuster movies to live music to pulsating nightlife.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre sited on Salisbury Road in Kowloon, adds a unique skyline with its conspicuous upside down arch like facade. This unique edifice, seemingly with no windows, houses a Grand Theatre, Studio Theatre and Concert Hall besides several exhibition spaces. Enjoy a high dose of refined entertainment here including the shows of one of Asias leading performers, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
There are many great places to capture the cream of performing arts and theatrical shows in Hong Kong. Kwai Tsing Theatre and Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts are good examples for major performing arts venues. To catch an inspiring performance of Cantonese Opera try the Yaumati Theatre. This theatre is set in Kowloon within a historical building which dates back to the era before World War II.
Hong Kong is a major hub when it comes to the film industry. You can catch the hottest releases as well as the blockbuster movies from Hong Kongs numerous cinemas. Hong Kong has several major cinema circuits including the renowned Broadway Cinema Circuit. Numerous cinemas across Hong Kong screen myriads of movie choices, to the delight of moviegoers.
Conversely clubs, pubs and discotheques entertain their nocturnal guests, with the vivacity of nightlife in Hong Kong. These nightlife hotspots will cater to locals as well as tourists with a variety of shows ranging from acrobats to Cantonese Opera as well as folk dancing. Another experience not to be missed is the Japanese styled Karaoke bars. Brush off your shyness and sing along to your favourite music videos, played on their computer jukeboxes. Do not forget to capture live concerts and enjoy Cantopop and other popular music during your Hong Kong tour.
From Karaoke to opera, nightlife to movies, the entertainment in Hong Kong is in fact a potpourri of sheer delight. You can easily access performing venues and nightlife hotspots nearby from an elegant
Hong Kong hotel such as Island Shangri-La Hong Kong. As one of the top
luxury hotels Hong Kong has to offer, it is located at Pacific Place, Hong Kongs premier lifestyle shopping complex. Capture the scenic view of the harbour while living only a stones throw away from the key business and shopping districts of Hong Kong.
