A brief introduction to the characteristics of Hong Kong tourists coming to the mainland

Hong Kong (Cantonese: hoeng1 gong2; English: Hong Kong; Mandarin: xiāng gǎng; abbreviation: HK), referred to as "Hong Kong", the full name is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (HKSAR). Hong Kong is located in South China, east of the Pearl River Estuary, along the coast of the South China Sea, bordering Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province to the north, and the Pearl River to the west. It faces the Macao Special Administrative Region across the Pearl River Estuary, and is adjacent to the South China Sea on the other two sides.

Hong Kong is one of the most prosperous international metropolises in the world. It consists of three major regions: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories. The total land area under its jurisdiction is 1,104.32 square kilometers. As of the end of 2014, the total population was approximately 7.264 million, ranking third in the world in terms of population density.

Before 1840, Hong Kong was still a small fishing village. From 1842 to 1997, Hong Kong became a British colony. After World War II, Hong Kong's economy and society developed rapidly, and Eastern and Western cultures met here, becoming one of the "Four Asian Tigers". On July 1, 1997, China officially resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and became one of China's special administrative regions. Hong Kong is allowed to retain its original economic model, legal and social systems, and enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign affairs and national defense.

Hong Kong is an important shipping hub and one of the most competitive cities in the international and Asia-Pacific regions. The economic freedom index has ranked first in the world for 21 consecutive years. Hong Kong is famous for its excellent public security, free economy, and sound legal system. It is known as the "Pearl of the Orient", "Food Paradise" and "Shopping Paradise". It is also the richest, most economically developed and living city in the world. One of the highest quality areas.

Hong Kong people were first immigrants from Guangdong and were colonized by the British for a long time. Hong Kong people have both Eastern and Western character traits, Eastern subtlety and Western straightforwardness; Eastern sensationalism and Western indifference; Eastern emotion and Western objectivity. Except for a few individuals, most Hong Kong people have never self-depreciated or denied themselves about their blood heritage. What they deny is that the mainland is "undemocratic" and "corrupt". The more common mentality is "patriotism and love for Hong Kong, but They may not love the Party." Since 1997, Hong Kong people’s sense of identity with the motherland has not been a problem. Even the patriots among the people are more radical than those in the mainland (the Diaoyu Islands protection campaign is an example. Yang Liwei’s speech in Hong Kong was also unprecedentedly popular), which makes the mainland people ashamed. . Hong Kong has a small territory and a large population, so the competition is unprecedentedly fierce, which has also created a character that is shrewd, perseverant, down-to-earth, and intense.