Hong Kong(香港 )

By faith Nichol

Geography • Hong Kong is located

on China's south coast, 60 km (37 mi) east of Macau on the opposite side of the Pearl River Delta.

• Hong Kong is surrounded by hills, beaches, and the mountains

Climate• Hong Kong has four seasons :– Warm and humid spring– Hot and rainy summer– Pleasant and sunny autumn– Cool and dry winter– On the whole, the weather means that the city is a year round destination.

• There is a sharp increase in rainfall around April, The average rainfall is about 175mm, about 90mm more than March

• Month Average Temperature Month Average Temperature Month Average Temperature

Jan 14.5-18.6°C Feb 15.0-18.9°C Mar 17.2-21.4°C Apr 20.8-25.0°C May 24.1-28.4°C June 26.2-30.2°C July 26.8-31.4°C Aug 26.6-31.1°C Sep 25.8-30.1°C Oct 23.7-27.8°C Nov 19.8-24.1°C Dec 15.9-20.2°C

Food Production

Type Measurements

Fruits 1,540 Tonnes

Poultry 110 Tonnes

Freshwater fish 80 Tonnes

Cattle 130 heads

Vegetables 1,510 Tonnes

Eggs 220 Tonnes

Marine Fish 340 Tonnes

Pigs 5,620 heads

Food production pre-year

Animals and Plants

Bats Ferret Badger Leopard Cat Mask Palm Civet

Plants • green beans • red kidney beans and white kidney beans• bamboo shoots • the edible roots of cassava plants • glycoalkaloids in potatoes • muscarine in wild mushrooms.• and flaxseeds

Common traditional foods, meal patterns morning Breakfastnoon (12 pm) Lunch3 pm Afternoon Teaevening Dinner10 pm or later Siu yeh

Listening Test1. What are the four

seasons? 2. Where is Hong Kong located?

Sources

• http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/con_flo/con_flo_intro/con_flo_intro.html • http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/environment/conservation/naturalenvplantsanimals.htm\• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Hong_Kong• http://www.chinahighlights.com/hong-kong/map.htm