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Hong Kong is often synonymous with shopping. For tourists have a pocket just barely, but want to hunting some gift, “Ladies Market” or sometimes called “Women Street” Mong Kok District, Kowloon, is a great choice. Here, visitors can “war” price with the seller.

Tung Choi street named piece was packed with rows of booths selling sectional tarpaulin. Merchandise on display at a long table or merchandise on the tarp. Here are clothes, bags, toys, souvenirs, like key chains, desk decorations, and some mechanical items of unique, valuable in italics. This market is open from 10:00 till 23:30 o’clock.

Thurs Chu Chuen (50), the taxi driver who drove us from Lantau Island to Kowloon area, last July, warned to bid it out when shopping at the Ladies Market.

“If the price offered 100 Hong Kong dollars, most do not have bargained so 60 dollars. Prices here can speak freely, “he said in English, Cantonese speak with a certain dialect with fast rhythm.

According Chuen, the average Hong Kong tourists visiting the shelter to try took the Ladies Market. Goods at cheaper prices because there were imported from mainland China. Kowloon area was still one island to the New Territories which borders Shenzhen, China.

For tourists, traveling in the Ladies Market provides a unique sensation. Faced with the seller in the middle of language limitations because not all sellers are fluent in English. One way is to negotiate with a mixture of English and sign language. Or if it could desperately use a calculator. So, living alternately pressing the number that corresponds to the desired nominal price.

“This is fun here, so nawar hard, next thing I knew immediately disodorin calculator,” said David (33), resident of Central Jakarta, which has twice menyambangi Hong Kong and always stop at the Ladies Market.

If shopping in groups, this road like a piece of hunting area. Goods with each other trying to get the cheapest price. The salesman was really impressive as fishing with a great antidote to the buyer. However, do not be surprised if you’re already proud to offer Hong Kong T-shirt worth 60 dollars to 100 dollars for three T-shirts, but there are friends who can get 5-6 T-shirt with the same price from the same seller.

Beside Mong Kok, there were some souvenir shopping centers are fairly cheap, like the Stanley Market on Hong Kong Island, or Peak Market which is one of the highest peak in Hong Kong. Here, no price haggling as powerful as the Ladies Market, Mong Kok, because the seller had put up the price tag of, for example, three T-shirts worth 100 dollars, or 10 key chains for 100 Hong Kong dollars.

However, Peak no less thrilling. To reach this market, visitors must climb the 120 year old historic trams. During the 10 minute trip across the ramp berkemiringan four to twenty degrees.

From the tram, visitors can see the buildings of skyscrapers in Hong Kong by sea stretch around it. Still in the same area, there are also Madame Tussauds wax museum. Visitors can see from near the statue of famous figures, ranging from sportsmen, statesmen, to artists, whether living or dead.

Visitors can also take pictures with ease. For example, climbed the podium with a lectern bearing the Presidency of the United States, flanked by President Barack Obama, and former United States President George Bush. Or pose with actor Donnie Yen with background IP Man movie.

Do not be too surprised if at any time met with Hong Kong actors in the Peak area. A friend accidentally bersitatap with Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan’s caliber actor while he was in the toilet on the second floor of the Peak Tower. Unfortunately, he did not trigger photographed together. How about you?