Hong Kong is small place. Riding a motorbike makes it feel even smaller. It’s also an enclosed space, water to the south and China to the north. China does not allow for Hong Kong registered motorcycles, so one option to broaden ones horizon besides flying is to take a cross border bus into Guangdong province.Since these bus’ main registration is Hong Kong, the tight seat pitch seriously limits the exploration depth into Guangdong. One place within manageable (knee survivable) travel distance are the Diaolou villages and towers near Kaiping, west of Macau.
Diaolou, build in the late 19th century, are the fortified watch towers overlooking villages to protect them from plunder while the emigres left to make, in true Cantonese spirit, money. The tower’s architecture is a fusion of Chinese and Westen architectural elements, mixing Chinese style with western elements. Which makes them interesting. But makes one wish that China would border on Sichuan or Xinjiang province, not Guangdong…
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