>> WELCOME TO JOSEPH ROSENDO'S "TRAVELSCOPE," WHERE YOU JOIN US AS WE ACCEPT THE WORLD'S INVITATION TO VISIT.

[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY FRIENDS OF NCI] >> TODAY I HEAD TO HONG KONG, CHINA, FOR A TASTE OF THE NEW, THE OLD, AND THE EXOTIC.

>> "TRAVELSCOPE" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY VOLVO'S OVERSEAS DELIVERY PROGRAM, WHERE BUYERS CAN PICK UP A NEW VOLVO IN SWEDEN, USE IT IN EUROPE, AND THEN HAVE IT JOIN THEM AT HOME.

AND NO-JET-LAG, JET LAG PREVENTION.

>> MADE UP OF HONG KONG ISLAND, THE KOWLOON PENINSULA, AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, HONG KONG IS A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF CHINA OPERATING UNDER A 1-COUNTRY, 2-SYSTEMS RULE, WHERE CITIZENS HAVE RETAINED THE FREEDOM TO FLOURISH.

CEDED TO THE BRITISH IN 1842 AND RETURNED TO CHINA IN 1997, HONG KONG HAS BEEN A BRIDGE BETWEEN CHINA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD AND A CENTER OF COMMERCE AND INNOVATION.

IN HONG KONG, EVEN THE MOST TRADITIONAL THINGS CAN BECOME CUTTING EDGE.

WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE MOST POPULAR DINING EXPERIENCE IN HONG KONG IS GOING FOR DIM SUM, THE SMALL DISHES THAT THE CANTONESE LOVE FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

I'M HAVING THE TIN HO WUN, WHICH HAS GOT TO BE THE LEAST EXPENSIVE MICHELIN RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD.

[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS IS A 1 MICHELIN STAR RESTAURANT BECAUSE THE CHEF/OWNER OF THE RESTAURANT USED TO WORK AT THE FOUR SEASONS AT THE GOURMET RESTAURANT THERE.

DECIDED THAT HE WANTED TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE IN THE OLD PART OF HONG KONG TO QUALITY FOOD.

MH GOI.

MH GOI.

AND NOW HE SERVE 30 DIFFERENT KINDS OF DIM SUM HERE.

I'M HAVING 3 OF THE MOST POPULAR.

I'M HAVING THE SHRIMP DUMPING, I'M HAVING THE PORK DUMPLING, AND I'M HAVING THE BARBECUE PORK BUN.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE.

OH...MMM.

SO LIGHT AND CRISP.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MICHELIN STAR DIM SUM RESTAURANT AND ALL THE REST?

WELL, THESE ARE MADE, BAKED, OR STEAMED FRESH TO ORDER, AND YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE.

AFTER THE 19th CENTURY OPIUM WARS WITH CHINA, THE BRITISH REIGNED SUPREME IN HONG KONG FOR 157 YEARS.

ON THE KOWLOON PENINSULA, THE EMPIRE ENDURES DURING TEA TIME AT THE VENERABLE 1928 PENINSULA HOTEL.

IN CANTONESE, "YAM CHA" MEANS HAVE TEA, AND IT'S ASSUMED YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE SMALL DIM SUM DISHES WITH IT.

THERE'S ANOTHER TEA AND SMALL BITES EXPERIENCE IN HONG KONG, AND THAT'S HERE AT THE PENINSULA HOTEL THAT'S BEEN SERVING A VERY CIVILIZED BRITISH EMPIRE HIGH TEA FOR CLOSE TO 100 YEARS.

CHEERS.

MH GOI.

AWARD-WINNING FOOD AND WINES COMPLIMENT HONG KONG'S HIGH STANDARD OF LIVING.

THE LANGHAM SPECIALIZES IN BOTH, AND DURING THE ANNUAL HONG KONG WINE AND DINE FESTIVAL, GUESTS DISCOVER HOW SAMPLING THE GOOD LIFE CAN BE EDUCATIONAL AND FUN.

SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES I'M HAVING HERE DURING MY STAY IN HONG KONG IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINE AND DINE FESTIVAL, AND I'M WITH ZACHARY YU, WHO IS THE WINE GUY HERE AT THE LANGHAM HOTEL.

SO THE CHEF HAS CREATED 3 DISHES HERE, AND I WANT YOU TO TELL ME HOW THESE GO WELL WITH WINE.

THIS ONE IS A DISH USING MINCED CHICKEN AND PUMPKIN.

THE CHEF TOLD ME THAT THE MAIN AROMA WOULD BE TRUFFLE, THE TEXTURE WOULD BE A LITTLE SPONGY AND A NICE MEATY FLAVOR TO IT.

WHAT WINE HAVE YOU CHOSEN TO GO WITH THIS DISH?

>> CHAMPAGNE.

>> HOW COME YOU DIDN'T USE A FLUTE WITH THIS CHAMPAGNE?

>> IF YOU'RE USING THE FLUTE, IT KEEPS THE BUBBLES SO GOOD, BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN YOUR MOUTH, IT'S TOO STRONG FOR THE CHICKEN, SO I SELECT THIS GLASS SO IT SOFTEN UP THE BUBBLES.

YOU HAVE MORE FRUIT, MORE EARTHINESS, MUSTARD.

>> RIGHT.

WELL, THAT'S FABULOUS.

THIS IS A SHRIMP DISH, BUT THE MAIN THING THAT'S GOING ON IS THE TEXTURE OF THE EGG WHITES, SO WHAT DID YOU CHOOSE TO GO WITH THIS?

>> I SELECT A PINOT GRIGIO, AROMATIC.

GOES WELL WITH SEAFOOD LIKE SHRIMP.

GET ACIDITY JUST AT THE RIGHT LEVEL AND THE RAWNESS, THE TEXTURE.

>> OH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

ZACHARY, THAT'S A WONDERFUL MATCH WITH THAT DISH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I WANT TO EAT IT ALL, BUT LET'S GO TO THE THIRD DISH, WOK FRIED WON NOODLES WITH PUMPKIN AND BLACK TRUFFLES.

ON TOP OF THAT, IT'S GOT BLACK CHINESE MUSHROOMS IN THERE WHICH ABSORB THE FLAVOR OF THE TRUFFLES.

HOW DO YOU PUT A WINE TO THIS?

>> THIS IS NOT AN EASY ONE, SO I PAIRED IT WITH A WASHINGTON STATE SYRAH.

>> OH, WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> SO FIRST, YOU TRY THE DISH WITHOUT THE WINE.

>> OK. >> THE TRUFFLE FLAVOR IS VERY STRONG.

YOU CAN'T FIND A BEEF FLAVOR THAT MUCH, BUT IT'S VERY ENJOYABLE.

>> VERY STRONG.

I LOVE TRUFFLES, SO IT'S FINE WITH ME.

>> SO THIS SYRAH IS HELP YOU TO FIND THE FLAVOR OF THE BEEF.

DRINK IT.

KEEP IT IN YOUR MOUTH.

SWALLOW.

AND THEN GET ANOTHER PIECES OF BEEF, TRY AGAIN.

CAN YOU STILL FIND THAT MUCH OF TRUFFLE?

>> NO.

IT'S ALMOST DISAPPEARED.

THAT IS EXTRAORDINARY.

WELL, KUDOS TO YOU FOR YOUR WINE CHOICE.

KUDOS TO THE CHEF FOR THE FOOD CHOICES.

AND KUDOS TO US FOR, AS TRAVELERS AS WE GO, WE LEARN AND WE ALSO GET TO BE SURPRISED BY THINGS.

THIS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SURPRISING AND EDUCATIONAL.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> MH GOI.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TIMING IS EVERYTHING, AND I HAPPEN TO BE IN HONG KONG IN TIME FOR THE HONG KONG WINE AND DINE FESTIVAL.

THERE'S ALWAYS A FESTIVAL GOING ON IN HONG KONG.

IT'S KNOWN AS ASIA'S WORLD CITY, AND YOU KNOW, THE WINE AND DINE FESTIVAL IS THE PERFECT ILLUSTRATION OF THAT BECAUSE YOU GET TO TASTE THE FOOD AND THE WINE OF THE WORLD.

THIS HOTEL IS FEATURING SOMETHING I THINK WILL GO VERY WELL WITH THIS THIS PINOT NOIR, SOME INDIAN TANDOORI CHICKEN.

AND SO WE HAVE A MINT YOGURT SAUCE ON TOP OF THE TANDOORI CHICKEN.

MMM.

I WAS RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THERE'S A BOOTH HERE AT THE HONG KONG WINE AND DINE FESTIVAL THAT REPRESENTS CALIFORNIA.

SO WHAT MAKES IT BLUE?

>> BLUEBERRY.

BLUEBERRIES.

>> SO THIS IS A BLUEBERRY WINE?

>> SPARKLING WINE.

>> SPARKLING WINE FROM CALIFORNIA.

>> YES, IT'S FROM CALIFORNIA.

>> AND THIS IS GOOD?

>> YEAH, VERY GOOD.

>> IT'S IS A GOOD IDEA, YOU THINK?

>> YES.

>> HMM.

>> THE COLOR IS AMAZING.

>> WHAT?

>> THE COLOR IS AMAZING.

>> THE COLOR-- >> YEAH.

>> BECAUSE THE COLOR IS AMAZING.

>> YEAH, IT'S REALLY UNIQUE.

>> OH, IT'S DEFINITELY UNIQUE.

>> YEAH.

>> VERY UNIQUE.

>> I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST BLUEBERRY WINE IN THE WORLD.

>> IS THIS YOUR DUMP BUCKET?

GREAT.

HERE'S A LITTLE HOT SAUCE.

OH, THAT'S PROBABLY TOO MUCH, IS IT?

>> ENOUGH.

>> IT'S ENOUGH?

ENOUGH?

OK. MMM.

MMM.

SHE'S RIGHT.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

HA HA!

SANTE!

[SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE] SALUD!

CHEERS!

[SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE] >> WELCOME TO HONG KONG!

>> DURING THE BRITISH ERA, THE TAI-PANS OF HONG KONG'S NOBLE HOUSES HELD COURT, AND HONG KONG BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH POWER, WEALTH, AND LUXURY.

THE NEW RITZ-CARLTON, PRESENTLY THE TALLEST HOTEL IN THE WORLD, ACCOMMODATES EVERYONE ASPIRING TO HEIGHTS OF ELEGANCE AND STYLE.

OUT OF THE HOTELS AND INTO THE STREETS, AND WE'RE STILL ON THE KOWLOON PENINSULA.

AND WHAT IS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD?

>> MONGKOK.

>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

>> BUSY CORNER.

>> BUSY CORNER.

WELL, IT'S WELL NAMED.

WHAT IS IT FAMOUS FOR?

WHY DO PEOPLE COME HERE FOR?

>> THIS IS A LOCAL RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH PLACES TO SHOP AND TO EAT DINNER.

>> OK.

SO ARE THERE MARKETS HERE?

A LOT OF MARKETS?

>> YEAH, THERE'S ONE STRAIGHT AWAY, IT'S THE LADIES MARKET.

THE BIRD MARKET AND FLOWER MARKET NEARBY.

>> LET'S GO TO THE LADIES MARKET.

>> SURE.

>> COME ON.

CAN WE GO?

>> IT'S RED.

>> YES?

NO?

NOT YET?

YEAH.

OK. VIVIAN, IT'S CALLED LADIES MARKET, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE THERE'S SOMETHING HERE FOR EVERYBODY.

SHOES.

OH, WE HAVE LADIES SHOES.

>> MM-HMM.

>> PURSES, DRESSES OF COURSE.

OH, LOOK, CHINESE DRESSES.

YOU HAVE SOME OF THOSE IN YOUR CLOSET?

>> I HAVE 1.

>> YOU HAVE 1?

SURE, I KNEW YOU'D-- >> BUT I STILL HAVEN'T WEAR.

>> WHERE DO YOU USE THEM, AT PARTIES?

>> FOR PARTY, RIGHT.

>> PRICES HERE ARE GOOD?

>> IT'S LIKE HALF PRICE COMPARED TO SHOPPING MALL, AND YOU CAN BARGAIN, TOO.

>> OH, RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I TELL MY VIEWERS, ALWAYS GO INTO A MARKET 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.

AT THE MARKETS, VISITORS CAN JOIN THE LOCALS AND EXPERIENCE THE CITY'S RICH CULTURAL LIFE.

AT THE FLOWER MARKET, THE HONG KONGESE PICK UP EXOTIC BLOSSOMS OR A LUCKY PLANT.

AT THE GOLDFISH MARKET, THEY CAN FIND A FRIEND TO BRIGHTEN UP THE HOME OR PLEASE A LOVED ONE.

>> HELLO.

>> HONG KONG IS ONE OF THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED PLACES ON EARTH.

GET UP TO YUEN PO STREET BIRD GARDEN, THE CITY CHAOS AND CLAMOR FADE INTO A WORLD OF BIRDSONG.

THIS FAMILY HERE ARE GETTING THE WILD ISLE BIRD.

IT'S ONLY ABOUT $8.00.

COMES IN THESE PLASTIC CAGES FOR YOU TO TAKE HOME, BUT THEN YOU UPGRADE AND YOU GO TO THE MORE BEAUTIFUL CAGES.

HISTORICALLY HERE IN CHINA YOU COULD SHOW YOUR WEALTH AND YOUR PRESTIGE BY THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE CAGES AND BY THE QUALITY OF THE BIRDSONG, AND STILL TODAY IN HONG KONG OLD MEN WILL TAKE THEIR BIRD FOR A WALK, AND THEY MAY END UP HERE IN YUEN PO STREET WHERE THEY HANG THEIR BIRDS OUT SO THE BIRDS WILL BE ABLE TO SING TOGETHER, AND IT HELPS IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE BIRDSONG.

IT ALSO GIVES THEM A LITTLE COMPANY.

AS DAY BECOMES NIGHT, HONG KONG'S ELECTRIC CITYSCAPE EMERGES, AND AT 8:00 EACH EVENING, THE BUILDINGS PUT ON A DISPLAY.

YET THE TRUE LIGHT AND SOUND SHOW TAKES PLACE AT THE QUEEN OF ALL HONG KONG MARKETS, THE TEMPLE STREET NIGHT MARKET.

THE NIGHT MARKET IS VERY IMPORTANT IN ASIA BECAUSE DURING THE SUMMER IT'S VERY HOT AND HUMID DURING THE DAY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE GOING TO THE MARKET.

AT NIGHT, THIS BECOMES MORE OF A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER THAN A PLACE YOU JUST SHOP.

>> RIGHT.

IT'S FOR ENTERTAINING, AND THEY HAVE RESTAURANTS NEARBY.

>> OH, LOOK, CHOPSTICKS.

>> OH, RIGHT.

YOU KNOW HOW TO USE CHOPSTICKS?

>> I DO KNOW HOW TO USE CHOPSTICKS.

NOW, HOW MUCH ARE THESE?

IS THIS PAPER OR PAINTED?

>> MACHINE PAINTED.

>> MACHINE PAINTED.

I LIKE THE CHINESE LADIES.

35?

OK, 35.

WHAT KIND OF FOOD CAN YOU GET HERE?

>> IT'S MAINLY SEAFOOD.

>> MAINLY SEAFOOD?

WELL, LET'S SIT DOWN.

HOW MUCH RICE DO THEY EAT IN CHINA?

>> THEY EAT A LOT.

>> HA HA!

>> THEY EAT EVERY MEAL.

>> EVERY MEAL.

LEMON CHICKEN.

LOOK, MORE.

YOU KNOW WHAT MARCO POLO SAID ABOUT THE CHINESE?

THEY'LL EAT EVERYTHING ON 4 LEGS EXCEPT THE TABLE.

AT THE NIGHT MARKET, YOU'LL FIND ALL SORTS OF TRINKETS AND TREASURES.

AND THE HAWKERS EXPECT YOU TO HAGGLE.

THAT'S PART OF THE FUN.

IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRY...35.

TRY...RIGHT HERE.

TRY AGAIN.

37 NOW.

>> BYE-BYE.

>> JUST REMEMBER, THE BEST PRICE IS THE ONE THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.

THE NEW TERRITORIES MAKE UP 86% OF HONG KONG AND INCLUDE MORE THAN 200 OUTLYING ISLANDS.

OFTEN NEGLECTED BY TRAVELERS, ITS 389 SQUARE MILES CONTAIN MANY OF HONG KONG'S PARK AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

HONG KONG IS MORE THAN A SHOPPER'S PARADISE WITH BUSY STREETS AND MARKETS AND TOWERING SKYSCRAPERS AND OFFICE BUILDINGS.

IT ALSO HAS ITS NATURAL SIDE.

IN FACT, 40% OF ITS TOTAL 1,100 SQUARE KILOMETERS HAS BEEN SET ASIDE IN 23 COUNTRY PARKS WHERE THERE IS BUILDING SIZE AND USE RESTRICTIONS.

AND HERE IN SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK, WHICH IS AT THE FAR EASTERN EDGE OF HONG KONG, YOU'LL FIND THE HONG KONG NATIONAL GEOPARK, WHERE THERE IS HIKING, CAMPING, WATER SPORTS, AND SOME VERY UNUSUAL ROCK FORMATIONS.

IT'S WORTH THE EFFORT TO GET OUT OF THE CITY AND EXPERIENCE HONG KONG'S OTHER SIDE.

A SHORT STAR FERRY RIDE FROM KOWLOON TO LANTAU ISLAND RETAINS ITS RURAL FLAVOR IN THE AUTHENTIC FISHING VILLAGE OF TAI O.

WE'RE AT THE FISHING VILLAGE OF TAI O HERE IN LANTAU ISLAND, AND WE WERE JUST INVITED BY THESE PEOPLE WE MET ON THE FERRY TO COME TO THEIR STILT HOME HERE IN TAI O.

THERE'S THE HOMES THAT ARE ON THE LAND, AND THEN THERE ARE THESE, THE HISTORIC FISHERMEN HOMES THAT ARE ON STILTS, AND IT'S SO WONDERFUL THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR HOSPITALITY WITH US, AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU TRAVEL.

>> [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] >> CHEERS.

>> THE BEAUTY OF HONG KONG IS THAT EVEN IN PLACES WHERE DEVELOPMENT ENCROACHES, THERE ARE STILL COMMUNITIES LIKE TAI O WHERE THE OLD WAYS ARE CHERISHED.

TAI O HAS BEEN A FISHING VILLAGE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS, AND SO YOU WOULD EXPECT TO FIND FISH HERE, AND THESE ARE ALL DRIED FISH.

HOW DO THEY PREPARE IT?

>> LIKE THE FISH BELLY.

>> FISH BELLY?

>> WE MAKE IT IN DESSERT.

I GUESS IT'S RICH IN PROTEIN, AND THEN FOR LADIES, WE LIKE THE SKIN, AND IT'S LIKE COLLAGEN FOR US.

>> OH, NICE.

LOOK AT THAT.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING I COULD EAT.

>> OH, YEAH.

THIS IS THE [SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE].

>> ALMOND COOKIE.

>> OH, CAN I... >> HUH.

ARE THESE A HONG KONG SNACK?

>> OH, THIS IS ORIGINALLY FROM MACAU.

THEY'RE FABULOUS IN MACAU BUT MADE IN HONG KONG.

>> OK, THE PORTUGUESE COLONY THAT IS NOW ALSO PART OF CHINA, LIKE HONG KONG.

>> MMM.

>> SOUTH OF LANTAU ISLAND IS THE PO LIN MONASTERY ESTABLISHED IN 1927.

WHEN I FIRST CAME TO HONG KONG ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, AT THAT TIME IT WAS A VERY PEACEFUL ISLAND.

THAT WAS BEFORE THE BRIDGE TO THE MAINLAND AND THE AIRPORT WERE BUILT.

NOW IT ATTRACTS A LOT OF TOURISTS, AND IN FACT COMPETES QUITE FAVORABLY WITH THE OTHER MAJOR ATTRACTION ON THE ISLAND, DISNEYLAND.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS YOU CAN GET UP HERE.

YOU CAN WALK.

YOU CAN TAKE A BUS.

YOU CAN RIDE THE 3-MILE LONG CABLE CAR.

NOW, IN ADDITION TO THE MONASTERY, THE OTHER ATTRACTION IS THE BIG BUDDHA.

BUILT IN 1993, IT SITS OVER 100 FEET HIGH AND WEIGHS 250 TONS, MAKING IT THE LARGEST OUTDOOR SITTING BRONZE BUDDHA IN THE WORLD.

I UNDERSTAND IN THIS CASE, JOURNEY OF ENLIGHTENMENT BEGINS WITH 268 STEPS.

>> RIGHT.

>> 1, 2, 3.

YOU WANT TO RUN TO THE TOP?

>> RUN?

NO.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

>> THE BUDDHA HAS THE SWASTIKA ON HIS CHEST.

>> SWASTIKA COMES FROM SANSKRIT WORD.

IT MEANS "WELL BEING."

>> RIGHT.

PEOPLE GET CONFUSED WHEN THEY SEE THAT.

THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

THE BUDDHA IS SITTING ON A GIANT LOTUS FLOWER.

>> WOW.

>> THE LOTUS FLOWER THRONE SYMBOLIZES PURITY, AND THE BUDDHA EXUDES COMPASSION AND KINDNESS.

THE BUDDHA IS SURROUNDED BY 6 DIVAS, OR DEMIGODS, WHICH SYMBOLICALLY OFFER TO THE BUDDHA CHARITY, PATIENCE, WISDOM, AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES NECESSARY TO ENTER NIRVANA.

ALTHOUGH A POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION, IT IS ABOVE ALL ELSE A PLACE OF MEDITATION AND WORSHIP.

IN HONG KONG, ANCIENT RITUALS THRIVE ALONGSIDE THE ULTRAMODERN.

3 TIMES A WEEK, MASTER ING AND HIS ASSISTANT CONDUCT FREE TAI CHI CLASSES AS PART OF THE CULTURAL KALEIDOSCOPE PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG TOURIST BOARD.

THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF TAI CHI, THE PARTICIPANTS CAN CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND ENCOUNTER A PEACEFUL, SPIRITUAL SIDE OF HONG KONG.

GETTING AROUND HONG KONG IS A SNAP.

THE STAR FERRY CAN TAKE YOU FROM THE KOWLOON PENINSULA TO HONG KONG ISLAND IN 7 MINUTES.

BUT ONCE ON THE ISLAND, YOU CAN HOP ABOARD ONE OF THE MANY TRAMS, AND THEY'LL TAKE YOU MOST ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

I'M HEADING TO THE WET MARKET.

YOU KNOW, AT 30 CENTS U.S.

PER RIDE, YOU CAN USE THE TRAMS AS YOUR PERSONAL SIGHTSEEING BUS.

GET A FREE MAP AT YOUR HOTEL OR ALMOST ANYWHERE.

YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF HONG KONG ISLAND THAT WAY.

ALL THROUGHOUT ASIA GOING TO THE MARKET IS A REAL EXPERIENCE, AND HERE IN HONG THERE ARE SO MANY MARKETS IT'S HARD TO GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT VISITING ONE.

WE'RE HERE AT NORTH POINT AT THE WET MARKET.

CALLED THE WET MARKET BECAUSE THERE'S MEATS, THERE'S FISH, PRODUCE AND VEGETABLES AS OPPOSED TO HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND GOING THROUGH THE MARKET, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL FIND THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU.

TALKING ABOUT SURPRISING THINGS YOU'LL FIND IN A MARKET, HERE'S A SURPRISING FRUIT.

IT'S DURIAN.

IT'S FAMOUS IN ASIA.

THEY SAY IT TASTES LIKE HEAVEN, BUT IT DOES SMELL LIKE HELL.

FRESHNESS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN HONG KONG, SO WHEN IT COMES TO MEATS, THEY CHOP IT OFF RIGHT FOR PEOPLE WHEN THEY GIVE THEM THEIR ORDER.

THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S FRESH.

ACTUALLY, THIS IS 2 MARKETS IN 1 BECAUSE ON THIS SIDE OF THE STREET, IT'S A WET MARKET WITH MEATS AND VEGETABLES AND FRUITS AND FISH, AND ON THIS SIDE, IT'S A HOUSEHOLD GOODS, CLOTHES.

SO LIKE EVERYTHING IN HONG KONG, HERE IN THE NORTH POINT MARKET, YOU GET MORE THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR.

I'M AT A SMALL LOCAL RESTAURANT AT THE CAUSEWAY BAY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IN HONG KONG, THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS ARE OFTEN THE BEST RESTAURANTS.

IT'S CALLED HO HUNG KEE WONTON SHOP.

GONNA HAVE SOME WONTONS, THEN I'M GONNA FIND OUT HOW THEY MAKE THEM.

WE'RE JUST HERE OFF THE KITCHEN, AND WE'RE MAKING WONTONS.

I'M WITH MRS. HO... >> HELLO.

>> MRS. HO, WHAT IS THE MIXTURE HERE?

>> THIS WITH SOME SHRIMP, PORK, AND SOME SPECIAL MIX.

>> HOW MANY OF THESE DO YOU SERVE IN A DAY?

>> WE SERVE ABOUT 4,000-5,000 PIECES.

>> HO HO!

>> YEAH, WHOLE DAY.

>> AND HE WRAPS THEM ALL?

>> YEAH, YEAH.

HA HA!

BUT VERY QUICK, YOU SEE.

>> VERY QUICK.

WELL, HOW DO YOU, IN CANTONESE, SAY "THE DISHES"?

>> [SPEAKS CANTONESE] >> [REPEATS PHRASE] >> YEAH.

>> WELL, [SPEAKS PHRASE].

THAT WAS VERY [SPEAKS PHRASE].

>> THANK YOU.

>> HONG KONG HAS BEEN AN INTERNATIONAL CITY PRETTY MUCH FROM THE BEGINNING.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ON THE CUTTING EDGE, READY TO EMBRACE THE NEW, AND YET ALTHOUGH IT IS BECOMING HARDER TO FIND, OLD HONG KONG HAS NOT COMPLETELY VANISHED.

YOU CAN STILL FIND IT IN THE OLD SHOPS, IN RESTAURANTS, IN THE STREETS OF THE SHEUNG WAN DISTRICT OF THE HONG KONG ISLAND.

IN THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF CHINESE MEDICINE, EVERYTHING IS GOOD FOR SOMETHING.

WHAT DO YOU USE THE TURTLE FOR?

>> WELL, THIS IS FOR DELICATE SKIN.

>> SO YOU MAKE A TEA?

>> YES.

>> SO YOU BOIL IT?

>> YES.

>> AND THEN YOU DRINK IT.

>> YES.

>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT ALL THIS IS USED FOR?

>> NO.

HA HA!

>> HA HA!

>> LITTLE BIT.

>> SAUSAGES, DRIED FISH.

SEE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING HERE.

NOW, THIS IS AN INTERESTING SHOP, ONE OF MANY YOU'LL FIND ALONG HOLLYWOOD ROAD.

THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COFFIN MAKER.

WHEN I FIRST CAME DOWN THIS STREET 20 YEARS AGO, IT STRUCK ME 'CAUSE I THOUGHT IF YOU LIVED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU COULD HAVE ALL YOUR NEEDS MET, INCLUDING YOUR FINAL NEED.

THESE ARE THE KINDS OF EXPERIENCES YOU WANT TO HAVE WHEN YOU COME TO HONG KONG.

NOT ALL ABOUT THE GLITZ AND THE HIGH RISES.

IT'S ABOUT JUST WANDERING AROUND IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THIS AND SEEING SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL CRAFTS THAT ARE STILL BEING PRACTICED TODAY.

AH, HERE ALONG QUEENS ROAD WEST, YOU CAN FIND WHATEVER YOU NEED TO SEND YOUR ANCESTOR OFF TO THE HEREAFTER IN A WONDERFUL STYLE.

I WAS JUST COMING INTO THE SHOP HERE BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT HOW THESE THINGS ARE USED IN THE CHINESE CULTURE.

THIS IS THE THING THAT YOU LEARN IN HONOR OF YOUR ANCESTORS?

>> YES, CORRECT.

WELL, THIS ONE IS LIKE THE PASSPORT FOR THE NEXT... >> FOR THE HEREAFTER.

>> YES.

>> AND THEN I SAW THAT YOU HAVE GOLD BARS SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA BE POOR IN THE AFTERLIFE.

>> THEY HAVE THEIR PASSPORT, CLOTHES, AND ALSO THE MONEY.

EVERYTHING FOR THEM.

>> SO IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING'S IN THAT ONE PACKAGE.

>> CORRECT.

>> THIS IS GREAT.

AFTER A DAY OF EXPLORING, I FIND THAT NOTHING REFRESHES THE BODY AND SOUL MORE THAN A GOOD CUP OF CHEUNG-- TEA, THAT IS.

HI, HOW YOU DOING?

PENINSULA HOTEL ISN'T THE ONLY PLACE WHERE YOU CAN SAMPLE TEAS.

HERE WE'RE IN A TEA SHOP WHERE YOU CAN BUY TEAS AND TASTE THE TEA BEFORE YOU BUY IT.

HE'S HEATING UP THE CUPS.

TRADITIONAL.

WHAT YOU DO WITH THE SMALL CUPS, HEAT 'EM UP FIRST BEFORE YOU TASTE THE TEA.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, HE'S GOT THE TEA LEAVES IN THERE.

THEY'VE COMPLETELY EXPANDED, FILLED THE LITTLE CUP THAT HE'S POURING THE TEA TASTE OUT.

[SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE] >> [SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE] >> MH GOI.

>> HA HA.

>> OH, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD.

[SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE] SOMETIMES YOU CAN GO TO A DESTINATION AND YOU GET ENSCONCED IN SOME 5-STAR HOTEL AND NEVER HAVE AN EXPERIENCE WITH THE CULTURE, AND HONG KONG'S A VERY MODERN, INTERNATIONAL CITY, BUT IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT THERE ARE STILL PLACES IN HONG KONG WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE HAPPEN TO YOU.

MH GOI.

FROM ANCIENT REMEDIES FOR THIS LIFE TO COMFORTS FOR THE AFTERLIFE, IT'S ALL AVAILABLE IN THE OLD NEIGHBORHOODS OF HONG KONG AS WELL AS A WELCOMING LAUGH AND A FRIENDLY SMILE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME ON MY HONG KONG ADVENTURE.

LONG KNOWN AS A COMMERCIAL CENTER, HONG KONG IS MUCH MORE THAN A BUYER AND SELLER'S PARADISE.

IT HAS BECOME A MULTICULTURAL, MULTIFACETED CITY WITH A WORLD OF ATTRACTIONS.

YES, IT OFFERS LUXURY HOTELS, MICHELIN STAR RESTAURANTS, AND A HARBOR LINED WITH THE MANY-STORIED BUILDINGS OF THE RICH AND POWERFUL, BUT IT ALSO HAS HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS, COLORFUL MARKETS, PLACES OF NATURAL BEAUTY, AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE RETAINED THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THEIR CUSTOMS AND THEIR TRADITIONS.

CAUGHT BETWEEN ITS BRITISH HISTORY, CHINESE HERITAGE, AND PRESENT COMMUNIST CHINA RULE, HONG KONG HAS ALWAYS STRIVED TO BE SOMETHING UNIQUE, AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT IS LIKE ITS FAMOUS CANTONESE SPECIALTY, DIM SUM, WHICH IS MANY INDIVIDUAL TASTY BITES DENSELY PACKED WITH FLAVOR, AND EACH ONE READY TO PLEASE AND SURPRISE.

AND NO MATTER HOW MANY OF THEM YOU TASTE, YOU ARE ALWAYS HUNGRY FOR MORE.

UNTIL NEXT TIME, THIS IS JOSEPH ROSENDO REMINDING YOU OF THE WORDS OF MARK TWAIN.

"TRAVEL IS FATAL TO PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY, AND NARROW-MINDEDNESS."

HAPPY TRAVELING.

>> "TRAVELSCOPE" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY VOLVO'S OVERSEAS DELIVERY PROGRAM, WHERE BUYERS CAN PICK UP A NEW VOLVO IN SWEDEN, USE IT IN EUROPE, AND THEN HAVE IT JOIN THEM AT HOME.

AND NO-JET-LAG, JET LAG PREVENTION.

>> FOR A DVD OF TODAY'S SHOW OR ANY OF JOSEPH'S "TRAVELSCOPE" ADVENTURES, CALL 888-876-3399.

OR ORDER ONLINE AT TRAVELSCOPE.NET.

YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL US AT TV@TRAVELSCOPE.NET OR WRITE US AT THE ADDRESS ON YOUR SCREEN.

[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY FRIENDS OF NCI] >> NOW THAT WE'VE SAMPLED THE MANY SIDES OF HONG KONG, LEARN MORE AT TRAVELSCOPE.NET, WHERE YOU CAN FOLLOW MY ADVENTURES THROUGH MY EMAGAZINE, BLOG, PODCASTS, AND ON FACEBOOK.

KEEP IN TOUCH.

888-876-3399.

OR TV@TRAVELSCOPE.NET.

THESE ARE THE KINDS OF EXPERIENCES YOU WANT TO HAVE WHEN YOU COME TO HONG KONG.

>> COULDN'T USE CHOP STICKS 10 DAYS AGO.

>> [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] >> CHEERS.

>> SO WONDERFUL THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR HOSPITALITY WITH US.

THIS IS THE DRUNKEN SHRIMP.

>> [INDISTINCT] >> GLAD TO MEET YOU.

>> JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T EAT ALL THIS FOOD BY OURSELVES.

>> COULD YOU PASS ME THE RICE?