【HongKong｜香港】There's a Limitation｜自由的约束

September 13, 2013, Friday

Settle everything, have my data!! So now I can start my journey, but I don't know where should I heading to......

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搞定完一切，就开始我的旅程，漫无目的的，其实也不知道走去哪里！   看着阴暗的天色时候走回原来的路找晚餐去了！

People always said moon in oversea is prettier, but I said food in your hometown is nicer!! That's to tell you no matter how pretty oversea is, don't forget your family at your hometown!!

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是外国的月亮比较圆，但家里的饭比较香！！   每每看到国外漂亮的东西时，我都会有这样的想法，要告诉他人不要一直说外国的月亮圆，也要记得自己家乡的家人，才不会忘亲！！

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Owned by multinational company Jardine Matheson, the Noon Day Gun, made famous in the Noel Coward song Mad Dogs and Englishmen, is fired off by a Jardine employee at noon every day. 

The gun is located on the waterfront in Causeway Bay, where Jardine used to have warehouses, known in these parts as godowns. The one-gun salute tradition is said to have started when a Royal Naval Officer who was new to Hong Kong became annoyed at the tendency of Jardine employees to fire off a gunshot when the head of the company sailed into port – gun salutes being reserved for military commanders only. As punishment, Jardine were required to fire a one-shot salute every day at noon, for perpetuity.

The company has kept to the deal and the Noon Day Gun has become a local tradition and attraction for visitors. Noel Coward even dropped by to fire it off once. 

I only camera was my phone during the whole HK trip, so I just took anywhere I go as I want, so sometimes I'm not sure should I shared the pictures or not...if not sharing it, I felt it's kinda of waste!! Anyway those two pictures in front was on the way to this place!! I found it through the TripAdvisor, even though the moment I went there was already evening, but still decide to check out this place!! Unfortunately they're having constructions over there that has blocked the pathway to it! Things like this when going some place without planning, I might missed out something interesting, but I still like the way goes with the flow!! I believe if I've the fate to meet then I'll meet it no matter what!!! Even though I've missed some attractions, but I still be able the fun on the way to the destination!!!

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每日正午12:00，这里都会鸣放午炮一响。这项历史悠久的传统，起源已因年代久远而无从考究，但有一个流行的传说。 1841年，拥有礼炮和卫戍队的怡和洋行，每当大班抵港或离开，按惯例必须鸣炮欢迎或送别。

相传某日，怡和如常鸣放礼炮，但却惹恼了一名初临香江的海军高官（因为鸣放礼炮，通常用作向军人致敬）；所以，该高官命令怡和在每日正午鸣炮一响作为小惩。多年来，鸣放午炮仪式一直持续，只是在1941年日军占领香港期间暂停过。 

除了午炮，每年元旦前夕又有“子夜礼炮”的仪式，怡和将会在零时零分鸣炮，寓意送旧迎新，成为香港的另一个传统。 

我整个香港旅程都是用手机拍的，有时候看到什么就拍什么，上面那两张照片其实在我去找这个地方的途中的时候拍的，但这个地方我却找不到，因为当时有工程进行而封路了！   TripAdvisor是旅行的好帮手，我当时就看到Noonday Gun，虽然当时已近黄昏，但还是想去看看，但没想到还是没有办法去到！！   自由行走就是这样，没有计划，或许有时候会错过，旅行中我就是会忽然感性起来，想要那种所谓的“缘分”，有遇到就遇到，没有遇到也不会可惜途中所看到的风景！！

Official Website: www.gohk.gov.hk

How to get there:  MTR Causeway Bay Station, Exit D1. Walk along Lockhart Road to Cannon Street. Then walk along Jaffe Road to the World Trade Centre. You access the Noon Day Gun through a tunnel next to the hotel, in front of the World Trade Centre.｜从港铁铜锣湾站D1出口，沿骆克道前往景隆街，然后沿谢菲道步行至世界贸易中心，穿过世界贸易中心的人行地下道可达。
Address: Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island｜香港岛铜锣湾告士打道

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