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What Asian port city has a name that means Fragrant harbor?
hong kong
What does the name Hong mean?
Hong Kong is the English word for it. The real Chinese word for it is Xianggang meaning 'beautiful harbour' but its harbour is anything but that IMPROVE: it Actually mean Fragrant harbour because Hong Kong used to Export Fragrant insences
Which island on the Pearl River delta has a name meaning fragrant harbor?
Hong Kong Island
What is the name of the harbor situated in Hong Kong?
It is called Victoria Harbour
Which of these cities is a natural deep water harbor on chinas coast?
Hong kong
Old name of Hong Kong?
The preceding name for Hong Kong was originally 香港 (pronounced in Cantonese as: herng gong) which can be translated in English as "Fragrance Harbor".The words "Hong Kong" did not appear until the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, which ended the First Opium War between China and Britain and ceded Hong Kong under the control of the British Empire. The British christened the territory as "Hong Kong" in the treaty. The name has remained as the English translation to date.The old name was Herng Gong which can be translated as Fragrant Harbour. The name actually refers to Aberdeen Harbour on the south side of Hong Kong Island. Literally translated Herng means 'pleasant aroma or fragrant' and Gong means harbour.
What does ''Hong Kong mean?
The English-language name "Hong Kong" is an approximate phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name "香港", meaning "fragrant harbour" or "incense harbour"
What is the location of the Victoria harbor?
Hong Kong
What does Hong Kong mean in English?
It means "fragrant harbour". The reason for the name might be because there was production of incense that was delivered from a port in Hong Kong.
What is a Hong Kong boat called?
You're probably referring to the boats commonly seen trolling the waters of Victoria/Hong Kong Harbor and that are likewise commonly seen in movies filmed in Hong Kong. They are called "junks or "junk boats". The term "junk" is a derivative of the Portuguese word "junco".
What is the beach in Hong Kong called?
Hong Kong Beach.
What does kong mean in English?
It means "fragrant harbour". The reason for the name might be because there was production of incense that was delivered from a port in Hong Kong.
