Chapter 28 Why don't Hong Kong people "tan"?

In the past, in my impression, Hong Kong people have always had dark faces, because they are Cantonese, and their skin color has history and genes. What's more, Hong Kong is ranked in southern China, and the sun is poisonous. How can the face not be dark after being exposed to the sun? However, when I arrived in Hong Kong, I gradually discovered that most Hong Kong people are not black. Men and women, especially some wealthy women, all have beautiful faces, and their smooth skin is so tender that people are enviable.What's going on here? When I went to Hong Kong in 2004, I originally planned to go home with a tanned face, but after summer after summer, I found that my face did not turn black either.Doesn't the sun in Hong Kong shine on people?Of course not—on September 12, 2005, Hong Kong Disneyland opened. I went to report on the spot. There was not even a cloud in the sky in Hong Kong that day. I stood in the garden and was ready to broadcast live at any time. I didn’t dare to hide under the awning for a long time. , As a result, after two hours of exposure to the sun, when I got home, my face had become a spread orange peel.

The sun in Hong Kong is poisonous, but the faces of Hong Kong people are not dark. I didn't deliberately search for the reason, but I always had something strange in my heart. It wasn't until I went out by chance that I suddenly realized—— It was a Sunday, and I asked my husband to accompany me for a walk as usual. Because I wanted to know more about Hong Kong, I often dragged him around on weekends.Husband asked, "Where are you going this time?"I said: "It's not far, just go to Central." Isn't there a famous escalator from Central to Mid-Levels in Hong Kong?According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this escalator is 800 meters long, making it the world's largest.People in the mainland may not believe it. The escalator is not a plane movement, but a slanted uphill and downhill. From the starting point to the ending point, there is a cover on the head, so that the rain can't be drenched, and the sun can't be basked in!

"I can't get drenched in the rain, and I can't bask in the sun?" As soon as I uttered the words, there was a bang, Zhima opened the door, and a faint light flashed in front of my eyes-yes, I have been asking for a long time, "Why are Hong Kong people" Sun 'not black', in fact, isn't the answer right next to you?The reason why Hong Kong people don't "tan" is because they don't need to be "tanned" by the sun frequently! From then on, I began to pay attention to the "bridges" in Hong Kong, and more to the various "humanized" facilities in Hong Kong society. I first discovered that the "overpasses" in Hong Kong have become an important part of the city's construction.For example, the metropolitan areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon account for only one-tenth of Hong Kong's total area, but the population living in these two areas is as high as 3 million. The most popular travel options for people are either "going to the sky" (overpass) or "going to the ground" ( typical).In 2004, the Hong Kong Traffic Safety Brigade held a unique activity: 300 citizens were sent to walk from "Sheung Wan" to "Wan Chai" on Hong Kong Island. The distance to walk in the middle was about 4 kilometers. On the road, just use pedestrian bridges, underground tunnels and sidewalks to avoid the sun and walk the entire distance.

The "Central to Mid-Levels Escalator" that I took my husband out to try that day was completed in 1993 and has a daily traffic volume of 50,000 people. We found the entrance of the "escalator", stepped up one step at a time, and then the giant electric python slowly carried us up section by section. Halfway through the "climb", I suddenly became curious and asked my husband: "Oh, tell me, why do Hong Kong people design this escalator in sections, so that it is not consistent?" My husband said: "Of course, Hong Kong Hong Kong Island itself is an island in the sea. Many people live under the mountain, many people live on the mountain, and many people live on the mountainside. They can go up and down conveniently." "Oh." I was enlightened once, and I lowered my head to read the "Introduction to Escalators" that I had held in my hand beforehand, and sure enough there was guidance for citizens on it: "Central to Mid-Levels Escalator" is composed of 20 one-way escalators that can change directions and 3 moving walkways, halfway up to "Hollywood Road" known as Hong Kong's famous antique street and "Gourmet Global Village" by tourists The "Honan Food Zone" in the city goes down from the mountain from 6:00 am to 10:00 am; from 10:00 am to 12:00 midnight, it goes up from the mountain... It can be seen that the main function of this "electric python" is not tourism, it is A very important traffic artery in Hong Kong.In addition to the "Central to Mid-Levels Escalator", there is another "Shanghuan to Central" flyover in the west of Hong Kong Island. This "bridge" is even bigger. If you count the side branches, the overall length exceeds 3 kilometers.With this cobweb-strewn flyover across the heart of Hong Kong, people can comfortably and freely reach the Legislative Council, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, post office, banks, insurance companies, libraries, gymnasiums, cinemas, large shopping malls and many, many other places. Supermarkets and convenience stores...

It’s no wonder that the faces of Hong Kong people are not dark, because with the protection of the outdoors, even if people travel in the scorching sun in summer, as long as they know how to “go to the sky and enter the earth”, they will hardly be exposed to the rain or the sun!