Hong Kong’s top Instagram spots: from Monster Building to Choi Hung Estate – inside the city’s picture perfect obsession
- While the search for the perfect Hong Kong Instagram shot can shed light on once neglected areas, it can also take a turn for the absurd
- Photographers will do anything to get the perfect shot including stopping traffic and forcing members of the public to move
What does Hong Kong look like through an Instagram filter? A quick glance at the 33 million photos tagged with #HongKong on the popular social media app shows plenty of views from the Peak, and no shortage of temples shrouded in a haze of incense.
But there are also many locations that aren’t found in a typical tourist guide.
You don’t even need to be on Instagram to understand just how popular these spots have become. Once bucolic hideaways are now mobbed with day-trippers looking not so much for a relaxed afternoon in the sun as they are hunting for the perfect portrait – ones they have already seen online.
In some cases, the popularity of these social media hotspots has shed new light on previously neglected spaces. But in others, the stream of visitors can result in absurd situations.
