Victoria Harbour is the harbour between the Kowloon Peninsula and the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, China. With an area of about 41.88 km2 as at 2004, its natural depth and sheltered location enticed the British to occupy the island of Hong Kong during the First Opium War, and subsequently establish the colony as a trading post.
The harbour is famous for its spectacular panoramic views, and is in itself a top tourist attraction. It is a natural focal point of the territory, and considered a crucial natural geographical element for city dwellers. This sense of geographical attachment is most notably demonstrated in recent years, when the Hong Kong government’s efforts to undertake reclamation projects in the harbor were met with widespread popular protests, despite the fact that such work had taken place in the harbor for the past century and a half.
維多利亞港（簡稱維港）是位于香港的香港島和九龍半島之間的海港。由于港闊水深，為天然良港，香港亦因而有“東方之珠”、“世界三大天然良港”及“世界三大夜景”之美譽。
早年，維多利亞港已被英國人看中有成為東亞地區(qū)的優(yōu)良港口的潛力，不惜藉戰(zhàn)爭從滿清政府手上奪得香港，發(fā)展其遠東的海上貿(mào)易事業(yè)。香港的殖民地史隨即展開。事實上，維多利亞港的確一直影響香港的歷史和文化，亦主導(dǎo)香港的經(jīng)濟和旅游業(yè)發(fā)展，是香港成為國際大城市的關(guān)鍵之一。
The harbour is famous for its spectacular panoramic views, and is in itself a top tourist attraction. It is a natural focal point of the territory, and considered a crucial natural geographical element for city dwellers. This sense of geographical attachment is most notably demonstrated in recent years, when the Hong Kong government’s efforts to undertake reclamation projects in the harbor were met with widespread popular protests, despite the fact that such work had taken place in the harbor for the past century and a half.
維多利亞港（簡稱維港）是位于香港的香港島和九龍半島之間的海港。由于港闊水深，為天然良港，香港亦因而有“東方之珠”、“世界三大天然良港”及“世界三大夜景”之美譽。
早年，維多利亞港已被英國人看中有成為東亞地區(qū)的優(yōu)良港口的潛力，不惜藉戰(zhàn)爭從滿清政府手上奪得香港，發(fā)展其遠東的海上貿(mào)易事業(yè)。香港的殖民地史隨即展開。事實上，維多利亞港的確一直影響香港的歷史和文化，亦主導(dǎo)香港的經(jīng)濟和旅游業(yè)發(fā)展，是香港成為國際大城市的關(guān)鍵之一。