Jewellery

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With more jewelry stores per square kilometer than any other city in the world, Hong Kong’s obsession with ‘bling’ would make even the most audacious gangsta rapper gasp. It’s not just for show though; part of the reason behind this density of precious and semi-precious stones is the Chinese belief that they ward off bad luck, which also explains the local love affair with jade. This makes Asia’s world city one of the world’s largest jewelry exporters, and a tremendous place to do some shopping for value-for-money pearls, opals, gold ornaments, funky fashion jewelry, traditional jade amulets, and bank-vault-worthy pieces.