The Big Lychee

The results are in on my poll to determine the favourite Hong Kong nickname.

Of 380 votes cast, the poll breaks down thus:

Pearl of the Orient: 124

The Big Lychee: 80

Asia's World City: 68

Fragrant Harbour: 60

Shopper's Paradise: 48

Chopper Hong Kong has been known as Pearl of the Orient for a long time, as well as Fragrant Harbour (translated from 香港).

Neither Shopper's Paradise nor the Hong Kong Tourism Board's bland Asia's World City has ever impressed me.

The Big Lychee, however, possesses a certain charm, not unlike the Big Apple. For those who don't know, lychee is a Chinese fruit with a thin, brittle shell encasing a sweet, jelly-like pulp and a single seed.

Though it took second place, it fared well against a long-standing and well-known turn of phrase.

How cool would it be to have huge banners at the airport reading "Welcome to the Big Lychee"?

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