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Fabian Weiss
Only 100 miles from techie Tallinn (accessed by an ice road in winter), the Baltic Sea isle Muhu is a throwback to the Middle Ages, with charming thatched-roof cottages, a working windmill, and trapezoidal tombstones carved with pagan symbols. Elders still traditionally run fishing villages.
Teenagers hang out on Hong Kong Island. With limited public space, locals often choose between spending weekends at shopping malls or in parks.
A twined branch arches near a trail in the New Territories.
A trail leads through the suptropical rain forest of Kadoorie Farms.
Pemba Lam, a member of the Civil Aid Service, navigates on an exercise with colleagues.
A group of young hikers trek to Lantau Peak, Lantau Island. Up until the mid-1800s, the area now known as Hong Kong was largely rural, dotted with farming and fishing villages.
German journalist Jenni Roth hikes in the New Territories. “Not many of the Chinese locals actually know about [the trails],” says Weiss. "A lot of foreigners come and explore, but for a lot of people, all this nature that lies close to their door is unknown to them.”
The Ng Tung Chai waterfall lies on a trail through a preserved area. Nearly 40% of Hong Kong's land area is comprised of parks and preserved areas, with only 30% developed.
High-rise apartments form a street canyon on Hong Kong Island. Housing is at such a premium that some 200,000 Hongkongers live in illegally subdivided units too small to stand in.