Pearl of the Orient explained

Pearl of the Orient may refer to:

Places

• Pearl of the Orient Seas, the historical sobriquet for the Philippines.
  • Manila, the capital of the Philippines, historically called the "Perla del Oriente" since 1751.
• Shanghai, the most populous city of China.
• Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China.
• Penang, one of the federal states of Malaysia.
• Saigon, the capital of former South Vietnam and also the most populous city of Vietnam.
• Sri Lanka, in South Asia
• Goa, a small coastal state in India.
• Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.

Other uses

• Oriental Pearl Tower, a radio and TV tower in Shanghai, China
• Pearl of the Orient Tower, a residential skyscraper located in Manila, Philippines
• "Pearl of the Orient" (song), 1991 song written by Lo Ta-yu
• Glittering Days, or Pearl of the Orient in Chinese, 2006 Hong Kong TV programme
• Pearl of the Orient (Christopher Nicole), series of books by Christopher Nicole
• Pearl of the Orient, a 1970 documentary film produced by Filem Negara Malaysia

See also

• Oriental Pearl (disambiguation)