Abstract: Skyline as a new symbol of the city and the characteristics of the landscape, along with the development of the city,also witnessed the changes in urban history. Scientific and technological development and the psychology of human behavior have become an important factor of city's skyline. This paper analyzes the Hong Kong; for example, explore internal and external causes; space and time to shape the skyline of Hong Kong.
Keywords: skyline;skyscraper;city development;psychology;Hong Kong
1 Skyline historical development 1.1 "City skyline" Evolution "Skyline" is the word appeared in the real after the rise of skyscrapers in the modern city's personality identification system all the more important, but skyline predecessor -‐ city skyline, the ancient city-‐state in the construction of this concept when there. Spatial pattern of ancient China by Confucianism and "Zhou Kaogongji" the impact of urban spatial planning Founder rigorous, city skyline showing the inside of axial symmetry, building height is insignificant, as is the visual center of the kings of the tower where there are walls to protect. This form of the ancient city skyline in the nature of the political center of the city is more prominent. In the Sui and Tang dynasties, due to the