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How a French Film Festival Shaped Hong Kong Cinema

Elizabeth Kerr

Inter-Islands Festival: Building Creative Connections, One Ferry Stop at a Time

Christopher Dewolf

Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Chinese Wedding Traditions Reimagined

Sue Ng

Can You Preserve Bamboo Without Bamboo?

Christopher Dewolf

‘Bird of Paradise’: A Mother’s Self-Discovery Through Pole Dancing

Elizabeth Kerr

BODW 2026: Can Freitag Close the Loop?

Christopher Dewolf

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How a French Film Festival Shaped Hong Kong Cinema

Elizabeth Kerr

Anne Imhof in Hong Kong: Behind the Scenes of ‘House of Swans’

Christie Lee

Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Chinese Wedding Traditions Reimagined

Sue Ng

‘Bird of Paradise’: A Mother’s Self-Discovery Through Pole Dancing

Elizabeth Kerr

Inter-Islands Festival: Building Creative Connections, One Ferry Stop at a Time

Christopher Dewolf

Broadway Cinematheque Turns 30: What to Expect

Elizabeth Kerr

No Regrets: Heath and Hong Kong’s “Creator Spirit”

Ingrid Pui Yee Chu

BODW 2026: Can Freitag Close the Loop?

Christopher Dewolf

Can You Preserve Bamboo Without Bamboo?

Christopher Dewolf

‘Sleepless’ in Hong Kong: Jiří Kylián’s Decidedly Un-Dozy Dance Classic

Rob Garratt

The Kat O Dajiao Arts Festival Is Keeping a Bamboo Tradition Alive

Sue Ng

‘Good Trip’: A Hong Kong Movie About Hong Kong Movies

Elizabeth Kerr

‘Dunhuang’ Brings an Epic Chinese Story to the World of Ballet

Rob Garratt

‘Cyclone’: A Nuanced But Accessible Exploration of Trans Experience

Elizabeth Kerr

June Ho’s ‘Soft Noise’: A Moment of Peace in a Hectic Place

Rob Garratt

Hong Kong in Watercolour

Christopher Dewolf
Penelope Luk stands among shelves of books and traditional crafts, beside a glowing Crafts sign in a warm-toned Hong Kong interior.

Hong Kong Tong Lau: Crafts on Peel

Sue Ng
At night, Hong Kong’s dense skyline rises above the harbour, with illuminated high-rises and bright waterfront roads.

The Architects of M+ Return to M+ (and BODW Too)

Christopher Dewolf
A hand holds a blue-and-white monkey figure before a colourful Hong Kong shrine filled with statues, lanterns and fruit.

Gai Gai Visits the Monkey King

Eva Wong Yi
Five men, including Frankie Tam Kwong-yuen, pose in a brick-lined corridor, with one seated on the polished floor.

‘Secret in the Box’ Brings a Notorious Hong Kong Crime to Screen

Elizabeth Kerr
Leung So Kee examines a wooden umbrella frame inside a Hong Kong shop lined with colourful fabric rolls

Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Are These the Best Umbrellas You’ll Ever Own?

Sue Ng
At a busy Hong Kong junction, Lui Seng Chun’s cream heritage building has curved balconies and Chinese signage.

Hong Kong Tong Lau: Lui Seng Chun’s Herbal Medicine Hotspot

Sebastien Raybaud
A square mooncake with intricate patterns and Chinese characters on its surface.

Dish of the Month: Mooncakes

Gabriella Zanzanaini
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This Mid-Autumn, Walk Over Hot Coals for the Monkey King

Tom Billinge
Fresh golden-brown Portuguese egg tarts cooling on trays while a baker works inside Fabrica da Nata in Macau.

The Real Story Behind Macau’s Famous Egg Tarts

Christopher Dewolf
A blue-lit portrait of Miu Zyu shows a woman with braided hair and a black textured garment against a red and yellow glow.

Mui Zyu: Looking Back to Make Music For the Future

Rob Garratt
A man stands on a steep Macau street beneath ornate lamps, with parked cars, railings and tiled pavements around him.

‘The Violin Case’: A Macau Film That Avoids the Casinos

Elizabeth Kerr
Visitors gather around a miniature city display as a young man arranges model buildings in West Kowloon, Hong Kong.

When the World Is Your Enemy, Play a Game

Molly Grogan
A black vinyl record beside Rainbow Chan’s The Bridal Lament cover, showing a tearful face amid colourful sparkling lights.

Hong Kong’s Weitou Bridal Laments, Reborn in Australia

Oliver Giles
A dark red book cover repeats the title Rizom Rising Stories, with vertical lettering and Xu Xi named at the base.

‘Horizon Hong Kong’: Xu Xi Reflects on Her City

Christopher Dewolf
Mike Brophy plays an electric guitar on a bed while friends relax around him in a Hong Kong room.

The Untold Story of Lamma’s 1990s Indie Music Scene

Aidyn Fitzpatrick
A blue butterfly, brown beetle and green grasshopper ride a pink paper plane against a blurred Hong Kong cityscape.

‘A Mighty Adventure’ in Hong Kong Animation

Elizabeth Kerr
A hand holds a clear capsule containing a rice-filled coin-like item before a colourful claw machine packed with plush toys.

Pop Cantonese: 有米 — Are You Loaded With Rice?

Eva Wong Yi
A young man and woman stand beside a wooden doorway in an unfinished concrete interior, facing the camera.

‘The Dating Menu’ Explores the Loneliness of Hong Kong Dining

Elizabeth Kerr
A worker in a navy polo shirt prepares bright yellow ties beside bundled bamboo poles on a city street.

Meet the Bamboo Scaffolder Who Took the Job Nobody Wanted

Sue Ng
Dense bamboo scaffolding covers a Hong Kong residential tower, with balconies, windows and colourful façade bands visible

Welcome to the Bamboo Metropolis

Christopher Dewolf
Two ZOLIMA culture guide book covers are shown on a red background, with The Bamboo Metropolis on one cover and Chinese title text on the other.

Help Us Publish the Bamboo Metropolis

Zolima CityMag
A person in a hat stands beside a towering rock and a blue ceramic bird on a leafy Hong Kong hillside under cloudy skies.

Gai Gai Visits the Lovers’ Rock

Eva Wong Yi
Towering residential blocks surround a curved concrete arch beneath a clear blue sky in a dense urban courtyard.

Neighbourhood Guide: Hung Hom, Temples, Tailors and a Vintage Cinema

Leslie Lee