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Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part X: How Plastic Flowers Built a Global Metropolis

Christopher DewolfJanuary 16, 2020
Baked Together: The Long History of Chinese Bridal Pastries

Zabrina LoJanuary 22, 2020

Chinese Lunar New Year

Pop Cantonese: 大掃除 – The Big Cleanup

Gabriella ZanzanainiFebruary 5, 2016

Bamboo Theatres: A New Documentary Explores These Hong Kong Marvels

Elizabeth KerrJanuary 16, 2020

A Snapshot of Hong Kong History – Part II: Thirst

Jason WordieDecember 3, 2015

What You’ll Be Eating This Chinese New Year in Hong Kong

Janice Leung HayesFebruary 3, 2016

Hong Kong Bites: Cantonese New Year Cake – Nin Gou 年糕

Gabriella ZanzanainiJanuary 25, 2017

mandarin oranges

Why Mandarin Oranges Are So Popular for Chinese New Year

Zabrina LoJanuary 22, 2020

What's On

A curated list of cultural and art events in Hong kong

Latest events in town

Where To Go, To Play, To Rest

The Heroes Behind a Mysterious New Hong Kong Brewery

Christopher DewolfSeptember 14, 2017
Waterfall Bay, Where Ghosts, Gods and Speedo-Clad Swimmers Converge

Christopher DewolfOctober 26, 2017
Meet Hong Kong’s Ten Thousand Buddhas – A Journey to a Spectacular Monastery

Tom BillingeJanuary 5, 2017
Pak Tai, Mysterious Black God of the North

Tom BillingeMarch 29, 2017
Lantau Peak: A Hike Through the Poetic Landscape of Hong Kong’s Green Heart

Viola GaskellOctober 17, 2018
A Market Stall is Turning a Hong Kong Street Into a Community Space

Christopher DewolfApril 11, 2017

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bridal pastries

Baked Together: The Long History of Chinese Bridal Pastries

Zabrina LoJanuary 22, 2020

mandarin oranges

Why Mandarin Oranges Are So Popular for Chinese New Year

Zabrina LoJanuary 22, 2020

Bamboo Theatres: A New Documentary Explores These Hong Kong Marvels

Elizabeth KerrJanuary 16, 2020

plastic

Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part X: How Plastic Flowers Built a Global Metropolis

Christopher DewolfJanuary 16, 2020

Still Human: A Film About a Domestic Helper, a Paraplegic – and Human Dignity

Elizabeth KerrJanuary 9, 2020

dragon garden

Inside Dragon Garden, the Hidden Paradise That Captures Hong Kong’s Spirit

Christopher DewolfJanuary 9, 2020

On the Hunt for Hong Kong’s Old-Style Sweet Snack Shops

Zabrina LoJanuary 8, 2020

Hong Kong’s Modern Heritage, Part XII: Breeze Blocks

Christopher DewolfDecember 19, 2019

Vietnamese Refugees

Fighting Until the End: Hong Kong’s Vietnamese Refugees

Christopher DewolfDecember 12, 2019

Nuno textiles

Video: Watch How Sudo Reiko Makes NUNO Textiles

Zolima CityMagDecember 10, 2019

Hong Kong’s Creamy Custard Buns Are Disappearing – But Why?

Zabrina LoDecember 10, 2019

Ole Better pub

Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: The Better ‘Ole, a Classic Pub 72 Years in the Making

Christopher DewolfDecember 4, 2019

Ray Yeung

Filmmaker Ray Yeung Brings Queer Representation to Hong Kong’s Screens

Elizabeth KerrDecember 4, 2019

light bulb

Pop Cantonese: Husking Peanuts Like An Electric Lightbulb 電燈膽剝花生

Zabrina LoDecember 4, 2019

Dim Sum

Saam Hui Yaat: Inside a Tea House That Makes Dim Sum With Heart

Zabrina LoNovember 27, 2019

Bank of China

Hong Kong’s Modern Heritage, Part XI: The Bank of China Tower

Christopher DewolfNovember 27, 2019

Reiko Sudo

Reiko Sudo at CHAT: Japanese Textile Ingenuity

Zolima CityMagNovember 27, 2019

auspicious eight

Hong Kong Numerology: Lucky Number Eight

Rachel LeungNovember 20, 2019

Hong Kong by Foot: A New Generation of Tours is Immersed in Street Life

Christopher DewolfNovember 20, 2019

Out and Loud With Hong Kong Poetry

Zabrina LoNovember 20, 2019

Gin

Hong Kong’s First Gin Tastes Like Ginseng and Cinnamon

Christopher DewolfNovember 15, 2019

char siu

Pop Cantonese: 生舊叉燒好過生你 – Better to Give Birth to Char Siu Than You

Zabrina LoNovember 15, 2019

Microwave festival 2019

Tear Gas City: How the Microwave Arts Festival Reflects Hong Kong in 2019

Christie LeeNovember 13, 2019

Snake Soup: How a Cold-Blooded Reptile Became Hong Kong’s Winter Warmer

Zabrina LoNovember 6, 2019

What’s Happening With M+? An Update on Hong Kong’s Museum of Visual Culture

Christopher DewolfNovember 6, 2019

Willy Tsao

Willy Tsao: Hong Kong’s Dance Pioneer Embraces the Mainland

Simon CartledgeNovember 6, 2019

hong kong international literary festival 2019

The Hong Kong International Literary Festival – How Did It All Begin?

Zabrina LoNovember 2, 2019

corner buildings

Hong Kong’s Modern Heritage, Part X: Corner Buildings

Christopher DewolfOctober 31, 2019

How to Swim Around Hong Kong Island: Ocean Swimming Reborn

Edith TerryOctober 31, 2019

fake dog

Pop Cantonese: 裝假狗 – Installing a Fake Dog

Zabrina LoOctober 24, 2019

Edouard Malingue

Why Gallerists Edouard and Lorraine Malingue Put Their Faith in Asian Art

Christie LeeOctober 23, 2019

Ed van der Elsken

Ed van der Elsken at F11: Dive Into Hong Kong the Way it Was

Christopher DewolfOctober 23, 2019

Xiqu Centre

Design Trust, Design Criticism: Does the Xiqu Centre Live Up to Its Promise?

Zolima CityMagOctober 16, 2019

Brewed beer

Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part IX: Locally-Brewed Beer

Christopher DewolfOctober 16, 2019

four

Hong Kong Numerology: Why Is Four So Unlucky?

Rachel LeungOctober 16, 2019

wong kan-tai

Hong Kong’s History Is Kept Overseas: Wong Kan-tai Delves Into Archives

Christie LeeOctober 10, 2019

Montreal

Char Siu and Cocktails: Can a New Generation Save Montreal’s Chinatown?

Christopher DewolfOctober 10, 2019

Hong Kong’s Modern Heritage, Part IX: PolyU

Christopher DewolfOctober 3, 2019

Farewell My Concubine Is Rekindling Hong Kong’s Interest in Cantonese Opera

Zabrina LoOctober 3, 2019

Chop Suey Canada: Karen Tam is Turning Chinese Restaurants Into Art

Christopher DewolfOctober 3, 2019

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