The Kat O Dajiao Arts Festival Is Keeping a Bamboo Tradition Alive
A Taoist jiao festival in Sha Tau Kok risked fading away. Now artists are investing it with new life...
Heritage
Gai Gai Visits the Monkey King
Our favourite porcelain chicken pays homage to the Monkey King — a pivotal figure in 'Journey to the West' who is nonetheless underrated...
Hong Kong Tong Lau: Lui Seng Chun’s Herbal Medicine Hotspot
A landmark shophouse that once housed the Lui family is now a hub for Chinese medicine — with plans to expand its reach...
The Real Story Behind Macau’s Famous Egg Tarts
Think you know why Macau is famous for its Portuguese-style egg tarts? Think again...
Hong Kong’s Weitou Bridal Laments, Reborn in Australia
Artist and musician Chun Yin Rainbow Chan has made new music — and art— from traditional New Territories bridal laments ...
Meet the Bamboo Scaffolder Who Took the Job Nobody Wanted
How an unexpected journey led to the most complicated job of a scaffolder’s life...
Welcome to the Bamboo Metropolis
Hong Kong wouldn’t be the same without this natural material that has served both form and function for thousands of years...
Help Us Publish the Bamboo Metropolis
How a humble grass built Hong Kong — and why its future matters. Discover The Bamboo Metropolis and back it on Kickstarter....
Gai Gai Visits the Lovers’ Rock
On the occasion of the Seven Sisters' Festival, Gai Gai visits the so-called Marriage Destiny Rock to meet Niulang the Cowherd...
Neighbourhood Guide: Hung Hom, Temples, Tailors and a Vintage Cinema
There’s more to see in this low-key harbourfront neighbourhood than you might expect. ...
The Living Threads of Dragon’s Beard Candy
Inside Central Market, Bamboo Garden preserves the hand-pulled craft of dragon beard candy...
The Story of Hong Kong’s Incredible HSBC Building
As Hong Kong's HSBC Building marks its 40th anniversary, we look back at the story behind the pioneering landmark's design and construction...
Hong Kong Tong Lau: The Sha Tau Kok Story House
Once closed to the public, Sha Tau Kok is gradually opening up — and putting its heritage and culture at the forefront...
Hong Kong Reads: An Introduction to Hong Kong’s Temples
Interested in Hong Kong’s many temples but don’t know where to start? Check out this small but useful guide ...
NEW! The Bamboo Metropolis: A Zolima Culture Guide
Coming soon on Kickstarter: The Bamboo Metropolis, the third volume of the Zolima Culture Guide....
These Bamboo Scaffolders Have Plans for the Future
Daisy Pak, a rare female bamboo scaffolder, has joined forces with Sam Wai to promote the craft and pave the way for its future...
Hong Kong Tong Lau: Inside Noii Art House
In a landmark tong lau, a renovated Sham Shui Po art space balances grassroots heritage with an accessible platform for emerging artists...
Keith Macgregor Brings Hong Kong Neon Back to Life
A new book and exhibition at Blue Lotus dives into the British photographer’s enormous archive of Hong Kong neon signs...
What’s Behind Hong Kong’s Remarkable Flower Plaques — 花牌
A unique bamboo structure designed for celebration, flower plaques risk fading away, despite the passion behind them...
The Secret Lives of Hong Kong Villages
Patrick Hase’s detailed tome about Hong Kong market towns and villages has become an unexpected hit...
History Events to Check Out in Hong Kong This Month
After Art Month, Hong Kong offers a rich lineup of history-inspired programmes across the city...
Hong Kong’s Lost Streams and Rivers
What happened to the many different streams, rivers and nullahs that once ran through Hong Kong?...
Neon Is Not Dead: Mark Our Talk Series on Your March & April Calendar
We're keeping the conversation going wit talks on neon's past, present and future, in Hong Kong and abroad...
Pirates, Magic and Neon: Tsing Yi’s Chun Kwan Temple
Hong Kong's only neon-lit temple is also unique in another sense: it's dedicated to a god with a very specific purview...
Hong Kong Collectors: Chris Hall’s Amazing Chinese Textiles
After spending decades collecting historic Chinese textiles, Chris Hall is gradually donating everything to the Hong Kong Palace Museum...
Inside PMQ, a Showcase of Hong Kong Heritage
In the midst of the PMQ's design studios, creative spaces and shops, two exhibitions reveal the site's layers of history ...
Busy Needles: CHAT Explores Hong Kong’s Maximalist Textiles
How cottage industries, Christian missionaries and homespun craftwork combined to create something truly unique...
Where is Hong Kong’s Neon Museum?
Neon conservationists have saved some of Hong Kong's most amazing neon signs. So what would it take to build our own neon museum?...
The Water Ghosts of Aberdeen: Keeping the Fishermen’s Yu Lan Festival Afloat
A unique glimpse inside one of Hong Kong’s last floating festivals...
Neon Is Not Dead: The Future of a Hong Kong Icon
Discover the story of Hong Kong neon in the second Zolima Culture Guide. Support the book on Kickstarter and help the glow live on....
The Cantonese Pacific, Part III: The Next Generation
Cantonese traditions like lion dances are being reinterpreted and made more inclusive...
The Cantonese Pacific, Part II: Chinatown is Changing
A new way of looking at Cantonese migration and the transnational networks it created...
The Cantonese Pacific, Part I: How Hong Kong Became a Global City
A new way of looking at Cantonese migration and the transnational networks it created...
Hong Kong’s War Ruins, Hidden in Plain Sight
Hong Kong has an impressive military heritage – but most of it lies in a state of ruin, hidden in the hills that surround the city. ...
Unswerving Loyalty: Kwan Tai, Hong Kong’s God of Brotherhood
How a warrior revered for his loyalty became one of Hong Kong's most respected deities. ...
Hong Kong Reads: What Makes Our Neon Unique
Design professor Brian Kwok provides an excellent introduction to Hong Kong’s neon heritage in his 2023 book Fading Neon Lights...
An Extraordinary Temple and a Master Builder: Hong Kong’s Lo Pan Festival
This July, construction workers will gather at one of Hong Kong's most extraordinary temples – one of only two in the world dedicated to Lo Pan....
1962 Hong Kong Comes to Life in Frank Horvat’s Photography
Hong Kong teems with energy in a new exhibition of photos taken in 1962 by renowned photographer Frank Horvat...
An Archive of Hong Kong’s Cityscape at the Venice Biennale
From bamboo scaffolding to public housing and more, a new exhibition documents what makes Hong Kong unique...
Will the New Kai Tak Live Up to the Old Airport’s Legacy?
The former Kai Tak Airport has become a symbol of Hong Kong’s golden years. What does that mean for the new development taking its place?...