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. ...
Small Stories & Secret Stories
Gai Gai Meets the Golden Deer
A kooky porcelain chicken unravels the history of animal mascots in Golden Deer's classic Hong Kong marketing campaigns...
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’s Maritime Trade, Part VIV: The Container Revolution
How an unassuming metal box changed Hong Kong — and the world...
The Secret Lives of Hong Kong Villages
Patrick Hase’s detailed tome about Hong Kong market towns and villages has become an unexpected hit...
Gai Gai Goes to the Man Mo Temple
Why did the chicken cross Hollywood Road? The first in a clucky new series documenting a unique bird’s travels around Hong Kong...
Hong Kong’s Lost Streams and Rivers
What happened to the many different streams, rivers and nullahs that once ran through Hong Kong?...
Happy Valley’s Cemeteries: A Home for Hong Kong Hindus
First a cemetery, then a temple: this is how Happy Valley became the epicentre of Hong Kong's deep-rooted Hindu community...
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...
Rediscover Old Hong Kong This Winter In These Five Exhibitions
Five exhibitions delve into the life and culture of Hong Kong past, from design objects to built history to a unique literary figure]...
How Living on a Hong Kong Junk Inspired a Novel of Ancient Chinese Intrigue
Journalist Tim McGirk was living on a boat when he learned of Taoist monk Xu Fu’s overseas voyage. Now he’s turned that story into a novel...
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 ...
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...
The Last Days of Fullcup Planet, a Café With Vintage Hong Kong Flair
How the closure of a classic cha chaan teng led to a new café with strong community roots...
Hong Kong Collectors: Shun Chi-ming and the Local Weather
The former Hong Kong Observatory director has amassed an impressive collection of objects related to the city’s famous weather station...
Did You Know About Hong Kong’s Million-Object Design Collection?
How designer John Wu amassed an enormous collection of objects that tell the story of Hong Kong...
Hong Kong’s Ocean Giant, Part III: Broken on the Beach
The formerly Hong Kong-owned Seawise Giant, the biggest ship on the planet, finally touches land again – but only by sailing headlong into its own doom...
Hong Kong’s Ocean Giant, Part II: Sea of Fire
The formerly Hong Kong-owned Seawise Giant, the biggest ship on the planet, finally touches land again — but only by sailing headlong into its own doom....
Hong Kong’s Ocean Giant, Part I: Making a Monster
We explore the troubled legacy of the Seawise Giant, once the world’s largest ship...
Hong Kong’s Wartime Hike: Stage Two of the Wilson Trail
This underrated trail features spectacular natural scenery and a lesson in World War II history....
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. ...
Happy Valley’s Cemeteries: A Jewish Burial Ground Built on Cultural Exchange
An idyllic graveyard behind a Buddhist nunnery tells the story of Hong Kong’s small but diverse Jewish community...
The MTR Turns 45: What’s Left of the KCR?
Hong Kong’s very first railway company ceased to exist in 2007, but there are remnants if you know where to look...
Happy Valley Cemeteries: 470 Graves Tell the Story of Japanese Hong Kong
A new book uncovers the long overlooked history of Hong Kong’s early Japanese community...
The Lost Mansions of the Mid-Levels, Part V: Paul Chater’s Marble Hall
One of Hong Kong’s most legendary tycoons built an equally legendary palace clad in marble shipped all the way from Greece...
The Lost Mansions of the Mid-Levels, Part IV: Idlewild
Why was legendary playwright George Bernard Shaw so fascinated by the mansion inhabited by Hong Kong's most powerful man, Sir Robert Ho Tung?...
Are Those… Whale Bones?
We take journey to the fishing village of Tai O temple to find out how whales are being venerated alongside gods....
The Lost Mansions of the Mid-Levels, Part III: Euston Castle
A medieval castle once towered above Bonham Road. It was a symbol of Hong Kong's global blend of cultures...
The MTR Turns 45: Mosaic Tiles, Chinese Script and a Railway to Remember
How the MTR’s first design team created a distinct visual identity that endures today...
The MTR Turns 45: The Mystery of ⵣ
Why is the Hong Kong MTR’s logo identical to the national symbol of the Berber people?...
Designing the Future of Hong Kong Tramways
Since its acquisition by Paris’ public transport operator in 2009, Hong Kong’s double-decker tram network has been thoroughly revamped ...
The Lost Mansions of the Mid-Levels, Part II: Rose Hill and Buxey Lodge
US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a surprising connection to Hong Kong...
Zolima Live: Experience and Learn about papercraft and dragons!
Step inside a master's workshop to learn about the art of traditional Chinese papercraft – and try your hand at making traditional lanterns...
The Lost Mansions of the Mid-Levels, Part I
What happened to the ornate villas and townhouses built by Hong Kong’s elite?...
Hong Kong Opens Its Doors For the Very First Time
Guided tours across the city offer a glimpse inside some remarkable spaces ...
SoHo’s Historic Yu Lan Festival is Reborn. Will It Last?
How Central’s last Yu Lan festival was saved from death by intergenerational and intercultural collaboration ...
Cha Guo Stories, Part I: Meet the Concrete Master Who Helped Build Hong Kong
From his small rural workshop, Kanny Au helped supply crucial material to some of Hong Kong’s biggest construction projects ...
Zolima Live: Experience Hong Kong neon first-hand!
Discover our brand new initiative, Zolima Live, a set of immersive and live experiences to taste Hong Kong's culture...
The Hong Kong Artists’ Guide to Venice
Artists who have represented Hong Kong at the Venice Biennale share their recommendations for one of the world’s most beguiling cities...