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Tai Mo Shan

The Mountain in the Clouds: A Visit to Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong’s Tallest Peak

Viola Gaskell
mean noodles

A Noodle Feast With Hong Kong’s Most Creative Family

Leanne Mirandilla
waterfall bay

Waterfall Bay, Where Ghosts, Gods and Speedo-Clad Swimmers Converge

Christopher Dewolf
Wong Tai Sing

Wong Tai Sin’s Birthday: How Did the Mysterious God of Health End Up in Hong Kong?

Tom Billinge

The Ghost Villages: A Guide to Hong Kong’s Abandoned Hakka Settlements

Jessie Lau
lamma

Why Visit Lamma, the Island with a Surprising Portuguese Name?

Gabriella Zanzanaini

Slow Hong Kong: A Journey by Ferry – by Way of a Monastery

Alice Miquel

How a Catholic Village in Hong Kong Was Saved From Extinction – and Won a UNESCO Award in the Process

Christopher Dewolf

Slow Hong Kong: A Walk Through Hong Kong Park

Alice Miquel
There’s a lot of pressure on Hong Kong Park. It shoulders the responsibility of representing the whole of Hong Kong, but it has become such a familiar landmark, it almost disappears into the landscape. It also has the challenge of distinguishing itself from its neighbour, the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, with which it is often confused. […]...
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What’s Left of Hong Kong’s Once-Powerful Chiu Chow Neighbourhood?

Gabriella Zanzanaini

Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Hong Kong’s Happiest Bakery

Gabriella Zanzanaini

Slow Hong Kong: In the Steps of a Governor

Alice Miquel
When you’re on the Peak, you aren’t really at the summit. You’ll need a bit of effort and imagination to reach the true peak of Hong Kong Island, 552 metres above sea level. Try as you might, you will never quite make it, because access is restricted by the telecommunications infrastructure on the summit of Mount […]...
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From China to Thailand and Back – The Flavours of Hong Kong’s Little Thailand

Gabriella Zanzanaini

Picture Hong Kong: The Vanishing Landscape of Queen’s Road West

Christopher Dewolf
The changes started years ago, but it was only when the giant cow disappeared that it became clear what was happening. In 2015, the bovine emblem of Queen’s Road West restaurant Sammy’s Kitchen was removed, an iconic piece of neon scrubbed from the street it had dominated for 40 years. The cow was taken away […]...
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Slow Hong Kong: A Visit to the Zoo

Alice Miquel

A Close Look at Hong Kong’s Rare, Extravagant Spiritual Purification Festivals

Tom Billinge

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