In “Tracey,” Actor-Director Jun Li Explores Trans Identity and More

Elizabeth KerrNovember 22, 2018

In his feature-length debut, Jun Li aims to bring a different brand of political filmmaking to Hong Kong....

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Neighbourhood Guide: A Sense of Community in To Kwa Wan

Janice ChenSeptember 6, 2018

To Kwa Wan has long been off the radar – but not for long. As the MTR builds a new line, we explore the nooks and crannies of this underrated corner of Kowloon....

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Reading the Qipao: The Story Behind the Most Iconic Chinese Dress

Karen TsuiAugust 22, 2018

A dress that once defined fashion in China and Hong Kong, the qipao is making a comeback....

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Tai Kwun: The Big House is Finally Open

Christopher DewolfAugust 2, 2018

What's behind the largest and most complex heritage conservation project Hong Kong has ever seen....

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Neighbourhood Guide: Treasures Between the Concrete Blocks of Kwun Tong

Janice ChenJuly 25, 2018

An industrial neighbourhood with a surprisingly long pedigree, Kwun Tong is a mix of new creative ventures and family-run businesses....

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Vhils and Pauline Foessel in Macau: Engaging the Other

Sarah KaracsJuly 17, 2018

Portuguese street artist Vhils joins curator Pauline Foessel to create a dialogue between the Portuguese and Chinese worlds in Macau....

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Forgotten Icon: The Disappearing Art of Dragon Boat Building

Gabriella ZanzanainiJune 13, 2018

Hong Kong's dragon boat festival is going strong – but the industry that once supplied it is fading into obscurity. ...

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The Immigrant Dragons – Part II: On the Hunt for the Right Master

Billy PottsMay 30, 2018

The Australian city of Bendigo continues its search for a master who can make the latest incarnation of its time-honoured Chinese dragon....

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Leo Wong’s Vessels of Memory

Sarah KaracsMay 11, 2018

In a new show at the Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong artist Leo Wong explores the disappearing aura of his city and the objects that help preserve it....

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The Collective Joy of Watching a Movie: This Year’s HKIFF

Elizabeth KerrMarch 19, 2018

The Hong Kong International Film Festival’s new director of programming, Geoffrey Wong, sets a different course for one of Asia’s oldest film festivals....

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Colliding Traditions Keep Chinese Opera Alive and Well

Sarah KaracsJanuary 18, 2018

Chinese opera is as expansive and diverse as China itself – and it continues to thrive in the face of more modern entertainment....

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Art and Textiles on the Cutting Edge: Elaine Yan-ling Ng’s Fabrick Lab

Catherine ShawJuly 19, 2017

Hong Kong designer Elaine Yan-ling Ng's work shows what happens when you blend textiles, weaving and new technology. ...

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From Confucius to Contemporary: the Jade Journey of Yim Tom

Edith TerryJuly 11, 2017

How Yim Tom’s atelier is rediscovering the heart of Chinese jewellery...

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The End of an Antique Era on Hollywood Road

Edith TerryJune 22, 2017

A legendary family of Hollywood Road antique dealers calls it quits, squeezed by rents and the decline of bricks-and-mortar retail....

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I, Wu Song: A One-Man Cantonese Opera – Without Song or Words

Elle KwanJune 7, 2017

What happens when a Cantonese opera removes all speech? ...

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A Contemporary Carmen: Bold and Ambitious, Yet Vulnerable

Elle KwanMay 18, 2017

A Chinese and Japanese choreographer team up to put a new, made-for-2017 twist on the classic ballet Carmen....

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Local Beer, Historic Pottery and a 5,000-Year-Old Recipe

Helen DalleyMay 4, 2017

A new collaboration between Moonzen Brewery and Latitude 22N delves into the history of Chinese brewing and Jingdezhen porcelain...

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Wilson Shieh’s Gender-Bending Skyscraper Women

Sarah KaracsApril 26, 2017

Renowned for his cheeky ink paintings, Wilson Shieh uses a venerable Chinese form of art to comment on contemporary Hong Kong....

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Jade Culture, Part IV: The Guardian of Jade

Edith TerryApril 19, 2017

We are tucked away at a table behind the display walls at Sotheby’s spring 2017 auction, where 17 magnificent jades of the Beasts of Antiquity collection will sell a few days later for an aggregate HK$20 million. Ten of the jades in the collection originally belonged to Chung Wah-pui, a retired 82-year-old civil engineer who is […]...

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A Walk on the Wong Chuk Hang Side: Talks, Performances and More During South Island Art Day

Sarah KaracsMarch 21, 2017

That art districts emerge out of industrial corners of a city is not an unusual phenomenon. Drawn to the large spaces, low rents and high ceilings of disused factories and manufacturing high rises, galleries and artists pile in and, over time, make an otherwise culturally-barren locality their own. That is as much the story of […]...

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The Vertical City, Part III: The West Kowloon Walled City

Christopher DewolfJanuary 19, 2017

Apartments, hotels, shops and the city's tallest building – how West Kowloon's Union Square is the ultimate vertical city within a city....

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Why Clockenflap is About More Than Just Music

Christopher DewolfNovember 17, 2016

Clockenflap has built up its credentials as a world-class music festival, but co-founder Jay Forster hopes to make its arts component just as relevant....

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Jackfruit, Hibiscus and Horsetails: Meet the Trees That Will Populate West Kowloon’s New Park

Christopher DewolfOctober 6, 2016

Hundreds of trees are being carefully grown in West Kowloon's Nursery Park, which will soon populate one of Hong Kong's most highly anticipated green spaces. ...

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Sparks Fly: When Martial Art Meets Dance

Elle KwanJune 22, 2016

A peek into Storm Clouds, the latest production of the Hong Kong Dance company that catches the audience off guard....

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The Most Important Architects You’ve Never Heard Of

Christopher DewolfMarch 24, 2016

How Palmer & Turner shaped Hong Kong – and spread Hong Kong values throughout the world....

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Ink Asia Brings Ink to the Forefront

Vickie ChanDecember 18, 2015

Born in Hong Kong, first art ink fair in the world. Who thinks ink is old fashioned?...

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