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Learn About Chinese Medicine in Sheung Wan’s Unusual Herbal Garden

Ilaria Maria SalaNovember 18, 2021

Although it looks like any other sitting-out area, the rest garden in Sheung Wan's dried seafood district is full of information about the medicinal plants being sold all around....

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Tea, Roasted to Order Over Charcoal: The Story of Ming Heung

Ilaria Maria SalaOctober 7, 2021

Ming Heung Tea Shop has been sitting in exactly the same position in Kowloon City since 1963. Chen Dak, the founder, had been in Hong Kong and in the tea business for about 10 years when the shop was established, following in the footsteps of his father, with whom he fled to Hong Kong in […]...

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This Mid-Autumn, Walk Over Hot Coals for the Monkey King

Tom BillingeSeptember 30, 2020

Long overshadowed by the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Monkey King Festival is a unique slice of Chiu Chow culture that includes shamans, trances and incredible feats of endurance....

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

Christopher DewolfJanuary 16, 2020

Hong Kong once made plastic products that were shipped around the world. What's left of that history?...

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A Master Puppeteer Gives an Ancient Chinese Art a 21st-Century Update

Billy PottsMay 22, 2019

Wong Fai helped Chinese puppeteering thrive in 1970s Hong Kong – and now he is ushering in its 21st-century rebirth...

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Hong Kong Bites: Fishballs 魚蛋

Andrea LoSeptember 5, 2018

The story behind Hong Kong’s favourite savoury snack....

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In Trendy SoHo, the Ghosts of 30 Houses Rise for a Remarkable Festival

Cardin ChanAugust 30, 2018

Every year, the historic neighbourhood of 30 Houses stages a unique celebration for Yu Lan, the Hungry Ghost Festival – but as gentrification presses on, how much longer will it survive?...

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Hong Kong Bites: Cantonese New Year Treat – Tong Jyun 湯圓

Gabriella ZanzanainiFebruary 13, 2018

It's time to indulge in one of Hong Kong's favourite Chinese New Year treats....

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Why Hong Kong is Fertile Ground for English Poetry

Sarah KaracsNovember 1, 2017

Hong Kong's multilingualism has given it an edge in a new era of English language poetry, where languages and cultures collide....

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Songs the Drowned Men Sing: Hong Kong’s Chiu Chow Hungry Ghost Festivals Come Back to Life

Ryan KilpatrickAugust 31, 2017

A Chiu Chow twist on the Hungry Ghost Festival is making a comeback in Hong Kong....

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Tam Kung: Hong Kong’s Seafaring Child God

Tom BillingeApril 27, 2017

Every year, Shau Kei Wan celebrates Tam Kung, a mysterious god worshipped by Hakka people around the world. ...

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What’s Left of Hong Kong’s Once-Powerful Chiu Chow Neighbourhood?

Gabriella ZanzanainiFebruary 15, 2017

Chiu Chow people from eastern Guangdong are one of Hong Kong's most formidable ethnic groups, transforming a section of Western District into an international trading powerhouse. There are still remnants of the old Chiu Chow neighbourhood left today....

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People

The Man Who Fought for Public Education in Hong Kong: Hilton Cheong-Leen

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A Star is Reborn: Anita Mui On the Big Screen

Art

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Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: M+, the Museum Made to Order

Shakespeare’s Sonnets Hit the Hong Kong Stage

History

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The Man Who Fought for Public Education in Hong Kong: Hilton Cheong-Leen

Jingle Bells: The Surprising Story Behind TST’s Silent Clock Tower

Design

Why You Should Care About Brutalist Architecture

Jingle Bells: The Surprising Story Behind TST’s Silent Clock Tower

Video: Lacloche in Hong Kong, A Rare Look at Art Deco Marvels

Recreation

Video: Lacloche in Hong Kong, A Rare Look at Art Deco Marvels

Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: M+, the Museum Made to Order

Shakespeare’s Sonnets Hit the Hong Kong Stage

chiu chow

Learn About Chinese Medicine in Sheung Wan’s Unusual Herbal Garden

Tea, Roasted to Order Over Charcoal: The Story of Ming Heung

This Mid-Autumn, Walk Over Hot Coals for the Monkey King

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

A Master Puppeteer Gives an Ancient Chinese Art a 21st-Century Update

Hong Kong Bites: Fishballs 魚蛋

In Trendy SoHo, the Ghosts of 30 Houses Rise for a Remarkable Festival

Hong Kong Bites: Cantonese New Year Treat – Tong Jyun 湯圓

Why Hong Kong is Fertile Ground for English Poetry

Songs the Drowned Men Sing: Hong Kong’s Chiu Chow Hungry Ghost Festivals Come Back to Life

Tam Kung: Hong Kong’s Seafaring Child God

What’s Left of Hong Kong’s Once-Powerful Chiu Chow Neighbourhood?

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