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...
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The Many Unlived Lives of Tibetan Choreographer Sang Jijia
The celebrated Tibetan choreographer’s journey has taken him from rural China to studying to under William Forsythe in Germany to now leading Hong Kong modern dance company CCDC...
The Story of Kwun Yum, Hong Kong’s Mother Goddess
One goddess is worshipped above the rest: Kwun Yum, the Goddess of Mercy. But how did she achieve her exalted position?...
Daphné Mandel’s Time Rift: Art That Explores Hong Kong’s Abandoned Ruins
Artist Daphné Mandel has spent the pandemic exploring Hong Kong's abandoned places, channeling her discoveries into a new exhibition...
Yuri Ng Has Big Plans for Contemporary Dance in Hong Kong
The new head of the City Contemporary Dance Company is finding ways to deal with the pandemic, political upheaval and a challenging change in geography....
Hong Kong’s Colonial Heritage, Part VI: Green Hub, the Old Tai Po Police Station
Britain's first colonial outpost in the New Territories has become a venue that promotes eco-friendly living....
Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part V: Incense
The trees that gave Hong Kong its name fuelled local industry for centuries – but they are now at risk of disappearing....
Witnesses to History: Hong Kong’s Clock Towers
As the Garden bakery clock tower is set for demolition, a look back at the iconic towers that have stood watch over Hong Kong's cityscape....
Behind the Screen Doors of Hong Kong’s Pawn Shops, Centuries of Tradition
Pawn shops are some of Hong Kong's most distinctive landmarks – but how do they work?...
Sir Murray MacLehose, the Unexpected Father of Modern Hong Kong
How a gangly Scotsman nicknamed Jock the Sock ended up as Hong Kong's longest-serving governor – and one who laid the groundwork for many of the city's most important institutions....
Explore Hong Kong’s Markets: Mountain Weeds and Healing Herbs in Tai Po
“Call me Auntie Lam!” She is hard to miss, a picture of rural enterprise in the otherwise utilitarian surroundings of the Tai Po Hui Market. Her stall is marked by a wooden arbor decorated with bunches of dried herbs, beneath which are baskets overflowing with greens, roots, nuts, sugarcane and dozens of other natural treasures. […]...