The Living Threads of Dragon’s Beard Candy
Inside Central Market, Bamboo Garden preserves the hand-pulled craft of dragon beard candy...
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Hong Kong Tong Lau: Inside Noii Art House
In a landmark tong lau, a renovated Sham Shui Po art space balances grassroots heritage with an accessible platform for emerging artists...
Tile Tales: Exploring Hong Kong and Pakistan’s Culture of Mosaic Tiles
The tile traditions of both Hong Kong and Pakistan come together in a new zine, Tile Tales: The Lives and After Lives of Iconic Tiles. 35 colourful pages reveal unexpected threads connecting the ceramic traditions of these two different places. The zine is accompanied by a short documentary that launches on September 28, offering even […]...
In Hong Kong, Neon is a Family Business
Three generations of neon master Wong Kin-wah’s family have come together to keep neon art and craft alive...
How Can Hong Kong’s Traditional Cafés Be Saved? Tai On Coffee Offers an Answer
Tai On Coffee and Tea has saved a 1960s-era bing sutt from disappearing, but not without controversy...
Hong Kong Soy Sauce: Mee Chun, or Kowloon Soy Company
Mee Chun, one of Hong Kong's original soy sauce manufacturers is known for more than just its sauce. It's pickles...
Hong Kong Soy Sauce: Pat Chun’s Taste of Tradition
One of Hong Kong five old-school soy sauce manufacturers channels traditional culture into its products...
Hong Kong’s Ghost Signs: The Shanghainese Fortune Teller
The legacy of a Shanghainese fortune teller looms over Hennessy Road...
What Happens When Art and Design Collide?
Hong Kong-based designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng collaborates on a boundary-pushing work of art and design in Milan...
Hong Kong is Haunted by Ghost Signs
There’s a lot to learn from the old hand-painted signs that linger throughout the city...
The Story Behind Ascot Chang, Hong Kong’s Superstar Tailor
The Shanghainese roots of Hong Kong tailoring are embodied by the Chang family, whose business has earned worldwide acclaim...
Hong Kong Recipes: 瀨鑊邊 – Wok Drizzle Soup, A Rare Hakka Delicacy
Delicately fried rice noodles are the pièce de résistance in this heartwarming, aromatic Hakka dish...
Craving Congee? It’s Good Luck For Chinese New Year
Congee is a staple dish in Cantonese cuisine, but it's also loaded with symbolic significance during the Chinese New Year...
What Does the Future Hold? Hong Kong’s Fortune Tellers Have the Answers
We visit Wong Tai Sin to understand fortune telling traditions that have descended from a web of complex influences stretching back thousands of years...
Pop Cantonese: 戴綠帽 – Wearing A Green Hat
Sporting a green hat? Don't be surprised if you're greeted with a smirk...
Soy Sauce Christmas: Hong Kong’s Nostalgic Fusion Feasts
Massive Christmas feasts at "soy sauce Western" restaurants like Tai Ping Koon were once a Hong Kong tradition. Now that tradition is on the wane – but why?...
Modern Before Its Time: A Hong Kong Gallery Embraces Ming Dynasty Furniture
Once overlooked, the elegant simplicity of Ming Dynasty furniture is now highly coveted – and a Hong Kong gallery was at the front lines of its renaissance....
Tin Hau Festival: Celebrating the Birthday of Hong Kong’s Supreme Goddess
From a Fujianese fishing village to the streets of Hong Kong: the story behind Tin Hau, Hong Kong's most popular deity. ...
Keeping Hakka Culture Alive, Part II: Hats and Songs
There's a link between the distinctive hats worn by Hakka women and the songs they sing in the fields – one a young enthusiast is trying to keep alive....
Lucky Embroidery: The Story Behind Hong Kong’s Intricate Kua Wedding Dresses
Traditional brides in Hong Kong don't wear white – they wear a kua. We visit one of the last local workshops that makes these intricate gowns. ...
Pop Cantonese: 點心 – Touching Heart
The heart-warming history of an emblematic series of Cantonese dishes. ...
Black Soup and White Pudding: Hong Kong’s Original Dessert Duo
Sesame sweet soup and steamed milk pudding remain Hongkongers’ favourites since sweet soup shops first appeared in the city. Here’s why....
Hong Kong Numerology: Nine for Eternity
You don’t need nine lives, but the number nine is useful for leading a long life....
Video: Watch How Sudo Reiko Makes NUNO Textiles
Inside a fascinating new exhibition at CHAT....
Saam Hui Yaat: Inside a Tea House That Makes Dim Sum With Heart
This neighbourhood institution hasn’t changed much since it opened 41 years ago – even as Hong Kong’s dim sum landscape has been reshaped by chain restaurants and industrial food....
Reiko Sudo at CHAT: Japanese Textile Ingenuity
A new exhibition explores how a textile artist has revived and reinvented Japan’s textile traditions...
Hong Kong Numerology: Lucky Number Eight
Four might be unlucky, but double it and you'll get the most auspicious number in the Chinese-speaking world....
Hong Kong by Foot: A New Generation of Tours is Immersed in Street Life
Walking tours are delving deep into Hong Kong's daily life and culture....
Hong Kong Numerology: Why Is Four So Unlucky?
Here's why you won't find the fourth floor in many Hong Kong buildings....
Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Crafting Cantonese Opera Headdresses by Hand
A veteran costume maker for Cantonese opera explains the intricacies of an under-appreciated craft...
Why Sugarcane Juice Is a Summertime Favourite in Hong Kong
Central landmark Kung Lee has been making fresh sugarcane juice since 1948 – but it needs to adapt to keep up with the times...
Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Silky Smooth Tofu Pudding at Kung Wo
The owner of a historic tofu shop reflects on what makes cold tofu pudding such a classic dessert....
The Immigrant Dragons, Part IV: Generations United in Bendigo
Back home in Australia, the world's largest imperial dragon joins his predecessors – and so do the citizens of Bendigo, united by Chinese tradition....
Serving the Gods: A Day With a Temple Keeper in Hong Kong
Tung Chung's Hau Wong Temple has stood for more than 250 years – and Hyelyong Tung has the important job of making sure it keeps going....
Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: The Last Minibus Sign Maker
Hand-painted signs were once standard in the windows of Hong Kong's minibuses, but as with so many traditional trades, they are at risk of dying out....
Pop Cantonese: 熱氣/寒涼 – Heaty and Cool
Ever wonder where some of the words we use everyday in Hong Kong lingo come from? ...
Reading the Qipao: The Story Behind the Most Iconic Chinese Dress
A dress that once defined fashion in China and Hong Kong, the qipao is making a comeback....
Timepiece Diplomacy: Hong Kong Contributes to a Long European Tradition
Western clock technology once charmed Chinese emperors – now Hong Kong watchmakers are taking their product global....
Forgotten Icon: The Disappearing Art of Dragon Boat Building
Hong Kong's dragon boat festival is going strong – but the industry that once supplied it is fading into obscurity. ...
The Immigrant Dragons – Part I: How Australia is Saving a Hong Kong Tradition
The small Australian city of Bendigo is looking for a new dragon – so they've rallied the few remaining masters in Hong Kong....