Zolima’s Picks: Cafés That Capture the Old Hong Kong Spirit
We’re bringing you a roundup of five eateries that pair vintage décor with fresh creative energy...
Yau Ma Tei
Mum’s Not Home – and This Café is Ready to Play
How an artist and a designer opened a Kowloon café that is as much a community as it is a coffee shop...
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’s Maritime Trade, Part IV: Opium
Was Hong Kong the world’s original narco state?...
Meet the Plumber King, Hong Kong’s Unexpected Graffiti Icon
For decades, a plumber has advertised his services by painting on the city's surfaces. We meet the man behind thousands of remarkably stylish advertisements....
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....
Hong Kong’s Modern Heritage, Part II: Truth Lutheran Church
A Space Age emblem of postwar expansion, the Truth Lutheran Church stands out as one of the few remaining works by an influential Hong Kong architect. ...
Two Australian Photographers are Capturing Old Hong Kong Before it Disappears
A new series of photographs captures the lively scene of Hong Kong's old shops and hawker stalls – before they disappear....
A Place to Escape: Hong Kong’s Beach Culture Through the Years
Hong Kong has always loved the beach – but beach culture hasn't always been the same....
Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Handmade Traditional Chinese Scales
Traditional Chinese measuring devices live on thanks to the efforts of a second-generation scale-maker in Yau Ma Tei....
Inside the Old Shops That Give Hong Kong its Character
Photographer and heritage advocate Simon Go explores Hong Kong's old shops in a new exhibition....
Hong Kong, 20 Years After the Handover, Part I – Borrowed Spaces
There is nowhere quite like Hong Kong. Founded by the British as a bridge between China and the world, it is a place that has somehow forged its own resilient identity in the gaps between nations, languages and cultures. On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong’s sovereignty was transferred from Britain to China, and the two […]...
Shanghai Street in Four Scenes
A window into one of Hong Kong’s most storied streets...
Tribute Hotel, A New Addition to Yau Ma Tei
Tribute hotel isn’t due to open until mid-October but has already gotten a lot of buzz in the last few months for its unique mission of showcasing local talent in all aspects of the property...