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Kowloon City
Kowloon City is where the old airport stood. It is an interesting area because some old shops still operate there despite the rapid pace of change in Hong Kong. It is also a known food area where thai...
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Nunnery and park: more compassion needed?
Chi Lin Nunnery is a Buddhist nunnery built in the Tang dynasty architecture style, consisting of gardens and temples. Construction of the complex started in mid-1990s and opened to the public for...
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Tung Ping Chau: spectacular rock and sea erosion landscape
Tung Ping Chau is an offshore island located in the northeast corner of Hong Kong, being its most easterly point, and closer to the border with Mainland China than with the main landmass of Hong Kong....
View ArticlePicasso and Secret Garden to be in HK
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is going to present the exhibition “Picasso – Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris” from 19 May to 22 July. Each viewing session is only two hours during...
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Street music in Wanchai
This street music series has been going on for the past three years, outside Hong Kong Arts Centre. And yet I only learnt of this recently and got to see it last night. What a great show. It features a...
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Jimmy and his sensitivity
The best known author-illustrator in greater China must be him, Jimmy Liao (幾米)，from Taiwan. His picture-books are well loved by adult readers, including friends of mine. Melancholic sensitivity...
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Kennedy Town
Kennedy Town is an old neighbourhood at the western end of Hong Kong Island. I lived in the area for at least 10 years and moved out three years ago. It seemed that the neighborhood had frozen in time,...
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Jimmy’s hugs
I was given Jimmy Liao (幾米)’s new book: Hugs. A sweet picture book, it depicts hugs between animals and children in their varied forms. The color, the line and form keep me hooked. I like this in...
View ArticleOrganic farmers’ markets in Hong Kong
The organic farmers’ markets are expanding in HK. Now there are at least three markets across the city, selling the produce of local organic farmers: 1. The organic farmers’ market in Taipo, every...
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Revisiting Tai O (part 1)
It must be ten years ago when I last visited Tai O, a fishing town on the western end of Lantau Island. It seems that there are now more tourists here, more seafood produce on sale and a wide variety...
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Revisiting Tai O (part 2)
Tai O is known for the stilt houses which are interconnected, forming a close-knit community. Previously you paid 50 cents to use a sampan to cross the creek that separates Lantau Island from the rest...
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Cycle to Lau Fau Shan (流浮山)
Hong Kong’s longest and most popular bike route runs from Tai Wai (大圍) to Tai Mei Tuk （大尾篤）. After cycling there a few times and getting bored, I ventured to try some new route. I chose Tin Shui Wai...
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Mai Po: Haven for bird watching
Located on the northwestern corner of Hong Kong, Mai Po Nature Reserve is among Asia’s finest locations for wetland biodiversity. It features fishponds, gei wai (traditional shrimp ponds), mudflats,...
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Visit farm and flea market in one go
This past Saturday, I visited two places, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, and the flea market outside Kam Sheung Road MTR station. It was all done together and it was fun. I visited Kadoorie Farm for...
View Article“West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre” celebrating Cantonese Opera
From 30 Jan to 16 Feb, “West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre” will be staged in Hong Kong’s future cultural hub West Kowloon Cultural District. The event features mainly Cantonese operas (which used bamboo for...
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The village way to celebrate CNY
It is not allowed to set off firecrackers or fireworks in Hong Kong. This is understandable as it would be very dangerous to allow this in a city with high population density. Yet, in the villages in...
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Nearly century-old snack shop
This shop has been around for over 85 years. It was established in Foshan(佛山) in Guangdong in1927, then its founder moved to Hong Kong and so was the shop. Chan Yee Jai（陳意齋）sells traditional snack food...
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The ugly, the rich and the luxurious
An inflatable sculpture exhibition is being held in the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade, the site of the forthcoming park of the West Kowloon Cultural District. This “complex pile” by American artist...
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Century-old fruit market
It is very likely that you will not notice the existence of Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market even if you pass by Yau Ma Tei. For the market is bustling with activity only from midnight. It is not a retail...
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Visit Chung Chi College
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has the most beautiful campus among the city’s universities. The following are some snapshots taken not long ago at its Chung Chi College, just a stone’s throw away...
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