 Xi Chen
If cultural identity is the soul of a city, then art must be the window to the soul.
Hong Kong - JMSC - It may be an affluent city filled with a commercial buzz and shopping malls, but local artists reap little benefit.
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 Arai Mie
Hong Kong - JMSC - They are illegal. Their owners break the law every day. But dog cafés have proliferated above Hong Kong's busy city streets since Paris Café opened its doors in 1995.
Many hide themselves on upper floors. That does not deter Hong Kong pet-lovers.
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 Viola Luk
They swing from trees, cannonball into the waters, and approach walkers on sight - expecting food. They are the monkey kings of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong - JMSC - This so-called concrete jungle has a monkey problem. The monkey population in Hong Kong is currently growing at an alarming rat... |
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 Huang Lijian
What are hot hobbies for young people today? Maybe hip hop, cos play, or PS2 video games. But in Hong Kong, some people devote themselves to promoting Cantonese Opera, one of the ancient Chinese arts, among young people. Some of them are enthusiastic for interesting the young by modernizing the ar... |
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 Wu Yue Fifty years ago, the traditional narrative art of naamyam was the most popular form of entertainment in Hong Kong. Today, there are fewer than ten naamyam singers still performing.
With fewer and fewer people paying attention to it, will this age-old aspect of Cantonese culture survive?
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 Leani Wessels
Master Tony Chan has a mission.
To pass on his superior knowledge in Tai chi chuan and ensure the survival of this age old form of martial art.
Master Chan was one of the 5 disciples chosen by his Master to be taught some of the secrets of Tai chi chuan. 5 Disciples f... |
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 Zhang Han
Ping Shan has been home to the Tang clan for nearly a thousand years. Today more and more young Tang members are moving out, leaving the ancestoral residence populated by old villagers and newcomers.
Tang Luen-Hing has lived in the Ping Shan area for his whole life. So did mo... |
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 Ma Yue
Hong Kong is proud of its reputation as shoppers' heaven; but it is definitely not a cheap place when it comes the time to go to heaven. Death in Hong Kong is complicated and expensive.
Tam Ren May has worked for the Leung Chun Woon Kee agency for eight years. It is not a marriage or ... |
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 Josh Fenn
Mandarin: an "imperialistic language"?
Even before Hong Kong’s sovereignty
was transferred from Britain
back to China
in 1997, things were beginning to change
in the “Pearl of the Orient.”
Though many people applied for residency in Singapore
or the Un... |
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 Jin Nan
With his shaved forehead and long, braided queue, Aixingero Zhou Tang stands out in Hong Kong. He claims to be a direct-line descendant of a Qing emperor and chooses this manner to express his heritage and identity, and to remind every passer-by: once upon a time, ... |
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 Leung Siu Kin, Nathan There are more than 100 Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong; the oldest is more 742 years old. Visitors flock to temples to worship and get advice on their future from the god, Tin Hau.
Lau Yu, the custodian of the Tin Hau temple in Fung Chi Village, Yuen Long, provides an insight into temple rituals... |
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 Wang Jiapeng
The Recession
On November 7, 2008, a soccer match between Citizen and Kitchee, which were then ranked second and third respectively in the Hong Kong First Division League, drew only 907 spectators, with just 465 of them actually paying for the tickets.
Empty seats are not ... |
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 Saul Sugarman
Tea in Hong Kong is neither a product of Eastern nor Western culture, but often a combination of both.
Owner of a Chinese tea shop for 10 years, Virginia Chin thinks Hong Kong and Chinese tea are the same, however. Western tea past-times found in Hong Kong--like tea at the Peninsula hotel, ... |
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 Diego Laje
Hong Kong has been hiring Filipinos as domestic helpers for decades. This tradition has enriched the local culture with the arrival of these migrants. But it has also created a group of people that live in the city's margins. When these people are in need they turn to the church, following the... |
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 Wang Qian
Fortune telling: a tradition under threat?
Traditional Chinese Fortune tellers have always been star attractions of Temple Street. But
they are now trying to adapt to the fact that the street has changed.
Temple Street, known as "the night club of local people" in the 80... |
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