Cheung Chau Island is a true hidden gem. I absolutely love that place. First time I visited Cheung Chau Island, my little sister when she was visiting and we had the most terrific time walking around the island and chilling out on the beach. For national day, I joined two sweet and lively photo-loving Chinese [...]
The main official Hong Kong festivities were held at Victoria Park between Causeway Bay and Tin Hau MTR stations. The event ran for a few days, including large lanterns and a few local Chinese culture stages with Cantonese opera, Chinese puppet shows, acrobatics etc.
I went down there with a few exchange students from HKUST, had [...]
I can’t get enough of time-lapse videos. I can watch those over and over again. Following are some of the absolutely stunning Hong Kong related time-lapse videos I’ve seen recently. I suggest watching those in High Definition (HD) and full screen, where possible.
HD Time Lapse – Hong Kong, China
by HDtimelapse.net
This showreel includes timelapse shots from [...]
The Chinese sure know how to through a good party for their Gods and the 130th Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance Parade as part of the HK celebrations of mid-autumn festival is a great opportunity to see that. Gives something for all those monotheistic religions to think about.
On HK Island, not too far from Causeway [...]
Hong Kong has a really lively advertising market, and that’s often one of the most interesting sources for social interpretations of Hong Kong culture.
One of the first things you’re bound to notice in HK are the big banner-posters hanging all over the MTR. I’ll be honest with you… being the male that I am, [...]
This is a follow-up post to a previous post “The International Student Experience in Hong Kong (& HKUST)” after I received a few questions and queries by email. I’ll try to address those each topic at the time.
Disclaimer – Please note that my perspective is limited to my studies as a post-grad PhD [...]
HKUST organized a tour this last Saturday to see a terrific exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum called "The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947–1957".
It’s a brilliant exhibition. Photography is not allowed inside, but here’s what it’s about (from the website) :
This exhibition focuses on post-war couture during a decade (1947–1957) that [...]
Hong Kong has one of the most impressive selection of shopping malls I’ve seen anywhere. It’s somehow well embedded in the local culture and the local way of life and so almost every MTR subway station has one if not two or three large shopping malls attached to it or closely nearby.
While visiting classmates at [...]
