Vignettes of the World
I Have a Date with Spring
The trail of today is a two-looped walk from the Lions Nature Education Centre in Tsiu Hang, then Ma Lam Wat Village, and return via Tai Ngam Hau, then back to Tsiu Hang. I have previously written on the Lions Nature Education Centre. Because I …
The fish intestines! You know the cost of the water that goes into cleaning them would end up more than that of the intestines themselves! The owner of Yixin Restaurant jested about this traditional Cantonese dish on the radio food show, The Golden Plaque. A …
Orchards, farming fields, outdoor education areas, air-conditioned exhibition centres, a lotus pad, short hiking trails and a nice café – what location offers better summer outing options than Tsiu Hang? The 24-acre Tsiu Hang Special Area is a designated area of environmental conservation. It received …
“So what’s the plan for our walk in Peng Chau?” My besties finally had a chance to get together for a day trip to Peng Chau. “No plan, let’s just walk around aimlessly.” Sounds like a plan, and it turned out to be a good …
I was looking for easily accessible heritage sites in northern New Territories. Research revealed that there are two Grade 1 Historic Buildings in the villages of Wo Hang in Sha Tau Kok. The first is the Fat Tat Tong of Ha Wo Hang Tsuen Village …
The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum is a small exhibition of an excavated ancient tomb dated to the Han Dynasty. It stands as testament to the presence of China’s ancient civilization in Hong Kong. Indeed, it was rather surprising for me to learn that …
It is approaching summertime now, but the spring of 2022 was a heavenly time for the photographers of Hong Kong. Fellow bloggers have taken wonderful photos of the spring blossom all over Hong Kong. In late April, my friend and I visited the Cherry Street …
Po Kwu Wan is a small bay west of the neighboring High Island Reservoir in Sai Kung. The ruins of a concrete enclosure of a former fishing farm turns it into a moon-shape bay. It is quite an experience to “walk on the ocean” on …
The Asia Society holds an exhibition Recovery, Resilience, Resurgence at the Chantal Miller Gallery of Asia Society. My friends and I paid a visit on a leisurely Friday afternoon. The Exhibition Recovery, Resilience, Resurgence is currently open until 31st July, 2022. Recovery, Resilience, Resurgence features the …
The Cathedral of Immaculate Conception serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Its predecessor at Wellington Street was the first Catholic Church in Hong Kong. History The Cathedral of Immaculate Conception has the same beginning as British Hong Kong. In …