Vignettes of the World
I Have a Date with Spring
The Sam Tung Uk in Tsuen Wan is formerly the Hakka Wai Village (Hakka walled village) of the Chan’s. In Chinese, “tung” means the upper beams of the houses, which support the roof. Because this village had three main halls, the name Sam Tung Uk …
Book Review: Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945 by Geoffrey Charles Emerson This is a great introduction to Hong Kong’s World War II history. Originally written as a master’s thesis for history, this work approaches the subject matter with sympathy and life-breathing details. One of the main …
Hong Kong’s local oysters mostly come from Lau Fau Shan in western Yuen Long. The second generation owner of oyster farm Chan Cheung Kee decided to satisfy the palate of oyster lovers by opening the Best Oyster Noodle restaurant in Prince Edward. The oysters served …
“During the transport, the chefs would feed the baby pigeons with their own mouths to prevent them from starving. Because we used only baby pigeons of 23-24 days old, they were not able to eat on their own yet. If they could eat on their …
Kam Tin, in the much older times, was known as Shum Tin. During the Ming Dynasty in 1587, a severe drought in the Baoan County depleted the granaries. The magistrate requested the villagers to submit grain. The results were poor, with the exception of the …
We did a quick tour at the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMOA) this day. Getting In We got a ticket for the timeslot of 12:30 – 2:30pm. We were mistaken as we thought that we could stay for as long as we wanted upon …
As of June 2023, the giant twines of Mau Ping have been destroyed (not completely) by a vicious person, who chopped down parts of the old trees. The twines suffered significant damage. Some experts have assessed that the damage is too great for the twines …
After visiting the Police Museum, we decided to take a walk in the neighboring Aberdeen Reservoir. The entrance to the trail is right next to the Wan Chai Gap Park on the Aberdeen Reservoir Road. Simply walk along, all the way down on the paved …
Given the turn of events since last year, the Police Museum is probably not a kind of place that I would like to visit. Who wants to make the effort just to receive more propaganda, as if what we have been getting is not enough? …
The Chinese name of Amah Rock means the “husband-yearning rock.” “Why do you always go to these haunted places?” A good friend said when I told her that I would like to visit the Amah rock. Like so many places in Hong Kong that come …