Category: Feature

Mid-Autumn Lantern Display at Tai Po Waterfront Park Lights Up

The Chinese Renyin calendar year Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival hosted by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department kicked off on Sept. 7. Many sets of Mid-Autumn Lanterns were displayed at three venues (Victoria Park, Man Tung Road Park in Tung Chung, and Tai Po Waterfront Park). The theme of this year’s Mid-Autumn Lantern Display at Tai…


Mid-Autumn Lantern Display at Hong Kong Park Lights Up

The Chinese Renyin calendar year Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival hosted by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department kicked off on Sept. 7. Many sets of Mid-Autumn Lanterns were displayed at three venues (Victoria Park, Man Tung Road Park in Tung Chung, and Tai Po Waterfront Park). The theme of this year’s Mid-Autumn Lantern Display at Tai…


Trans Wreck | Documentary

The documentary Trans Wreck seamlessly pulls together a wide range of viewpoints and clearly articulates the harm of the transgender movement in a highly entertaining and compelling manner. This feature film is bold and courageous, not shying away from a topic most won’t touch with a 10-foot pole. This high-concept piece of filmmaking documents the…


The History of the Peak Tram in Hong Kong

The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. The Peak is the highest mountain on Hong Kong Island, which is the perfect retreat from Hong Kong’s scorching summer heat. As earlier as 1868, houses were built on the Peak,…


Handmade Rare Chinese Lanterns Light Up the Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture since the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907). For Hong Kong residents, this annual festival brings family, relatives, and friends together to celebrate and enjoy traditional food—especially the moon cakes.  Our Epoch reporters went to Blue House Cluster to…


Newly Formed Dragon Boat Team Wins Runner-Up Medal: Experiences the Difference Between Racing in NY and HK

A newly formed dragon boat team of the Hong Kong Association of New York, composed of several Hongkongers in the United States, participated in the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York for the first time this year. After seven weeks of hard work, they won the runner-up medal in the HK Family Invitational…


Hong Kong’s Collective Memories Wither

Local restaurants with a long history, Lin Heung Tea House, Tai Wing Wah Village Cuisine, Mido Cafe, Jumbo Seafood Restaurant, as well as snack shop Aji Ichiban, children’s clothing store chain Chickeeduck, and so on, have all said goodbye to Hong Kong people within a short time since the fifth wave of the pandemic. Among…


UK Museum of Hong Kong: Fighting for True History and Cultural Heritage

Hong Kong cafes’ cultural history started earlier than in communist China, and the culture that developed did not originate from the mainland; the founder of the Museum of Hong Kong in the UK said at a two-day event (July 9-10) in London about Hong Kong’s traditional cafes. The event about Hong Kong’s bing-sutts (icehouse cafes)…


Ex-canadian Parliament Member’s Advice to Hong Kong Youth: Be Prepared for a Long-Running Battle

Twenty-five years after its return to China, Hong Kong is now under a more grim governance than it was during the British colonial era. A Canadian politician said patriotism had turned everything more absurd in Hong Kong. Chiu encouraged the young generation of Hong Kong to get themselves well-equipped for a “battle without end” so…


Shen Yun’s First Post-Pandemic Season to Conclude in Nation’s Capital

After a nearly two year break from the stage, New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts was one of the first performances to emerge from the global pandemic with a world tour. To meet the anticipation and demand of waiting audiences, the normally half-year tour season was expanded from July 2021 to July 2022, nearly a…