New Black Myth character, a daily-drinker’s wake-up call: 7 lifestyle stories

From Black Myth’s new character to history Hong Kong-style curry, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting

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The Chinese animated film Nobody reimagines Journey to the West from the demons’ perspective, blending tradition and modernity to create a box office success. Photo: Weibo/Nobody’s official account

Published: 3:00pm, 28 Aug 2025Updated: 4:27pm, 28 Aug 2025

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1. Chinese audiences left cinemas in tears after watching Nobody. Why?

Just like the widely acclaimed 3D animated film Ne Zha 2 before it, Nobody – a breakout box office hit in China this summer – draws its inspiration from a Chinese literary classic, namely Journey to the West.

2. ‘Brothers’: Hong Kong and Beijing palace museums reflect on special ties

On August 19, a declaration of fraternal love gushed forth in the same spot where Presidents Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and their wives had a private dinner in 2017, deep in the heart of Beijing’s Forbidden City.

3. Better looking than Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, the rise of Yuen Biao

Yuen Biao (right) and Lily Li in a still from Dreadnaught (1981), directed by Yuen Woo-ping. Yuen was the youngest of the trio known as the “Three Dragons”, which included Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. Photo: Golden Harvest

Yuen Biao is not as well known today as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung Kam-bo, his “brothers” at their teacher Yu Jim-yuen’s Beijing Opera school, but the Hong Kong martial arts actor certainly has his own style.

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