https://www.scmp.com/rss/316004/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com An era in modern Peking opera came to an end this week with the death of one of its finest practitioners, Mei Baojiu. Born in 1934, Mei was the son of Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), one of the most famous opera stars of modern times who was known for his Dan, or female, roles. Imaginechina, China News Service and China Foto Press provided these photographs of this remarkable artistic family. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1939509/pictures-mei-dynasty-remembered-opera-star-mei-baojiu-dies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1939509/pictures-mei-dynasty-remembered-opera-star-mei-baojiu-dies?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Apr 2016 05:09:24 +0000 Hundreds of protesters launched projectiles and set fires on one of the busiest streets in Mong Kok early Tuesday morning amid a police crackdown on illegal street hawkers. The violence broke out on Shantung Street and Soy Street. Senior police officer Crusade Yau Siu-kei said: “Radical elements have come with self-made weapons and shields and clashed with police.” READ MORE: Ugly New Year hawker riot leaves Mong Kok under police lockdown after protest over street food sellers Police said 48... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1910852/pictures-mong-kok-hawker-protest-turns-violent-first-night?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1910852/pictures-mong-kok-hawker-protest-turns-violent-first-night?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Feb 2016 02:30:00 +0000 Taiwanese authorities are to launch an investigation into the construction materials used in a high-rise residential building that collapsed after a deadly ­earthquake struck the island’s southern city of Tainan just before dawn on Saturday. At least 13 people, including a 10-day-old girl, were killed and 484 others injured after the shallow, magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck the south of the island, triggering the dramatic collapse of the building while neighbouring properties showed little... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1909952/taiwan-quake-collapse-linked-shoddy-materials-death-toll-tainan-rises-13?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1909952/taiwan-quake-collapse-linked-shoddy-materials-death-toll-tainan-rises-13?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Feb 2016 01:30:45 +0000 People donning thick clothes as they queue for buses on the way to work; kindergarten and primary school children were suspended on the coldest Monday in the city. Hong Kong’s cold snap brought the coldest temperatures on record in nearly six decades, with the Hong Kong Observatory confirming temperatures for many parts of the city were around three to four degrees on Monday morning, with those on the ground several degrees lower. Monday’s weather was expected to be fine and very dry, with... https://www.scmp.com/weather/hong-kong/article/1904845/freeze-frame-images-hong-kongs-chilling-return-work-monday-inside?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/weather/hong-kong/article/1904845/freeze-frame-images-hong-kongs-chilling-return-work-monday-inside?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Jan 2016 04:30:00 +0000 As rescuers continue to comb through the devastating aftermath of Sunday’s landslide in Shenzhen, the chorus of condemnation grows. Residents are sure that illegal dumping of construction waste – apparently rife in recent years – contributed to the calamity. Three decades of headlong economic growth have been catching up with China in terms of safety and damage to the environment. The landslide is the fourth major disaster to strike China in a year following a deadly New Year’s Eve stampede in... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1893859/pictures-shenzhen-linfen-deadly-history-unnatural-disasters-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1893859/pictures-shenzhen-linfen-deadly-history-unnatural-disasters-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Dec 2015 05:38:11 +0000 Hong Kong Disneyland has long been billed as the “happiest place on earth”. But its history has been far from fun-filled, with the park operators dogged for years by struggles with tourist numbers and revenue, as well as labour issues. The mostly rough roller-coaster ride began in 1998, when the idea for a Disney resort and park was proposed. At that point, Tokyo Disneyland was the only one operating in Asia. Mickey got the green light in 1999 when Hong Kong’s legislature gave funding approval... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1856624/hong-kong-disneyland-turns-10-look-back-parks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1856624/hong-kong-disneyland-turns-10-look-back-parks?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:45:45 +0000 Chinese social media erupted in mockery and jokes - amid the praise and applause - during China's military parade on Thursday, marking 70 years since the end of the second world war. Internet users found plenty to talk about, from former president Jiang Zemin's hands to Mao Zedong's rotund grandson looking deflated from the heat - even if much of the chatter was eventually blocked by the internet police. Deletions of posts on Weibo - the Twitter-like service massively popular in China - picked... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1855254/jiang-zemin-has-how-many-fingers-twitter-jokes-and-censored-weibo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1855254/jiang-zemin-has-how-many-fingers-twitter-jokes-and-censored-weibo?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:30:45 +0000 For Hong Kong residents, dense, high rise living and working is the accepted way of living. A new Hong Kong exhibition Pattern of Living by Picture This invites four Hong Kong resident photographers to explore the skyscraper environment. Open until September 5, each photographer's interpretations are very different, but each captures the density of the city providing a novel view of the city's surroundings - from Harold de Puymorin's tilt-shift miniaturisation, to Eleanor McColl's pop-art... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1854371/rainbow-hong-kong-incredible-photos-show-high-rise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1854371/rainbow-hong-kong-incredible-photos-show-high-rise?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Sep 2015 07:15:45 +0000 Affectionately known as the ‘Ding Dings’ from the sound of their bells, Hong Kong's historic 111-year-old trams have graced the cities streets since 1904 and retain a special place in the hearts of Hongkongers, despite their sharp contrast to the rest of the fast-paced Asian metropolis. They trundle along Hong Kong Island between Shau Kei Wan and Kennedy Town, with a branch circulating through Happy Valley. Every day the city’s 163 trams carry 230,000 passengers, from office workers and students... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1853356/pictures-look-hong-kongs-ding-ding-trams-through?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1853356/pictures-look-hong-kongs-ding-ding-trams-through?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Aug 2015 06:45:00 +0000 At least 55 people were killed and over 700 people were injured after huge explosions at a warehouse in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin, according to the officials and eyewitnesses on Thursday. "I thought it was an earthquake, so I rushed downstairs without my shoes on,” Tianjin resident Zhang Siyu, whose home is several kilometres from the blast site, said. In this gallery, photographers from AFP, AP, EPA, Reuters and Xinhua bear witness to the devastation. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1849138/pictures-huge-explosions-tianjin-leave-dozens-dead-injured?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1849138/pictures-huge-explosions-tianjin-leave-dozens-dead-injured?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Aug 2015 02:15:45 +0000 Click here to view the interactive gallery Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour has undergone a massive facelift through the decades - a phenomenon captured in stunning before-and-after photos currently on display in an exhibition. Use our interactive tool to watch the city change before your eyes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/1752263/then-and-now-photographs-show-hong-kong-harbourfronts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/1752263/then-and-now-photographs-show-hong-kong-harbourfronts?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2015 01:00:30 +0000 As Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists plan to carry out the civil disobedience movement Occupy Central, we take a look into SCMP's photo archives for slices of history featuring people and life in Central, in particular Chater Road, in the last half century.  Photo editing: Laurence Chu https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1600145/chater-road-history-hong-kongs-prosperity-and-tumult?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1600145/chater-road-history-hong-kongs-prosperity-and-tumult?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:15:00 +0000