https://www.scmp.com/rss/330490/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A rice farm in a bustling, crowded city like Hong Kong? City dwellers tired of urban life are making it happen. We visit their farm in the southwestern old village of Yi O to find out how rice goes from seedling to your table. https://www.scmp.com/travel/he-left-everything-behind-farm-middle-nowhere/article/3200711?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/travel/he-left-everything-behind-farm-middle-nowhere/article/3200711?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:17:43 +0000 “Dad, you can’t judge a place you’ve never been to,” said Lisa Simpson to her oafish father in television’s iconic dysfunctional nuclear family The Simpsons. “Yeah, that’s what people do in Russia,” added her rebellious brother Bart. Seeing is indeed believing – and although quarantine requirements make a quick dash across the mainland border currently nigh-on impossible for most Hongkongers, I have been struck by the limited understanding of life on the mainland displayed by many since I moved... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3155575/truly-protect-cantonese-culture-hongkongers-should-look?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3155575/truly-protect-cantonese-culture-hongkongers-should-look?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:45:15 +0000 For 15 years, Wang Shilong has been making and selling ciba, a traditional Chinese cake made from pressed sticky rice, in Dafang, a remote town in southwestern China. His cakes are popular among locals, who call him for deliveries even when the store is closed. He is busier than ever when Lunar New Year approaches. Ciba is eaten across southern China, where it’s a ritual to serve it during big celebrations like the new year. Its chewy, sticky texture is said to represent the closeness and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3131363/ciba-chewy-sticky-chinese-rice-cake?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3131363/ciba-chewy-sticky-chinese-rice-cake?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Apr 2021 03:47:30 +0000 With ornate pins in her hair and wearing a long flowing robe with sweeping sleeves over a heavily embroidered gold and purple silk skirt, Veronica Kam Pui-ka blends in nicely at West Kowloon’s Olympian City 2 where a 4,000 square foot (370 square metre) space has been transformed into a street scene straight out of ancient China. Dressing in traditional outfits during Lunar New Year celebrations is not unusual. What is unusual, however, is that Kam wears traditional clothes all year round,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3121293/hanfu-traditional-chinese-clothing-and-young-people-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3121293/hanfu-traditional-chinese-clothing-and-young-people-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:40:17 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/culture/series/3121245/how-celebrate-year-ox-2021?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/series/3121245/how-celebrate-year-ox-2021?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Feb 2021 03:35:02 +0000 Villain hitting is a form of black magic popular in southern China. It involves cursing one’s enemies by hitting a piece of paper that represents them. We tried it out in Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/videos/chinese-black-magic-spoopy-or-spooky-ep-4/article/3000202?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/videos/chinese-black-magic-spoopy-or-spooky-ep-4/article/3000202?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:10:06 +0000