https://www.scmp.com/rss/330560/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It begins with the sharp beat of drums. Hundreds of Hongkongers have stood together for hours to hear the beats that signal the beginning of the fire dragon dance – a colourful and atmospheric ritual first performed in Tai Hang village in 1880 to ward off a plague. Now a different disease is at large around the world, and the dragon will once again dance to bring health and luck – albeit virtually. Almost every year, the night before the Mid-Autumn Festival, a fire dragon has danced through Tai... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3148959/behind-tai-hangs-fire-dragon-dance-hong-kong-mid-autumn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3148959/behind-tai-hangs-fire-dragon-dance-hong-kong-mid-autumn?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Sep 2021 06:45:12 +0000 Plates and bowls always leaned in a shaky stack in the fridge when I returned home from school, leftovers my grandfather cooked earlier that day. The sharpness of chopped scallions would linger in the air and waft through the house. A man of few words, Yeh Yeh, as we called him at home, preferred to speak through the food he prepared. Born in rural Shandong province in 1922, he grew up learning how to cook the regional staples of northern China: steamed buns, pork dumplings, and hand-pulled... https://www.scmp.com/identity/uncovering-my-grandfathers-war-pain-through-his-cooking/article/3000236?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/identity/uncovering-my-grandfathers-war-pain-through-his-cooking/article/3000236?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:51:17 +0000