https://www.scmp.com/rss/517580/feed Larry Feign is a writer and cartoonist who lived and worked on Lantau Island for over 30 years. He is the author of The Flower Boat Girl, a novel based on the life of a Chinese woman pirate, as well as other books related to Hong Kong, and has received numerous awards and fellowships for his art and writing. With many regrets, he left Wang Tong Village in 2023 and currently lives in Portugal. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Half a lifetime ago, I moved to Wang Tong, on Lantau Island. No signs pointed to this tiny village, no roads led there, and water buffaloes jammed the footpaths. It was swampy, unkempt and popular with snakes. The only connection to the city at the time was a 70-minute ferry trip. It was love, maybe not at first sight, but by the second, a 32-year-long relationship did bloom. I’ve always worked from home, and for this, my village offered quiet, sometimes too much quiet. Days, even weeks may pass... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3250507/life-beaten-track-32-years-remote-car-free-village-hong-kongs-lantau-island?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3250507/life-beaten-track-32-years-remote-car-free-village-hong-kongs-lantau-island?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Feb 2024 23:15:09 +0000