https://www.scmp.com/rss/524254/feed The latest news and top stories on Eileen Chang, Influential Chinese Writer. She was a novelist, essayist and screenwriter, gaining prominence in 1940s Shanghai. Her works, including *Love in a Fallen City* and *The Golden Cangue*, explored themes of love, war, human nature, gender relations and social class, known for their psychological insight and realistic portrayals of life in that era. She also translated classical Chinese texts. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Richard James Havis Richard James Havis Celebrated novelist Eileen Chang Ai-ling was not only a film fan, but she also worked as a film critic and wrote movie scripts. Chang’s own novellas were often considered difficult to adapt for the screen. “Her stories are beautiful because of their language and details, not their plots,” critic Paul Fonoroff wrote in the South China Morning Post. Nevertheless, the great Hong Kong director Ann Hui On-wah has tried three times, with Love in a Fallen City (1984), Eighteen Springs (1997) and Love... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348750/how-did-ann-hui-bring-eileen-changs-love-fallen-city-and-eighteen-springs-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348750/how-did-ann-hui-bring-eileen-changs-love-fallen-city-and-eighteen-springs-life?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:15:08 +0000 Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu We humans seem hard-wired to find a strange, sweet comfort in the world of nostalgia. This collective longing has found a digital home in “nostalgia-posting”, where sepia-toned snapshots from the mid-20th century fill our social media feeds. But a more complex chapter is being written as AI enters the fray, blurring the line between memory and machine. What happens to history when technology begins to curate nostalgia? Black-and-white photography often feels as though it is from a different... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/chinese-culture/article/3344824/how-ai-helping-bring-hong-kong-history-life-instagram-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/chinese-culture/article/3344824/how-ai-helping-bring-hong-kong-history-life-instagram-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Mar 2026 03:15:07 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Hana no Kumo Ascend The Henderson to discover Hana no Kumo, where chef Ogawa Masaru – formerly of Wagyu Kaiseki Den – is putting his spin on the kappou experience. It’s an intimate affair on the 38th floor; just 24 seats surround the action as Ogawa executes his interactive “cut and cook” philosophy. The HBA-designed space is inspired by Kyoto, with sakura motifs providing a serene backdrop for HK$2,380 dinner tasting menus featuring abalone and seasonal sashimi. Summit 38, 38/F, The Henderson,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3339331/buzziest-openings-hong-kong-japanese-delights-new-literary-museum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3339331/buzziest-openings-hong-kong-japanese-delights-new-literary-museum?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu From correspondence about her short story ideas to worried messages about her deteriorating health to designs for a new qipao she wished to purchase, the woman behind the icon that is Eileen Chang Ai-ling is revealed at a new exhibition in Hong Kong. “Beyond Distance: Half a Lifelong Friendship of Eileen Chang, Stephen Soong and Mae Fong Soong” is the inaugural exhibition at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU)’s Museum of Modern Chinese Literature. It displays 120 of the nearly 17,000... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3334720/eileen-chang-exhibition-hong-kong-reveals-woman-behind-chinese-literary-icon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3334720/eileen-chang-exhibition-hong-kong-reveals-woman-behind-chinese-literary-icon?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:15:09 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Try this The Big Bread Social Sourdough fiends and carb lovers will want to mark this gathering of hobbyist bakers. Organised by Big Hug Studios and Obviously Studios, the event will allow home bakers to showcase their skills, as well as connect with each other for a wholesome (and wholewheat) afternoon of fun on October 19, from 12pm to 4pm, at Sleepyhead, in Wan Chai. Sleepyhead, Shop C, 1-3 Moon Street, Wan Chai. For tickets, go to eventbrite.hk Drink this The Pontiac Marking a full decade... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3328514/what-do-hong-kong-october-12-18?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3328514/what-do-hong-kong-october-12-18?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 22:15:08 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang Chinese novelist Yan Lianke is considered a strong contender to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Yan uses magical and absurd imagery to depict the realities of rural China, particularly the lives of ordinary people in the Mao Zedong era. His awards include the Franz Kafka Prize, the Lao She Literary Award and the Lu Xun Literary Prize. Yan is a professor at Renmin University of China in Beijing and a chair professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. In this interview, the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326962/literary-anarchist-yan-lianke-chinese-writers-nobel-prize-and-censorship?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326962/literary-anarchist-yan-lianke-chinese-writers-nobel-prize-and-censorship?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Sep 2025 22:00:17 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang Chinese novelist Yan Lianke is considered a strong contender to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Yan uses magical and absurd imagery to depict the realities of rural China, particularly the lives of ordinary people in the Mao Zedong era. His awards include the Franz Kafka Prize, the Dream of the Red Chamber Award and the Newman Prize for Chinese Literature. Yan is a professor at Renmin University of China in Beijing and a chair professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3326870/yan-lianke-chinese-novelist-and-nobel-prize-contender-writers-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3326870/yan-lianke-chinese-novelist-and-nobel-prize-contender-writers-role?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:05:30 +0000