https://www.scmp.com/rss/71/feed In-depth features, fashion, travel, interiors, food & drink, books and art en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hei Kiu Au Hei Kiu Au “I was thinking about something crazy like a pumpkin orange. Mustard … kind of like a terracotta orange. You’ve been to Morocco, Marrakech?” Ricardo Chaneton, chef-owner of Michelin-star restaurant Mono, in Central, is bent over a table laden with samples of glazed ceramic tiles. Across from him is Queenie Chan Kwan-wai, a ceramicist and the founder of Ephelis, who has collaborated with him for the past five years. “What about this kind of orange?” Chan suggests. “No … it’s too brown,” says... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3373406/clay-cuisine-ceramicists-reshaping-fine-dining-hong-kong https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3373406/clay-cuisine-ceramicists-reshaping-fine-dining-hong-kong Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:14 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak On the brackish shores of the New Territories’ Deep Bay, Lau Fau Shan has long been the beating heart of Hong Kong’s oyster industry. Once, oyster farmers here relied on traditional bottom cultivation, driving wooden posts and concrete tiles into shallow intertidal mudflats to collect drifting wild spat: baby oysters that have attached themselves to a hard surface, or substrate, after their larval stage. When mature, the harvest was transformed into sun-dried morsels, golden oysters in their... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3372268/pictures-look-back-oyster-farmers-hong-kongs-lau-fau-shan https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3372268/pictures-look-back-oyster-farmers-hong-kongs-lau-fau-shan Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Charukesi Ramadurai Charukesi Ramadurai The view of the Kailasa Temple from above takes my breath away – and I am not referring just to the huffing and puffing of the climb to the top of the hillock that overlooks this 8th century marvel. Its sheer scale and significance seen from on high make me literally gasp in wonder. In an archaeological complex strewn with ancient Buddhist, Jain and Hindu temples, this one – dedicated to the Hindu destroyer god, Shiva – is the show-stopper. It’s the middle of the monsoon season in central India... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3372148/ellora-and-ajanta-history-and-mystery-indias-ancient-cave-temples https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3372148/ellora-and-ajanta-history-and-mystery-indias-ancient-cave-temples Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Victoria Burrows Victoria Burrows In a restored siheyuan courtyard residence, nestled amid 600-year-old hutong alleyways in Beijing’s Caochang neighbourhood, diners dip porcelain spoons into steaming bowls of double-boiled black Silkie chicken, conpoy and bamboo-pith soup. Overseen by celebrity culinarian Huang Jinghui, better known as chef Fei, Yan Garden also serves sweet red-bean soup lifted by aged tangerine peel, succulent char siu and deep-fried pigeon, its paper-thin skin glossy and taut. Set amid the sea of softly... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3372146/how-cantonese-became-mainland-chinas-regional-cuisine-choice https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3372146/how-cantonese-became-mainland-chinas-regional-cuisine-choice Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Cardinal Point Glowing sunset views over Victoria Harbour are hard to top, and with the return of Cardinal Point crowning Landmark’s Gloucester Tower comes a groovy destination for magic-hour appreciation. Dressed in a neo-retro redesign reflecting warm, honeyed tones and sumptuous textures, the refreshed sky bar and its adjoining terrace keep the same electric atmosphere and upbeat music programme, paired with Italian-American bites and a drinks menu channelling equally bubbly energy, such as... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3372263/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-cardinal-points-victoria-harbour-views-chill-hills-launderette-fro https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3372263/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-cardinal-points-victoria-harbour-views-chill-hills-launderette-fro Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Jianne Soriano Jianne Soriano What do the curators and organisers of the 2026 Inter-Island Festival have in common? All three of them – Yip Kai-chun, Chan Chun-kit and Gloria Furness – traded life in urban Hong Kong for one of the city’s outlying islands for similar reasons: to be close to nature, experience a sense of community and enjoy a quiet lifestyle. However, they got more than they bargained for: connection. Peng Chau specifically “has a lot of people from the creative industries who move out [of the city] and start... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3372270/archipelagogo-inter-island-festival-back-celebrate-hong-kongs-more-laid-back-lifestyles https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3372270/archipelagogo-inter-island-festival-back-celebrate-hong-kongs-more-laid-back-lifestyles Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Beimeng Fu Beimeng Fu Step into the whimsical world of British author and poet Roald Dahl’s enduring storytelling with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the highly acclaimed Broadway musical making its Hong Kong debut this November. Packed with eye-popping visuals, breathtaking illusions, larger-than-life characters and toe-tapping music, the show promises to deliver a sweet experience to treat the senses. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory follows the titular protagonist, Charlie Bucket, on his once-in-a-lifetime... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3372136/charlie-and-chocolate-factory-brings-golden-ticket-musical-magic-hong-kong https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3372136/charlie-and-chocolate-factory-brings-golden-ticket-musical-magic-hong-kong Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Jing Zhang Jing Zhang I WAS BORN in Toronto, Canada, in 1993, and moved to Hong Kong at six months old. My mother’s side of the family fled to Hong Kong from Shanghai in the 1940s; my father’s side is Hakka. My father grew up in a family that had long been in the shoe business and ran a shoe shop in Mong Kok. My parents met while studying at the University of Minnesota, in the United States. When I was little, they both worked in the shoe trade; that business went into decline after the 1997 Asian financial crisis... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3372262/hong-kong-olympics-and-beyond-swimmer-yvette-kongs-journey-resilience https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3372262/hong-kong-olympics-and-beyond-swimmer-yvette-kongs-journey-resilience Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:16 +0000 Joyce Yip Joyce Yip A climbing frame, a two-metre slide and a handful of seats made to resemble animals that bounce around on a spring: Hong Kong playgrounds often leave children – and their guardians – underwhelmed, but those championing a new era of play hope to fix that. Spanning 15,000 sq ft, the OC Commons Playground, situated next to the Olympian City shopping complex in Tai Kok Tsui, is part of a recent wave of playgrounds in Hong Kong – both public and private – that hark back to the free, unstructured play... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3372258/let-them-play-hong-kong-playgrounds-teaching-children-take-risks https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3372258/let-them-play-hong-kong-playgrounds-teaching-children-take-risks Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:15:05 +0000 Nicole Hurip Nicole Hurip For Tony Wong Chi-chuen, the executive chef of JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, waste is never the conclusion of an ingredient’s story. Lemon ends can be used to perfume seafood, shrimp shells to deepen the nuance of a broth and fishbones to build a base for pasta dough. In Wong’s kitchen, food waste is simply ingredients waiting for a second life. “Discarding something is easy,” says Wong. “[Reusing] is not about saving cost; saving is about reinvesting in more quality ingredients.” In person, he... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/native/topics/zero-waste-cooking/article/3371914/jw-marriott-hong-kong-redefines-luxury-dining-zero-waste-culinary-innovation https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/native/topics/zero-waste-cooking/article/3371914/jw-marriott-hong-kong-redefines-luxury-dining-zero-waste-culinary-innovation Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Heritage, on paper, is simple enough to define – legacies one receives from the past and passes on to the next generation – but the topic becomes more complicated and hotly debated when the question of ownership and involvement enters the picture. As a shared, experienced ecosystem, who decides who “owns” culture, and who can participate? At the same time, how do you safeguard a heritage you did not inherit, or live through? Hong Kong’s tradition of oyster aquaculture can be traced back more... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3371924/week-postmag-how-we-preserve-protect-and-honour-heritage-ever-changing-world https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3371924/week-postmag-how-we-preserve-protect-and-honour-heritage-ever-changing-world Sat, 24 Oct 2026 22:00:25 +0000 Beimeng Fu Beimeng Fu SEE THIS Myths and Monsters: The Art of Fantasy in Asia Enter a realm of legends, folklore and storytelling at “Myths and Monsters: The Art of Fantasy in Asia”, the latest special exhibition at M+. Running until April 4, 2027, the show examines how fantasy, mythology and the supernatural have shaped Asian art, cinema and popular culture. Curated into four sections – “Spirits Among Us”, delving into premodern beliefs and ancient tales; “Strange Realities”, exploring surreal perspectives and... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3371770/our-cheat-sheet-best-things-do-hong-kong-october-24-november-8 https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3371770/our-cheat-sheet-best-things-do-hong-kong-october-24-november-8 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Hei Kiu Au Hei Kiu Au Out on Deep Bay, between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, the first thing you notice is what doesn’t seem to belong there. Many of the oyster-farming rafts here are old. Weathered wood, greyed by salt and sun – the kind that has floated in these waters for generations. A few look abandoned, but this is inevitably the appearance a 700-year-old industry takes on when it is running out of time. And then, there are the newcomers – bobbing buoyantly in a bright, unmistakable shade of blue – made of... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/native/topics/hong-kong-oyster-farming/article/3371761/hong-kongs-700-year-old-oyster-industry-goes-hi-tech-super-specimen https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/native/topics/hong-kong-oyster-farming/article/3371761/hong-kongs-700-year-old-oyster-industry-goes-hi-tech-super-specimen Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak Located below Man Mo Temple and running parallel to Hollywood Road, Upper Lascar Row, famously known as Cat Street, is one of Hong Kong’s most renowned destinations for antiques and curios. In the 1800s, the street was home to Indian seafarers (“lascar” being a term for a sailor or militiaman from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia or the Arab world who was employed on a European ship). The alley grew into a notorious hub for gamblers and “cat burglars” trading in stolen goods. Other... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3370589/pictures-curios-hong-kongs-cat-street-market-through-decades https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3370589/pictures-curios-hong-kongs-cat-street-market-through-decades Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Peter Neville-Hadley Peter Neville-Hadley Libraries are hard drives containing the memory of the world in an ancient form. Less pocketable than anything digital, but in many cases far prettier, these buildings are also sometimes works of art in their own right and cathedrals of humanism, whether erected four centuries ago or by a still-living architect of global acclaim. Their beauty is inessential to their function but celebrates the knowledge they contain, the power and wealth or taste and intellect of those who commissioned them, or... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3370566/six-legendary-libraries-where-architecture-and-academia-meet https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3370566/six-legendary-libraries-where-architecture-and-academia-meet Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Robert Chua Wah-peng does not have the air of a stereotypical collector. He does not demand of you the donning of cotton gloves or scrubbing of fingernails before touching his Chinese antiquities; he excitedly invites you to pick up vases and vessels with your bare hands; he encourages you to engage with his acquisitions up close. Most of them are not sequestered away behind glass or acrylic. He also does not have an exact number for how large his collection is. “Could be hundreds of thousands... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3370559/tv-showman-robert-chua-spells-out-his-vision-his-vast-collection-chinese-antiquities https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3370559/tv-showman-robert-chua-spells-out-his-vision-his-vast-collection-chinese-antiquities Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Tate It’s just a “small” move down the road, but the third iteration of Tate Dining Room – now simply abridged to “Tate” – represents the next evolution and expression of chef Vicky Lau’s singular culinary language and aesthetic sensibilities. Designer Chris Shao’s polished interiors carry softness and femininity through sinuous lines and curved shapes, extending Lau’s discerning taste into three-dimensional space. From the curated courses, Ode to Mushroom is a multifaceted journey exploring... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3370549/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-vicky-laus-latest-tate-iteration-mykas-cool-fro-yo-offerings https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3370549/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-vicky-laus-latest-tate-iteration-mykas-cool-fro-yo-offerings Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:12 +0000 Beimeng Fu Beimeng Fu It is rare for an exhibition to be repellent and attractive, but the Disgusting Food Museum manages to be both – and does it remarkably well. Having drawn more than half a million visitors since 2018 to its home base in Malmö, Sweden, as well as pop-up exhibitions from the United States to Taiwan, the concept debuts in Hong Kong at Gate33 Gallery in Airside, Kai Tak, showcasing more than 80 polarising delicacies from 35 countries. Co-founded by Dr Samuel West – a clinical psychologist who also... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3370545/gross-encounters-disgusting-food-museum-opens-hong-kong https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3370545/gross-encounters-disgusting-food-museum-opens-hong-kong Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Hei Kiu Au Hei Kiu Au “You know the phrase ‘fish out of water’? Well, that’s me in the city,” chef Vo Thanh Vuong laughs. “Now, I’m back on the water.” It’s just past dawn; we’re on a fishing boat off the coast of Vung Tau, roughly 100km (62 miles) southeast of Vietnam’s largest city, Ho Chi Minh. Vung Tau is the port that supplies Ho Chi Minh City’s best restaurants, but by the fleet’s clock, it’s already late; most of the other vessels have already unloaded their catch. Vuong is showing me how to hold a fishing... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3370543/fishing-boats-michelin-stars-vietnams-coco-dining-turns-humble-haute-cuisine https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3370543/fishing-boats-michelin-stars-vietnams-coco-dining-turns-humble-haute-cuisine Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Doris Lam Doris Lam I WAS BORN in October 1972, in New Jersey, in the United States. My parents were both immigrants – young adults who migrated during World War II, in the early 1940s. My father is Dutch and my mother is Italian, from Sicily. As children, we were always told that if we worked for the state, we’d be well taken care of. MY MUM WAS a nurse and she met my father in New York. She worked in a hospital, and he was a police officer. My father retired when he was in his 40s after he broke his back. We then... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3370359/dr-ron-roukema-education-leadership-and-life-hong-kong-international-school https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3370359/dr-ron-roukema-education-leadership-and-life-hong-kong-international-school Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini What drives the urge to collect? Does collecting ever become a habit, rather than a passion? Ultimately, what brings more fulfilment: amassing quantity or curating quality? A torrent of questions floods the mind when it comes to understanding the raison d’être of collecting. But rather than hear from me, a non-collector – all I accumulate is white hairs, at an astonishing speed – our dedicated Collecting issue happens to be the perfect stage for PostMag’s managing director, Eugene Tang, to share... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3370345/week-postmag-collectors-preserving-art-design-and-cultural-heritage https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3370345/week-postmag-collectors-preserving-art-design-and-cultural-heritage Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:00:11 +0000 Beimeng Fu Beimeng Fu EAT THIS Jimmy’s Kitchen Local flavours merge with British traditions at Jimmy’s Kitchen, which is marking nearly a century of culinary history with a Nostalgic Hong Kong afternoon tea. Combining Hong Kong food references with European craftsmanship, the menu, available until November 30, features savouries such as typhoon-shelter prawn with cucumber and black-bean mayo, pastel de nata topped with Baikal caviar, curry fish-ball skewers and pineapple bun filled with Iberico ham and salted... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3370331/our-cheat-sheet-best-things-do-hong-kong-october-10-24 https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3370331/our-cheat-sheet-best-things-do-hong-kong-october-10-24 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:17 +0000 Alex Sherr Alex Sherr While walking alongside Victoria Harbour or riding the Star Ferry, luck might have allowed you a glimpse of Way Foong motoring by. Its old-fashioned appearance is a sign that the boat is obviously from an era long past but, because it is not a traditional junk, you may not have realised you were looking at an authentic piece of Hong Kong history: a wooden motoryacht constructed locally almost 100 years ago. Commissioned by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (now HSBC) – “Way Foong”... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3370165/hong-kongs-historic-vessels-sail-future https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3370165/hong-kongs-historic-vessels-sail-future Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:16 +0000 Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans I was born in 1981, in Surrey, south of Vancouver, in Canada. I’m the youngest of four – three boys and one girl. My father is Chinese, originally from Shanghai. He left during the communist revolution and moved to Macau and then Hong Kong. My mother is Brazilian, originally from just outside São Paulo. They met in Brazil and immigrated to Canada in 1970. My upbringing was very outdoors. Everywhere you go, there are mountains and ocean. I got into snowboarding when I was about 13 years old. It’s... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3369089/after-losing-both-legs-snowboarder-neil-tsui-sets-his-sights-paralympics https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3369089/after-losing-both-legs-snowboarder-neil-tsui-sets-his-sights-paralympics Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:00:08 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak Since 1918, when St Paul’s Girls’ College (now St Paul’s Co-educational College) became the first Hong Kong school to introduce a mandatory dress code – a qipao top with matching trousers or skirt, to build a unified identity – school uniforms have become a highly visible facet of the city’s cultural identity. Uniforms became mandatory in virtually all primary and secondary schools after the second world war, when a massive wave of migrants from mainland China caused student enrolment to... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3369177/pictures-evolution-school-uniforms-hong-kong https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3369177/pictures-evolution-school-uniforms-hong-kong Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:30:10 +0000 John Brunton John Brunton Tourists visiting the Belgian city of Antwerp are usually drawn by its reputation as the cradle of Flemish culture. This was home to the Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), whose masterpieces decorate churches across the city, including St Charles Borromeo Church and the soaring Cathedral of Our Lady. Grand squares and marketplaces are lined with flamboyant Renaissance guild-houses and palatial merchants’ mansions dating back to a golden age, at the beginning of the 16th century, when... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3369159/antwerp-well-seasoned-melting-pot-rubens-diamonds-and-belgiums-only-chinatown https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3369159/antwerp-well-seasoned-melting-pot-rubens-diamonds-and-belgiums-only-chinatown Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:30:06 +0000 P.Ramakrishnan P.Ramakrishnan Tsui Ao-lung did not walk a conventional path to becoming Hong Kong’s newest fashion-design champion. He has no formal training in garment design and he spent three years away from the industry altogether, earning an income moving cargo at the Hong Kong International Airport and waiting restaurant tables to pay off debts from a T-shirt brand he had co-founded. When he finally returned to the craft last year, it was almost by accident: a stylist had asked him to create stage outfits for a... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/ydc-2026/article/3369034/tsui-ao-lungs-journey-airport-worker-hong-kong-fashion-champion https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/ydc-2026/article/3369034/tsui-ao-lungs-journey-airport-worker-hong-kong-fashion-champion Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:00:12 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini EAT THIS Ho Lee Fook Spice up your weekend dim sum sesh at Ho Lee Fook’s reimagined Good Fortune Club. On the first Sunday of each month, the neo-Cantonese restaurant hosts an unlimited feast, where chef ArChan Chan Kit-ying’s creations – such as the kurobuta pork char siu puff, mala pork xiaolongbao, crispy coffee and salted egg yolk lava buns and the amusingly named Har Har har gow – just keep on coming. Ho Lee Fook’s collection of Chinese wines is part of the experience, too; each guest can... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3369028/our-cheat-sheet-best-things-do-hong-kong-october-2-10 https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3369028/our-cheat-sheet-best-things-do-hong-kong-october-2-10 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:09 +0000 Lu-Ann Ong Lu-Ann Ong The first thing you notice about “red tourism” is the scale of Yanan, in Shaanxi province, where Mao Zedong solidified his leadership, developed his core ideology and built the foundations for victory in the Chinese civil war. Tour groups in matching caps, lines of coaches, queues for photographs beside Mao statues – what was once a school trip has become one of the most visible forms of domestic travel in China, and younger people are now driving much of it. Red tourism is no longer about... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3369155/red-tourism-retracing-chinas-revolutionary-roads-real-time https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3369155/red-tourism-retracing-chinas-revolutionary-roads-real-time Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:30:11 +0000 Beimeng Fu Beimeng Fu Hong Kong has enjoyed a rich history of picnic gatherings at scenic locations since the 1970s, when dedicated facilities and infrastructure were first introduced through the establishment of country parks to encourage outdoor recreation. While getting together at beaches and in the countryside remains a beloved pastime, the West Kowloon Cultural District is redefining this tradition with an urban picnic concept in the heart of the city. Set against the sweeping views of Victoria Harbour and... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3369021/westk-picnic-fest-brings-hong-kongs-favourite-pastime-heart-city https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3369021/westk-picnic-fest-brings-hong-kongs-favourite-pastime-heart-city Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:00:06 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Abebe Bakery From a humble stall at a Jeju Island marketplace to growing international outposts, South Korea’s popular Abebe Bakery lands in Hong Kong with its bestselling cream doughnuts and buns. Regional Jeju ingredients such as green tea, black sesame, fresh milk, chocolate, apple mango and the hallabong citrus take centre stage in a range of tempting confections, with 16 creations available. For a distinctive textural experience, the cream bun combines soft dough with chewy rice cake and a... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3369019/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-abebe-bakery-aoi-kaiyo-made-and-hokkien-house https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3369019/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-abebe-bakery-aoi-kaiyo-made-and-hokkien-house Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:16 +0000 David Ho David Ho Plutarch, the Greek philosopher and writer, once likened the mind to a fire to be kindled rather than a vessel to be filled. Sparking curiosity remains a key goal in education, especially for the teachers at Kellett School, one of the oldest non-profit British international schools in Hong Kong. This year, the institution marks its 50th anniversary, having grown from two primary classes in Wan Chai into an all-through school that now operates across three campuses on Hong Kong Island and in... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/kellett-vision-2035/article/3368795/hong-kongs-kellett-school-celebrates-50-years-bold-10-year-plan-and-new-sixth-form-centre https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/kellett-vision-2035/article/3368795/hong-kongs-kellett-school-celebrates-50-years-bold-10-year-plan-and-new-sixth-form-centre Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Cramming for exams, lugging hardbound tomes from locker to class and back, scribbling essays on lined paper until your hand cramps – all that is long behind me. I dare not share too much in fear of showing my age, but back in my day – when does one arrive at “old enough” to use this phrase unironically? – cursive writing and fountain-pens were mandatory, breathing in chalk dust from the blackboard was a quotidian hazard and we were still wheeling cumbersome television-VCR combo sets through the... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3368791/week-postmag-showcase-hong-kong-talent-aia-scholars-award-winning-fashion-designer https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3368791/week-postmag-showcase-hong-kong-talent-aia-scholars-award-winning-fashion-designer Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:00:13 +0000 Nicole Hurip Nicole Hurip Young minds, big ideas: meet five laureates of the AIA Scholarships programme, which was founded on the belief that education can open doors not only for individuals, but for the communities they will one day serve. See our features, on Zara Chui Siu-wa, King Chan Kai-man, Selina Wong Yuen-shan, Wilson Cheng Wui-sum and Atta Yu Yee-ting In 2020, AIA Group, the pan-Asian life and health insurer, marked the 10th anniversary of its listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, hot on the heels of the... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368678/aia-invests-young-hong-kong-talent-us100m-scholarships-scheme https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368678/aia-invests-young-hong-kong-talent-us100m-scholarships-scheme Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:10:06 +0000 Nicole Hurip Nicole Hurip Young minds, big ideas: meet five laureates of the AIA Scholarships programme, which was founded on the belief that education can open doors not only for individuals, but for the communities they will one day serve. See our other features, on King Chan Kai-man, Selina Wong Yuen-shan, Wilson Cheng Wui-sum and Atta Yu Yee-ting Fatty liver disease, Zara Chui Siu-wa will tell you, has a strict definition: when more than 5 per cent of liver cells contain fat. But while defining the cause is... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368674/how-zara-chui-aims-find-early-warning-solutions-fatty-liver-disease https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368674/how-zara-chui-aims-find-early-warning-solutions-fatty-liver-disease Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:05:05 +0000 Nicole Hurip Nicole Hurip Young minds, big ideas: meet five laureates of the AIA Scholarships programme, which was founded on the belief that education can open doors not only for individuals, but for the communities they will one day serve. See our other features, on Zara Chui Siu-wa, Selina Wong Yuen-shan, Wilson Cheng Wui-sum and Atta Yu Yee-ting In manageable doses, stress drives growth: muscles strengthen, memory sharpens and the mind learns to thrive. But prolonged, unmanaged stress can reverse those gains,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368685/how-king-chan-plans-mainstream-mental-health-solutions-highly-stressed-hong-kong https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368685/how-king-chan-plans-mainstream-mental-health-solutions-highly-stressed-hong-kong Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:04:06 +0000 Nicole Hurip Nicole Hurip Young minds, big ideas: meet five laureates of the AIA Scholarships programme, which was founded on the belief that education can open doors not only for individuals, but for the communities they will one day serve. See our other features on Zara Chui Siu-wa, King Chan Kai-man, Wilson Cheng Wui-sum and Atta Yu Yee-ting Selina Wong Yuen-shan’s journey into traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was a slow burn. She was always interested in the human body and had a desire to help, but her passion for... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368677/how-selina-wong-hopes-expand-reach-traditional-chinese-medicine-hong-kong https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368677/how-selina-wong-hopes-expand-reach-traditional-chinese-medicine-hong-kong Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:03:05 +0000 Nicole Hurip Nicole Hurip Young minds, big ideas: meet five laureates of the AIA Scholarships programme, which was founded on the belief that education can open doors not only for individuals, but for the communities they will one day serve. See our other features, on Zara Chui Siu-wa, King Chan Kai-man, Selina Wong Yuen-shan and Atta Yu Yee-ting There is a 7mm gap between the main body and the handle of an airline trolley – that is the space Wilson Cheng Wui-sum’s camera has to fit into without disrupting the in-flight... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368680/how-wilson-chengs-start-cutting-flight-food-waste https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368680/how-wilson-chengs-start-cutting-flight-food-waste Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:02:05 +0000 Nicole Hurip Nicole Hurip Young minds, big ideas: meet five laureates of the AIA Scholarships programme, which was founded on the belief that education can open doors not only for individuals, but for the communities they will one day serve. See our other features, on Zara Chui Siu-wa, King Chan Kai-man, Selina Wong Yuen-shan and Wilson Cheng Wui-sum Kowloon’s Choi Hung Estate is one of the most photographed corners of Hong Kong, its rainbow facades gracing thousands of Instagram grids. But how do you translate those... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368675/how-atta-yu-transforming-landscape-visually-impaired-hongkongers https://www.scmp.com/postmag/native/topics/aia-scholarships/article/3368675/how-atta-yu-transforming-landscape-visually-impaired-hongkongers Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:35 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak Mid-Autumn Festival preparations begin long before the autumn moon appears. Throughout the mid- to late-20th century, gifting mooncakes was an essential gesture of goodwill and familial respect in Hong Kong. However, they were a luxury that few could afford to buy outright, and so neighbourhood bakeries offered instalment plans – known as mooncake clubs – that allowed families to deposit small monthly sums to guarantee a cherished box of the stodgy treats come festival night. Although the... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367468/pictures-evolution-hong-kongs-mid-autumn-mooncake https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367468/pictures-evolution-hong-kongs-mid-autumn-mooncake Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Aaina Bhargava Aaina Bhargava It might sound and look like an odd juxtaposition: chef-nun Jeong Kwan, of Netflix documentary series Chef’s Table fame, unearthing kimchi she has been fermenting for 10 weeks next to a new installation by British sculptor Antony Gormley. Yet, set in Bukhara’s 16th century Khoja Kalon Mosque, the two made perfect sense as collaborative highlights of the closing ceremony of the inaugural Bukhara Biennial, which ran from September 5 to November 23 last year. A contemporary art festival, the... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367454/bukhara-biennial-spearheads-cultural-blossoming-city-well-wider-uzbekistan https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367454/bukhara-biennial-spearheads-cultural-blossoming-city-well-wider-uzbekistan Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Jing Zhang Jing Zhang I WAS BORN in Hong Kong in 1964. My parents came from Shandong province, in mainland China, arriving illegally, later legalised – a common story for that generation. I went to the all-boys Salesian School, in Chai Wan, and was not a good student. I spent all my time messing around with friends. Then, at 17 or 18, I watched a film called Boat People (1982) and there was a character holding a camera who looked cool. Something happened in me. “I want to be that,” I thought. Not the actor – the... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367439/wing-shya-photographer-wong-kar-wai-working-great-and-good-hong-kong-cinema https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367439/wing-shya-photographer-wong-kar-wai-working-great-and-good-hong-kong-cinema Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Thomas Bird Thomas Bird Travellers rolling north through Metro Manila along the Skyway are treated to an elevated perspective of the Philippine capital. The land is pancake flat but the buildings – from bric-a-brac slums to gilded high-rises – reach for the heavens. My partner and I, too, are headed higher. Our aim is simple – to escape the city heat and exchange the pervasive congestion for nights that aren’t polluted by light, and days by smog. The most obvious solution would be to take a ferry to some exotic isle –... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3367827/escape-manilas-heat-northern-luzons-pine-scented-hills-hanging-coffins-and-other-hidden-wonders https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3367827/escape-manilas-heat-northern-luzons-pine-scented-hills-hanging-coffins-and-other-hidden-wonders Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Hei Kiu Au Hei Kiu Au On the scenic drive east from Almaty, in Kazakhstan, along the old corridor of the A351 highway, towards the Charyn Canyon National Park, and the Xinjiang border beyond that, sits an unassuming museum run by an unlikely duo. Nurbol Baimukhanov, 50, is an independent, published researcher of shezhire – traditional Kazakh genealogies, historically memorised and passed down through generations – and an award-winning documentary producer who speaks in equal parts archaeology and mysticism. His son... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367421/ode-horse-5000-years-equine-domestication-display-new-kazakh-museum https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367421/ode-horse-5000-years-equine-domestication-display-new-kazakh-museum Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini DO THIS Reptile Territory at Ocean Park Hong Kong Not a fan of soft, furry critters? What about cold-blooded, scaly ones? Ocean Park Hong Kong cut the ribbon on its new reptile sanctuary late last month, so it’s high time to meet this cohort of four-legged tenants, from the plant-loving rhinoceros iguana and the endangered Chinese crocodile lizard to the stunning panther chameleon with its colour-changing abilities, the semi-aquatic sailfin lizard with its fan-like dorsal crest, the giant... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3367419/our-cheat-sheet-best-things-do-hong-kong-september-17-26 https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3367419/our-cheat-sheet-best-things-do-hong-kong-september-17-26 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Sugar Daddy Fabio Bardi, patissier extraordinaire, wants to treat us right with … confectioneries, of course. At Sugar Daddy, the Italian colazione al bar tradition – a casual, speed- and convenience-driven breakfast at a cafe, typically consisting of coffee and a cornetto – comes to life. His signature maritozzo alla panna (a brioche bun filled with whipped cream) is the star of the show, but the chef-founder also levels up the options with a tiramisu variation. Other indulgences include a... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3367407/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-sugar-daddys-italian-pastries-japanese-chiuchow-fusion-fare-chiu-san https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3367407/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-sugar-daddys-italian-pastries-japanese-chiuchow-fusion-fare-chiu-san Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:06 +0000 Fionnuala McHugh Fionnuala McHugh On a recent afternoon, Paul French – British author, broadcaster, blogger but definitely not, as he always stresses, an academic – is explaining his technique. “My trick, which I suppose is reasonably successful, is to try and write Chinese history linked to a genre that lots and lots of people read, [because] there’s that many people” – his finger and thumb indicate a space so narrow you’d hardly be able to pass a sliver of paper between them – “who read books on China. And there’s this many... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367403/paul-french-lifts-veil-final-months-chinas-last-emperor-forbidden-city https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367403/paul-french-lifts-veil-final-months-chinas-last-emperor-forbidden-city Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:06 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Even at more than 120 years old, there are still firsts for the South China Morning Post. One of them was this month’s anticipated debut of our signature China Conference business, trade and investment forum in Astana, Kazakhstan. In honour of that milestone, and the exciting developments brewing in this fast-flourishing region, the curation for this issue includes two tales from Central Asia. Hei Kiu Au saddles up for a journey to the Great Steppe, where a father and son have raised a monument... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3367205/week-postmag-guqin-revival-odes-central-asia-and-peek-puyis-last-days-emperor https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3367205/week-postmag-guqin-revival-odes-central-asia-and-peek-puyis-last-days-emperor Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Beimeng Fu Beimeng Fu The global landscape for LGBTQ culture has shifted dramatically since the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF) debuted in 1989. Over the past 37 years, queer art and media have stepped out of underground venues into a vibrant scene, immortalised locally by icons such as Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing. The festival’s enduring run attests to the community’s resilience, proving how the transformative power of cinema continues to push the envelope while creating a sanctuary for generations to... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367192/hong-kong-film-festival-celebrates-37-years-queer-cinema https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367192/hong-kong-film-festival-celebrates-37-years-queer-cinema Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Kamala Thiagarajan Kamala Thiagarajan When civil servant Jackel Wan Chak-kui, 28, first heard a guqin being played, he was a young boy wandering through Chi Lin Nunnery, in Diamond Hill. He remembers being entranced by the instrument’s music, at once subtle and comforting. It seemed to envelop him like a warm embrace, complementing the natural beauty of the gardens, melding with stone, water, wood and stillness. Years later, as a student at Baptist University, Wan chanced upon the sound again, while scrolling through YouTube. He... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367028/hong-kong-guqin-devotees-embrace-ancient-zithers-history-philosophy-and-craft https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367028/hong-kong-guqin-devotees-embrace-ancient-zithers-history-philosophy-and-craft Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:12 +0000