FEEL LIKE ASIAN FOOD for dinner tonight? Chances are that one Hong Kong family will play a key role in flavoring your meal—and that’s true, whether you live in the US, Asia, Australia, or anywhere else.
A Hong Kong firm has quietly become the global king of sauces—and made the family behind it remarkably wealthy.…
AN EXHIBITION OF ARTIFACTS from the life of Madam Soong Ching-ling (宋慶齡), the wife of Dr Sun Yat-sen (孫中山), open in Hong Kong next week, with items put on display in the city for the first time.
A qipao (Chinese dress) she wore, historical photos with leaders, news clippings and other items will be on…
ONE OF THE MOST charming things about historical Chinese officials is their reverence for poetry, and the incorporation of that fact into hiring practices. A love of literature was not seen as a dilletante interest, but a necessary qualification for high rank in the Chinese government.
And perhaps the most extreme example is the famous…
YOU MAY NEVER have been anywhere near the Wudang Mountains (武當山) in the northwestern part of Hubei, China, but it will probably still be very familiar to you.
And that’s true, whether you are from the east or the west.
That’s because it is the archetypal location of so many books and movies and television…
THREE DECADES AGO, Chinese archeologists found an ancient book written on 800 strips of bamboo. It was more than 23 centuries old.
The text was identified as a partial copy of the Tao Te Ching (道德經), the book on which Taoism (or Daoism) is based—and which introduced the world to the classic Chinese sage Laozu…
SURVIVING ZODIAC HEAD STATUES from a glorious imperial garden destroyed by British and French soldiers in the Opium War in 1860 are on show at City University of Hong Kong.
The Old Summer Palace, known as Yuanmingyuan (圓明園), was a huge area, covering more than 3.5 square kilometres of land in Beijing. Historians say it…
CATS AT THE FORBIDDEN CITY in Beijing have become celebrities. They now regularly appear in TV programs and on social media.
They also count as part of the historical tale of the complex.
In ancient times, emperors and other royal family members owned cats which they pampered, just like modern cat-lovers. In the Ming…
ASK A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE whether they want to learn about ancient Chinese art, and they will politely reply: “No, thank you, Uncle.”
Now ask them whether they want purple lipstick or the coolest smartphone case EVER and watch them suddenly become interested!
Such has been the strategy of the keepers of the Palace…
CHINA'S FIRST HOME-BUILT cruise liner set sail from a Shanghai port for a trial voyage early this month, marking the country’s big stride into the floating holidays sector.
Today’s cruise liners are depicted as floating cities where passengers can enjoy relaxing vacations at sea. It is not easy to build such a thing. Creating an…
THE SMILING DOLPHINS are back! This critically endangered marine mammal is breeding in China’s legendary Yangtze river, new studies say.
Scientists are cautiously optimistic that the tiny group of finless porpoises (江豚), has grown slightly, reversing a decades-long shrinkage in its numbers.
The tiny group of finless porpoises has grown in Yangtze River in…