For more than 50 years, Cheung Heung has been the go-to spot in Kennedy Town for cheap eats and is known for its handmade Chinese pastries and milk tea.
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Old Places in Kennedy Town: Cheung Heung Tea Restaurant 祥香茶餐廳
Old Places in Kennedy Town: Tung Hing Food Company 東興食品公司
For more than half a century, Tung Hing has been churning out fishballs from the same spot in Kennedy Town.
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Old Places in Kennedy Town: Sun Hing Restaurant 新興食家
The place in Kennedy Town to go to for hearty, no-frills dim sum
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Old Places in Kennedy Town
A dim sum restaurant, a cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style cafe), and a fishball shop. These three family businesses have been operating in Kennedy Town for several decades. Faced with challenges such as increasing operating costs, competition, and changing customers’ preferences, will they continue past the current generation?
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Movement as meditation
Working out from home has various benefits including an unexpected emotional effect on me: Moving mindfully feels like meditation.
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This too shall pass
Just as the bad things in life shall pass, so do the good stuff. Life is too short to be fussing about things that do not matter.
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Travelling, slow and fast by rail in China
Reflections from an overnight train ride from Hong Kong to Shanghai and a high-speed rail journey along China’s eastern territory
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Getting into the spirit
When in Beijing, we embarked on an introductory flight of baijiu, the ubiquitous Chinese spirit for all celebrations, at Capital Spirits.
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Fleeting moments in Beijing
Pro tip: Visit Beijing when there is a major holiday as the air quality is likely to be decent with factories closed and many people out of town.
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