Fujifilm – Angelina Hue

September 12, 2020

Old Places in Kennedy Town: Cheung Heung Tea Restaurant 祥香茶餐廳

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.

July 30, 2020

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.

July 22, 2020July 28, 2020

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

July 13, 2020September 12, 2020

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?

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019

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.

February 28, 2019July 13, 2020

In search of quiet in Suzhou

Suzhou is renowned for its historic classical Chinese gardens, of which less than 60 remain today. We sought out two of the city’s most famous gardens and a couple lesser known ones to see if Suzhou’s reputation as a paradise on earth holds true.

June 27, 2018February 28, 2019

Songbei, Harbin after dark // 松北区, 哈尔滨

Sometimes the most memorable experiences are those that you didn’t go looking for. Like the after-dark activities that we stumbled upon in Songbei, Harbin’s central business district.

June 26, 2018June 29, 2018

Shenyang 沈阳: Little Korea town at Xita

Shenyang’s Xita Street (a.k.a. Little Korea Town) features a North Korean-owned restaurant staffed by women from the DPRK. Expect an entertaining albeit kitsch dining experience complete with lively song and dance in Korean and Mandarin!

June 25, 2018March 16, 2019

Shenyang 沈阳: Imperial capital turned industrial pioneer

Located in northeast China, Shenyang has a rich cultural history. It was the former imperial capital of the Qing Dynasty as well as one of the cities that led China’s industrial revolution.