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Hong Kong art show homage to Wong Kar-wai asks: can we be happy together?
In How to Be Happy Together, artists consider the human connections economic migrants make and the sense of homelessness engendered by exile.
24 Dec 2024 - 11:15AM
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‘Right time, right place, right people’: Chow Yun-fat on his photography
23 Dec 2024 - 7:15AM
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4 Macau shows that celebrate its heritage and Chinese culture
22 Dec 2024 - 4:18PM
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Chinese-American artist Walasse Ting’s vibrant, flamboyant paintings
A new Hong Kong exhibition shows how Ting’s artistic tendencies evolved and how he married both Chinese and Western influences in his works.
22 Dec 2024 - 1:15PM
Detail from Charming Ladies (1990s), by Walasse Ting. Photo: Alisan Fine Arts
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Snakes in popular culture and religion? It’s a love-hate relationship
The snake is the Biblical trickster in the Garden of Eden and the enemy of the Norse gods, but also the saviour of the world in Hinduism.
20 Dec 2024 - 5:15PM
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 20-22
A dance workout to get in shape for the holidays, a charity roast goose feast and a celebration of a Japanese pop duo are among our picks.
20 Dec 2024 - 4:16PM
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Monet painting sale via Chinese social media app goes viral. Is it real?
Gallery owner won’t reveal details of claimed multimillion-yuan sale of work by French painter on Xiaohongshu to answer the doubters.
20 Dec 2024 - 11:03AM
A screenshot of the Xiaohongshu post reporting the sale of a 1908 Monet painting for a large sum. The viral painting caused a stir on Chinese social media.
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Hong Kong Fringe Club revives Fringe Festival after 27-year gap
Mindfulness workshops, jazz and classical music concerts, dance and drama events to feature in 24-day Fringe Festival 2025.
19 Dec 2024 - 7:28PM
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Enter this Hong Kong ‘cave’ to discover more about prehistoric cultures
Items about ancient and prehistoric civilisations on show at Juen Juen Gung include ceremonial demon masks and precious carvings.
18 Dec 2024 - 12:45PM
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From movie villains to TV nice guys, Hong Kong’s original crossover stars
Hollywood actors like Harrison Ford have been hailed for making the move to small-screen roles, but in Hong Kong this is nothing new.
18 Dec 2024 - 7:15AM
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Year of the Snake stamps unveiled by Hongkong Post
Four stamps for upcoming Chinese zodiac year each feature a snake wrapped around auspicious plant or flower; collectors’ items readied too.
17 Dec 2024 - 8:52PM
The Hongkong Post’s set of four stamps for the Year of the Snake features snakes wrapped around auspicious plants and flowers that carry significance in Chinese culture. Photo: Hongkong Post
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9 quirky New York museums about soda water, maths, tenements and more
Already been to New York’s major museums? Try something different, like the city’s smallest museum or a Viennese coffee shop experience.
17 Dec 2024 - 6:33PM
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Naga, the mythical snake that protected Buddha yet poisoned a river
Often many-headed and called the King of Serpents, Naga is worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists, especially in Southeast Asia.
17 Dec 2024 - 11:15AM
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Contemporary art’s biggest selfie takers face off at Hong Kong’s M+
The American and Japanese artists known for masquerading as women from movies to critique society have their works up for comparison at M+.
16 Dec 2024 - 5:15PM
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How snake went from evil temptress to righteous demon in Chinese mythology
The best known Chinese folk representation of snakes is the Legend of the White Snake. The snake’s role in it has gone from bad to good.
17 Dec 2024 - 11:48AM
Nüwa, the creator deity in Chinese folklore, is often depicted with a human head and serpent-like body. Photo: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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How southern China’s Greater Bay Area is becoming a contemporary art hub
Greater Bay Area cities Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shunde drew art lovers from Shanghai and Beijing to a week of art fairs and exhibitions.
15 Dec 2024 - 2:09PM
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‘It’s too much,’ say some visitors to Marina Abramovic retrospective
The exhibition in Zürich, which includes photos from the artist’s infamous Rhythm 0 performance, warns that it contains disturbing scenes.
12 Dec 2024 - 7:15PM
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China’s ‘most famous woman’ on a career spent introducing it to the world
Her TV shows gave US viewers tastes of Asia and brought the world to Chinese homes. Yue-Sai Kan talks bridging the gap between East and West.
12 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM
Television presenter, entrepreneur and philanthropist Yue-Sai Kan was called “the most famous woman in China” by People Magazine. Photo: Courtesy of Fadil Berisha
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British dancer honoured for work with Hong Kong’s dance community
British-Bangladeshi dancer and choreographer Akram Khan has staged several productions in Hong Kong and helped nurture its young dancers.
11 Dec 2024 - 5:15PM
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Milan woos art lovers by adding modern art museum to ‘little Louvre’
City to sell itself as destination for art lovers with belated addition of modern art museum to Pinacoteca di Brera, da Vinci’s Last Supper.
11 Dec 2024 - 4:15PM
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Chinese snake idioms explored as we head into the Year of the Snake
Why would legs on a snake mean something is ruined? What does a bow’s shadow have to do with reptiles? Seven snake idioms and their meanings.
19 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM
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