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The free-flowing curves of the Shenzhen Natural History Museum mirror the local river systems and surrounding hills. Photo: Adam Mork
Chinese culture

How the Shenzhen Natural History Museum was designed to reflect its landscape

Architects from Danish firm 3XN and Hong Kong’s B+H talk about the museum’s unique design that reflects its green and water-edged location.

Fashion

This Hong Kong jewellery maker transforms memories into wearable art

Performing arts in Hong Kong

What not to miss at the 2027 Hong Kong Arts Festival

SCMP Highlights

Hong Kong’s dining battle; TV host’s insomnia struggle: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Singapore’s dragon dance to French cultural influence in Hong Kong, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

The Red Cuisine owner Joyce Yuen serves dishes at her restaurant in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. Many restaurants in the city are struggling with falling customer numbers as more locals head to Shenzhen for cheaper meals. Photo: May Tse
The Red Cuisine owner Joyce Yuen serves dishes at her restaurant in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. Many restaurants in the city are struggling with falling customer numbers as more locals head to Shenzhen for cheaper meals. Photo: May Tse
Art

Thai artist’s shifting maze in Hong Kong reflects the choices we make in life

The moving walls at Wit Pimkanchanapong’s kinetic maze at Projct represent the unpredictable paths our lives take.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Art de vivre? Why the French are such a cultural force in Hong Kong

A potent mix of diplomacy, luxury commerce and cross-cultural collaborations explains France’s outsized presence in Hong Kong’s arts scene.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Hong Kong pianist Colleen Lee dazzles in celebration of Bach keyboard concertos

Colleen Lee and the New Hong Kong Philharmonia played variations of violin and oboe concertos in an energetic and elegant presentation.

Colleen Lee performs with the New Hong Kong Philharmonia in “Colleen Lee Plays Bach’s Keyboard Concertos” at the Hong Kong City Hall on July 27, 2026. Photo: NHKP
Colleen Lee performs with the New Hong Kong Philharmonia in “Colleen Lee Plays Bach’s Keyboard Concertos” at the Hong Kong City Hall on July 27, 2026. Photo: NHKP
Architecture and design

The Shenzhen Natural History Museum is now open. What’s to see there?

The US$517 million museum that opened on July 28 is a ‘living educational landscape’ covering space, dinosaurs, evolution and much more.

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Art

We join artist Shigeo Otake on his first real Hong Kong visit. It is different

Otake takes in Mong Kok’s streets and forages for cordyceps in Tai Po as his solo Hong Kong debut exhibition runs at White Cube.

Art

Hong Kong artist channels Leslie Cheung film Farewell My Concubine for live show

Berlin-based Isaac Chong Wai’s all-male Hong Kong show An Intimate Surrender draws on the 1993 gender-fluid romance to explore vulnerability.

A scene from Isaac Chong Wai’s An Intimate Surrender, running at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun Contemporary until August 9. The live-art show draws heavily on the 1993 movie Farewell My Concubine starring Leslie Cheung to explore intimacy and collective vulnerability through movement. Photo: courtesy of Tai Kwun
Hong Kong culture

Obituary | How scholar Ackbar Abbas changed the way people thought about Hong Kong

Abbas, whose concepts such as ‘déjà disparu’ are still used to explain how Hong Kong feels from the inside, died on July 13 at the age of 84.

Ackbar Abbas (right) and his third wife, Liu Sola (left), at their home in Beijing. Abbas, a scholar who profoundly influenced Hong Kong arts and academia with his work, has died aged 84. Photo: Chang Yung-ho
Ackbar Abbas (right) and his third wife, Liu Sola (left), at their home in Beijing. Abbas, a scholar who profoundly influenced Hong Kong arts and academia with his work, has died aged 84. Photo: Chang Yung-ho
Architecture and design

These beeswax candles shaped like fruit and vegetables look good enough to eat

Jessica Gonzalez started making candles as a kind of therapy after her parents died. Her produce-inspired candles keep her connected to them.

Art

Can Hong Kong ‘mega’ arts event HKPAX 2026 meet targets in tough times?

Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo’s co-director Anne Chan talks about slashed entry fees and fresh acts ahead of October’s HK$40 million event.

World of performing arts

‘Is the piano your boyfriend?’: rising Chinese pianist Lyu Tianyao, 17, opens up

Lyu Tianyao, who has secured a multi-album deal with Decca Classics, reveals why she loves Chopin, how she honours her grandmother and more.

Lyu Tianyao, a 17-year-old Chinese classical pianist who is already a Chopin Competition finalist, recently signed a multi-album deal with Decca Classics. Details of her debut album, which will centre on Chopin, will be announced soon. Photo: courtesy of Universal Music Group
Music

‘A duet with AI’: Herbie Hancock, 86, talks tech, getting older and Miles Davis

He may have 14 Grammy Awards and an Academy Award under his belt, but Herbie Hancock isn’t ready to stop working just yet.

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Herbie Hancock speaks at the 2023 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Dinner in Washington DC. Photo: Getty Images
Herbie Hancock speaks at the 2023 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Dinner in Washington DC. Photo: Getty Images
Art

Celebrating Wesley Tongson’s artwork, from disciplined to raw and visceral

Wesley Tongson’s ink masterpieces, at Asia Society Hong Kong until October 11, explore how the artist’s work evolved throughout his life.

Art

Inside Ai Weiwei’s gigantic UK art show, including China detention recreation

Huge works star at Ai’s largest ever site-specific show, while July 3 and 4 saw a 24-hour live performance of his 2011 detention in China.

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Art

Review | Hong Kong artist Ellen Pau’s New York show explores broken political promises

Ellen Pau’s New York exhibition ‘She Moves’ features 15 major pieces that document life, culture and unfulfilled political pledges.

A still from Pledge: Bik Lai Chu (1993/2018), a work by Ellen Pau on view at New York’s SculptureCenter as part of her solo exhibition “She Moves”. Photo: Charles Benton
A still from Pledge: Bik Lai Chu (1993/2018), a work by Ellen Pau on view at New York’s SculptureCenter as part of her solo exhibition “She Moves”. Photo: Charles Benton
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | How does Taiwan’s legendary Cloud Gate Dance Theatre look under new director?

Cloud Gate’s first show in Hong Kong under director Cheng Tsung-lung brought familiar high-level dancing and energy, but lacked innovation.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre head on why they are ‘more manic’ than ever

Artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung shares why movement is vital in the AI era ahead of the troupe’s first performance in Hong Kong since 2019.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, July 10-12

Explore a wedding expo, catch up with Moana’s latest adventure, enjoy a morning of Pilates and shopping. Hong Kong’s got it all this weekend.

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A promotional photo for the wedding expo showing a bride and groom on their wedding day.
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Tarmo Peltokoski’s Hong Kong Philharmonic, absent Jing Wang, takes sea journey

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ majestic A Sea Symphony was given a stunning showcase by Tarmo Peltokoski and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

With Tarmo Peltokoski conducting, soprano Chen Reiss (left) and bass-baritone Andre Schuen (right) on stage with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and three choirs for Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on July 3, 2026. Photo: HK Phil/Keith Hiro
With Tarmo Peltokoski conducting, soprano Chen Reiss (left) and bass-baritone Andre Schuen (right) on stage with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and three choirs for Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on July 3, 2026. Photo: HK Phil/Keith Hiro
World of performing arts

How Asia’s women DJs are turning the tables in a male-dominated world

From Manila to Mumbai to Hong Kong, female DJs are teaming up to overcome gender stereotypes and fight for equal opportunities.

Art

What was it like to attend a Children’s Palace in socialist-era China?

The ‘Youth Palace’ exhibition at Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum looks at a socialist educational institution that promoted collectivism.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Sinfonietta deliver Alice Yeung’s new concerto in style

The orchestra was joined by pianist Daniel Chu and the harmonica star CY Leo for the electrifying world premiere of Yeung’s Time (in-)Linear.

Time (in-)Linear composer Alice Yeung (second from left) on stage with conductor Christoph Poppen (left), jazz pianist Daniel Chu (second from right) and CY Leo (right) after the world premiere of Yeung’s concerto for chromatic harmonica, jazz piano and orchestra, on June 27, 2026. Photo: Hong Kong Sinfonietta
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