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Morning mist hangs over the tea plantation at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, in the New Territories. Photo: Alexander Mak

Hong Kong’s 1,000-year-old tea heritage is being rediscovered and rehabilitated

Discover Hong Kong’s hidden tea legacy, predating British influence, as a band of young local growers races to safeguard ancient cultivation and traditions.

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Bird song was a signature feature of Mong Kok's Wan Loy Teahouse, seen here in 1987. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: 50 years of Hong Kong’s yum cha teahouse tradition

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Stephen Yan with fans in Toronto in 2024. Photo: courtesy Retrokid

Wok with Yan’s return: Hong Kong-Canadian TV chef Stephen Yan reunites with fans decades after disappearing

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The stuffed crab shell at Seventh Son is dipped in egg and breadcrumbs twice before being fried. Photo: Alexander Mak

Masters of Hong Kong’s ‘kung fu’ cuisine on the struggle to save Cantonese classics

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CJ Hendry with a collection of Juju plushies at “Juju World”. Photo: courtesy Pacific Place

From Instagram to Pacific Place: CJ Hendry’s Juju World is a fluffy delight!

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Handout image shows Alison Gee’s family, Peter Gee (L) and Sam Ward, Los Angeles, United States.

CREDIT: Courtesy Alison Gee

Chinatown: the pride of Los Angeles’ Chinese like my grandfather

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Tate chef and founder Vicky Lau is pictured at her new restaurant in Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Food and Drinks

How Hong Kong chef Vicky Lau is taking her Tate restaurant to a new level

For Tate’s third incarnation, Lau has forged a new sanctuary that reflects her creative maturity and evolving embrace of Chinese flavours.

Luxury Hotels

Review | Upper House Chengdu blends Qing dynasty heritage with modern luxury

Morocco

Can a Hong Kong flat blend modernity with vintage charm?

Chinese culture

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

The architects behind the new museum talk about the Shenzhen landmark’s unique design that reflects its green and water-edged location.

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

In this quiet family holiday home in Tokyo, Japanese tradition meets modernity

Hong Kong’s Jason Caroline Design reimagines a property investor’s pad around ‘ma’, the art of the pause, rendered in tatami and timber.

Asia travel

‘Not the typical Bali’: little-known beach to host 5-day annual design fair

With its relatively undiscovered feel, Pengembak Beach is the perfect location for this year’s edition of Jia Curated, one co-founder says.

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China travel

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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Fossils of a Mammuthus primigenius is displayed at the Evolution Hall of Shenzhen Natural History Museum. 25JUL26 SCMP / Elson Li
Luxury travel

Review | Zannier Bai San Ho offers European luxury with a Vietnamese twist

The resort on Vietnam’s central coast was founded by French hotelier Arnaud Zannier, whose other properties have played host to celebrities like Angelina Jolie.

Shenzhen

One man’s fortress: an eccentric’s labour of love in Longgang

In a Shenzhen market town, a forbidding concrete tower is drawing the fascination of young urbanists. Welcome to the ‘Weird Building’.

Mainland China

Only in Hangzhou: new Westlake 66 complex blends hi-tech and history

Hang Lung Properties’ newest mixed-use development connects centuries of history to one of China’s most dynamic tech hubs.

Westlake 66, Hang Lung's 11th project in China, is a hub of commerce, culture and community. Photo: courtesy Hang Lung Properties

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.

A variety of beeswax candles shaped like fruit and vegetable at Happy Organics’ studio in Los Angeles. The candle collection is a homage by Jessica Gonzalez to her family’s produce company. Photo: TNS
Luxury brands

How to transform your poolside into a chic oasis

Curate a Slim Aarons-worthy environment with the right landscaping, finished with pieces from Dior, Dolce & Gabbana Casa or La DoubleJ.

Japan

Mujun Planet: one man’s quest to revive Japan’s artisanal legacy

So devoted was Japanese designer Shinya Kobayashi to preserving his country’s craft traditions that he bought an entire mountain to ensure their survival.

United States

Rolex Oyster: From English Channel to Shanghai, a century of innovation

Discover how Rolex’s 1926 Oyster revolutionised horology with waterproof durability, self-winding Perpetual movement, and iconic tool watches.

The “Oyster Story” exhibition in Shanghai. Photo: Rolex/Anthony Reed
Art

Discover the genius behind everyday objects’ design at fun Hong Kong experience

A new exhibition at M+ based on the popular Japanese TV series Design Ah! dissects items including umbrellas, flip-flops and cup noodles.

A visitor tries his hand at a challenge at “Design Ah! Experience the Wonder of Everyday Design”, a new exhibition based on a popular Japanese TV series at Hong Kong’s M+ museum. Photo: M+
Interiors

The fifth wall: how ceilings became the next frontier in interior design

Ceilings offer uninterrupted expanses for creative expression. Little wonder designers revamping homes are looking up.

Luxury Hotels

Review | Where Chinese tea culture and Aman luxury steep together

Set among ancient tea fields and Buddhist temples, Amanfayun is where Longjing tea culture, village life and Aman’s quiet luxury converge.

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Luxury Hotels

Review | Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing pays homage to the city’s hutong heritage

Even French President Emmanuel Macron recently enjoyed the hotel’s Cantonese restaurant Yan Garden by Chef Fei, which – along with the rest of the property – sits amid 8 alleyways.

The courtyard lobby of Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing, is a haven of serenity. Photo: Handout
Icons and Influencers

Style according to … Marie-Louise Sciò, CEO of Pellicano Hotels Group

The woman behind some of Italy’s most glamorous hotels reveals what to do in Rome, her love of Katharine Hepburn, and her dream to ride horses in Mongolia.

Luxury Hotels

Ran Baas, The Palace combines Indian hospitality with royal grandeur

The luxury hotel in India was restored from an 18th century royal guest house in the Qila Mubarak complex, and now offers a thoughtful hospitality experience.

Australia

Taichung’s Green Museumbrary: putting civic spaces under one striking roof

Taiwan’s first park-situated library-museum hybrid blends culture, learning and green urban design in a stunning LAM-style landmark.

The entrance to the Taichung Green Museumbrary, a merger of the Taichung Art Museum and Taichung Public Library. Photo: © Iwan Baan
Art

What is Chinese dreamcore? Hong Kong show leans into millennial anxiety

An exhibition at Gold in Wong Chuk Hang dives deep into the dreamcore subgenre given rise to by mainland China’s rapid urbanisation.

Chinese fashion label HuDieGongZhu’s World Champion dress (right) is one of 10 displayed on mannequins on a makeshift fashion runway at “Dreamedcore”, a mixed-genre exhibition focusing on Chinese dreamcore at the Gold art salon run by Serakai Studio in Hong Kong’s Wong Chuk Hang neighbourhood. Photo: HuDieGongZhu via Serakai Studio
Mainland China

Power behind the throne: why the Forbidden City was built to intimidate

How the stone, timber, symmetry and sheer size of a 600-year-old complex made Beijing’s imperial kingdom feel almost divine.

Interiors

The tea towel’s luxe transformation, from kitchen staple to Burberry styles

From hand-printed Italian linens to Hong Kong keepsakes, the dishcloth has transcended its humble origins to become a genuine design object.

Italy

Meet the Hong Kong designers turning trash into treasure

From spent coffee grounds to salvaged wood and abandoned gear destined for landfill, a new generation of Hong Kong designers is finding beauty, and purpose, in what we discard.

Roganic, designed by Atelier E. Photo: courtesy Roganic
Luxury Hotels

Review | The Hôtel Lili in Beverly Hills is a retro-chic urban hideaway

The independently branded boutique hotel under the Palisociety hospitality chain is a short walk from the luxury shops of the renowned Rodeo Drive.

The Hôtel Lili is located on South Lasky Drive in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Photo: Handout
Luxury travel

Review | 2 villa stays in Uluwatu, Bali – for very different kinds of traveller

Korean stars such as Seulgi from girl group Red Velvet and actor Jung Kyung-ho, plus a number of Indonesian celebrities, have stayed at the properties.

Icons and Influencers

Marcel Wanders: from knotted chairs to Moooi’s new Shanghai showroom – interview

The Dutch designer champions fun over mere functionality as he introduces the Moooi brand to China and aims to explore cultural individuality.

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