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Singaporean tourist Jordy Cheah, 28, at Sayram Lake in Xinjiang, China, last year. Photo: Jordy Cheah
Singapore

‘It’s easy’: as Singaporeans rediscover China, young travellers lead the way

Fuelled by visa-free entry and social media buzz, tech-savvy Gen Z travellers are discovering a modern China that shatters old stereotypes.

Chinese zodiac predictions

Is Year of the Snake’s third month lucky for you? 12 zodiac sign horoscopes

TV shows and streaming video

Addictive China micro-dramas show how commercial demand fuels netcasting boom

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Art

Angelle Siyang-Le tells of her journey to Art Basel Hong Kong

The director of Asia’s largest contemporary art fair on finding her voice through art and immersing herself in the artistic community.

Angelle Siyang-Le, the director of Art Basel Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy Art Basel
Asian diaspora

50 years of growth and cultural change in London’s Chinatown

Early Chinatown was a place of restaurants, underground gambling dens and brothels, but it has grown more affluent and diverse over time.

Hong Kong culture

Video | Sunset for Hong Kong’s Sunbeam Theatre

The church group that purchased the theatre plans to convert the building into a community centre.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage to be celebrated in new annual initiative

Different types of craftsmanship, performances, traditions and rituals among activities to be showcased across the month of June.

Dragon boat racing is expected to be among the activities highlighted when the Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Month initiative makes its debut in June. Photo: Dickson Lee
Food and Drinks

All about cinnamon, and how to use the spice in cooking and baking

The spice, derived from the bark of a plant, is used in Chinese, Indian and Middle Eastern cooking, and by bakers. See our easy recipe ideas.

Food and Drinks

Ketchup? Ramen? Adobo? Thank Chinese food culture for these and more

While Chinese cuisine has absorbed outside ingredients and techniques, many dishes around the world have drawn from it.

Hong Kong society

Ne Zha 2 inspires John Lee to ‘overcome obstacles, forge path’ for Hong Kong

Hong Kong leader reveals on social media he and his wife have watched record-breaking animated film.

John Lee and his wife Janet recently watched Ne Zha 2. Photo: Handout
Art

It’s showtime for 4 must-see art exhibitions this week

This week’s thought-provoking shows from the queer cosmos of ‘How to be Happy Together?’ to exploring human destiny in ‘Veering’ and more.

Installation view of “How to be Happy Together?” at Para Site, Hong Kong. Photo: Felix SC Wong
Hong Kong

This week in PostMag: senior ballerinas, Canadian-Chinese fusion and more

Age is no barrier to new adventures, as HK Ballet’s Silver Ballet programme shows. Plus, creative home solutions and Indian palaces reimagined as hotels.

Trending in China

4 fun, dangerous festivals in China – knife climbing, frog dancing

From risky blade climbing to legalised thievery, China’s cultural diversity makes the country home to numerous strange festivals.

Art

Explore China’s culinary heritage at the Hong Kong Palace Museum

Discover artworks and national treasures tracing the Chinese culinary evolution from Neolithic times to the Qing dynasty, until June 18.

A Night Banquet at Peach and Plum Garden by Ding Guanpeng, from the Qing dynasty. Photo: The Palace Museum
Asia travel

Chinese-Thai Phuket hotelier channels ‘true spirit of being Peranakan’

The owner of Hotel Verdigris in Phuket Old Town, Thailand, Pichakorn Phanichwong reflects on her ‘mixed concept’ heritage.

Hotelier Pichakorn Phanichwong in the Reading Room of Hotel Verdigris. Photo: handout
Art

Post cartoonist’s Year of the Snake collection goes up for auction

Harry Harrison’s set of eight original watercolour and ink works takes cheeky digs at Hong Kong culture and politics; bidding ends March 18.

Art

Profile | Father of modern ink art fused painting styles from East and West

An émigré from post-war China, in Hong Kong Lui Shou-kwan married Chinese ink art with Western abstract art to forge the New Ink Movement.

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Art

Contemporary Chinese ink artist tips hat to singer Anita Mui in show

Artist Hong Wai’s exhibition ‘No Way To Be Good’ pays homage to the late Cantopop diva and to Hong Kong’s ‘golden age’ of entertainment.

Artist Hong Wai at her show “No Way To Be Good”. Photo: Elson Li
China’s film industry

China’s Ne Zha 2 still flying high as highest-grossing animated movie of all time

Gone are the days when Chinese filmmakers were left scrambling to recreate the economic success of foreign offerings such as Kung Fu Panda.

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Women and gender

Being Chinese | How far Chinese women have come since my grandmother’s time

I have more equal status than my grandmother did in the pre-communist era. But young women are still pushing back against discrimination.

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Horoscopes

What’s your luck looking like for March 2025, the Earth Rabbit month?

This is your month if you’re a Rabbit like Angelina Jolie or Johnny Depp, while Horses and Roosters should tread carefully.

The Chinese Zodiac. Is your luck in this month? Photo: SCMP Graphic
Food and Drinks

Japan, Mexico or a baker’s mind? Hong Kong pineapple bun origin theories

Pineapple buns are named for the pattern of their golden-brown crust. Do we owe them to Japanese occupation or Chinese expelled from Mexico?

A pineapple bun at Kam Wah Cafe in Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Books and literature

How an American experienced a ‘gay awakening’ before the Beijing Olympics

In the new memoir Beijing Bound: A Foreigner Discovers China, Glen Loveland recalls learning the nuances of the local LGBTQ scene.

Art

Unsold artworks, kapok flowers, post-human landscapes and more this March

With Arts Month upon us, here’s a round-up of shows in Hong Kong from local, regional and international talent.

Books and literature

Explainer | What Journey to the West reveals about early China-India exchanges

16th century novel tells the tale of Xuanzang, a monk who contributed to Chinese religion and medicine after his travels to Buddhist India.

A still from the Chinese TV series Journey to the West, which ran from 1986 to 2000. Wu Cheng’en’s 16th-century book still holds cultural importance in the modern era. Photo: CCTV
History

Chinese stories of California gold rush told in Hong Kong exhibition

Sojourning in Gold Mountain at Hong Kong Museum of History shines a light on migrants’ journeys from China to San Francisco in the 1800s.

A rattan suitcase from the Sojourning in Gold Mountain exhibition in Hong Kong.
Alibaba

Buns over bytes: Laid-off tech workers pursue culinary dreams

In Hangzhou, four ex-Alibaba employees have launched a thriving eatery that aims to inspire career reinvention.

Sex and relationships

How Chinese astrology and aura readings can find your ideal partner

A Hong Kong-based Chinese astrologer and an intuitive reader explain how they use birth chart and aura readings to help people find partners.

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