Christopher DeWolf

Christopher, author of Borrowed Spaces: Life Between the Cracks of Modern Hong Kong. What art event would you travel for? ‘I plan to go to Ottawa for Howie Tsui’s show “Retainers of Anarchy”, a mashup of Taoist hell and Kowloon Walled City. I saw it once before; it was mesmerising.’

Urban life

Examining the Legacy of Rats in Hong Kong

As we welcome the Year of the Rat, here's a look back at the rodents' legacy in Hong Kong, where rat bins on lampposts were once pervasive
Urban life

How Hong Kong’s MTR Stations Got Their Colours

The vibrant hues of Hong Kong’s MTR stations have their roots in an austere government
Food and drink

Restaurants That Serve Up Hong Kong Nostalgia

Get a fix of retro Hong Kong at restaurants that channel vintage cha chaan teng design and, sometimes, their diner-style dishes too
Art and culture

How Hong Kong Is Embracing Retro Design

A new generation of Hong Kong-based designers is finding inspiration in the city’s rich culture and history
Urban life

Hong Kong’s Land Reclamation: Past, Present and Future

If you’re standing on the world’s most expensive land, why not simply create some more? We examine Hong Kong’s never-ending land grab
Top hotels

Hong Kong Heritage: Hotels We’ve Loved and Lost

As The Excelsior hotel in Causeway Bay closes, we look back at other celebrated hotels in Hong Kong that are no longer with us
Art and culture

Meet the Leaders of Hong Kong’s Art Scene

Hong Kong is an art world meeting point, especially during March, with the arrival of major art fairs. But what about the city’s own scene? Here's an insider's view from artists, curators and more
Food and drink

A brief, poignant history of Hong Kong’s street food hawkers

From pig blood congee to quail eggs, as long as Hong Kong has had streets, it's had street food hawkers
Shopping

Hong Kong’s Best Shopping: The Sham Shui Po Experience

With flea markets sitting alongside galleries, bars and boutiques, Hong Kong’s working-class heartland may be the most dynamic spot in the city right now
Aviation

The Hong Kong Airport Story: Then, Now and the Future

On 6 July 1998, in a staggering overnight operation, the Hong Kong airport moved from the crowded streets of Kowloon to a small island 30 kilometres to the west. But that wasn’t the end of the story: 20 years on, both Kai Tak and Chek Lap Kok are braced for a fresh surge in development
Beaches

Best places to swim in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, suits also refer to the bathing kind. We look at the territory’s 733 kilometres of coastline
Sustainable travel

10 ways to become a greener traveller

Visiting new places is one of life’s great pleasures. Here's how to do so in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way
Architecture

Travel Trend #2a: Central Police station

What does ‘authentic’ mean? The Tai Kwun project in Hong Kong is a hotly debated topic for architects and conservationists even before it reopens
Food and drink

The History of Beer in Hong Kong

We savour Hong Kong’s beer-brewing history and remember a time when a pint cost HK$1.50
Beijing

Hutong revolution: Beijing’s alleyway renaissance

Urban farming, hipster coffee, cultural incubators – in the face of extinction, Beijing’s historic neighbourhoods have transformed into one of the city’s most thriving centres of creativity
Urban life

50 years beyond the riots of San Po Kong

The story of San Po Kong, 50 years after it dominated global headlines
Art and culture

The Rise of Hong Kong Street Art

Amid Hong Kong’s rise as an art capital, street artists have emerged to transform the city from the outside in
Architecture

Why we love Hong Kong’s tong lau

Seeks out Hong Kong’s fast-disappearing walk-up tenement buildings

Christopher DeWolf

Christopher, author of Borrowed Spaces: Life Between the Cracks of Modern Hong Kong. What art event would you travel for? ‘I plan to go to Ottawa for Howie Tsui’s show “Retainers of Anarchy”, a mashup of Taoist hell and Kowloon Walled City. I saw it once before; it was mesmerising.’

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