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The Shropshire Regiment amid the destruction of homes in Hong Kong, 1894.
medicine

Echoes of the 1894 Plague Still Reverberate in Hong Kong

Death was not the end of the indignities the Chinese community faced during that pandemic.
Courtney Lichterman April 13, 2020
Singapore

Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.
A Cathay Pacific flight comes into land in Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport, June, 27, 1998.
airports

Remembering Hair-Raising Landings at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport

Turn right at the mountain.
Anika Burgess July 21, 2017
Hong Kong

A Sky Full of Gods and Buddhas

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.
The cemeteries of Happy Valley rise in tiers up the valley slopes -- their verticality mirroring the high-rise apartments that surround them.
cemeteries

The Tiered Burial Grounds Carved Into the Hillsides of Hong Kong

Photos of Hong Kong's intriguing cemeteries, where even the gravestones are high-rises.
Robert Rath October 20, 2016
Yu's take on Hong Kong's high rises.
architecture

The Glorious Symmetry of Hong Kong’s Streetscapes

Finding unexpected angles in Hong Kong.
Anika Burgess October 7, 2016
museums

The World's Only Tiananmen Square Museum May Be Closing

A legal fight plus an ideological shift for young activists may end one of the few places mainland Chinese citizens can learn about the June 4th Incident.
Jessie Guy-Ryan June 4, 2016
extreme sports

Video Wonder: Selfies From the Top Of a Hong Kong Skyscraper

If you suffer from vertigo, do not watch this video.
Tao Tao Holmes March 3, 2016
View of the 2012 Lunar New Year fireworks, planned by Wilson Mao.
news

The Man Behind the World's Most Spectacular Lunar New Year Fireworks

Jessie Guy-Ryan February 7, 2016