https://www.scmp.com/rss/71/feed In-depth features, fashion, travel, interiors, food & drink, books and art en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mark Footer Mark Footer Built in the 1930s by Tiger Balm tycoon Aw Boon Haw to promote Chinese culture as well as his brand of pain-relieving ointment, Hong Kong’s Tiger Balm Garden, in Tai Hang, was a sprawling park with a white pagoda and colourful statues surrounding an eye-catching mansion. The garden was demolished for a housing development in 2004 but Haw Par Mansion was preserved, and opened in 2019 as a music academy. It closed again three years later, but is now being transformed into Hong Kong’s first... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3356112/pictures-haw-par-mansion-and-long-lost-tiger-balm-garden?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3356112/pictures-haw-par-mansion-and-long-lost-tiger-balm-garden?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Charlotte Shore Charlotte Shore Roberta Di Fazio Camilleri knows the importance of having single-gendered teams in sport – especially for women. The founder and captain of the successful all-female dragon-boat team the Renegades did not find her tribe by mistake, but by recognising what was missing in the sport. “My friends and I wanted to race competitively at Stanley. We’d met in a team that was more concerned with the social side of things than podium finishes and, over time, we’d become more ambitious,” she says. “We... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3355999/how-hong-kongs-all-female-renegades-dragon-boating-team-making-waves?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3355999/how-hong-kongs-all-female-renegades-dragon-boating-team-making-waves?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:14 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak For generations, life in Hong Kong was shaped by the sea. From the 1950s, traditional wooden boats with sails were gradually replaced by engine-driven trawlers as the industry modernised and expanded its reach across the South China Sea. As Hong Kong grew, land-reclamation projects, overfishing and a rise in seafood imports from overseas reshaped the local industry, bringing new challenges to fishing communities. Despite these shifts, residents in places such as Aberdeen, Cheung Chau, Lamma... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354934/pictures-hong-kongs-post-war-fishing-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354934/pictures-hong-kongs-post-war-fishing-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:12 +0000 Charmaine Chan Charmaine Chan I once conducted an interview sitting on a toilet. Given the dimensions of the microflat my team was photographing for a home-interiors story, it was the only spot the owners and I could occupy without getting in the way. In a sense, it was fitting because, as I wrote at the time, it offered a “glimpse into the future”: space and furniture in this ingenious LAAB-designed, 309 sq ft unit on Graham Street, Central, shape-shifted to accommodate a young couple and their cats. Over the years, I’ve... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3354928/farewell-tour-through-flats-fashions-and-fixations-defined-our-design-editors-22-years-postmag?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3354928/farewell-tour-through-flats-fashions-and-fixations-defined-our-design-editors-22-years-postmag?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans I WAS BORN in a prefabricated asbestos hut left over from World War II at the site that had been the (American) Eighth Air Force’s base hospital in Norfolk, in east England. After the war, it was turned into Wymondham College, which was a boarding school, and the County Grammar School, which was a day school, where my father was deputy headmaster. I was born in 1959. In 1966, we moved into a bungalow in a village called Morley Saint Botolph. I had two older sisters, one of whom has died. IN... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3354926/how-wartime-hong-kong-became-passion-historian-and-author-tony-banham?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3354926/how-wartime-hong-kong-became-passion-historian-and-author-tony-banham?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Thomas Bird Thomas Bird There was once a province called Jiangnan. Although no longer marked on maps, it exists in everyday parlance as a cultural region – somewhere rich, fertile and evocative of the fabled Song dynasty (AD960-1279). Sometimes referred to as the Yangtze River Basin, Jiangnan is associated by many with Shanghai and the industrial cities of the lower valley of that waterway. Yet, while Jiangnan does boast an unequal share of China’s top-tier cities, swathes of the region – from the lower half of Jiangsu... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354787/jiangnans-rural-retreats-offer-escape-city-hustle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354787/jiangnans-rural-retreats-offer-escape-city-hustle?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:06 +0000 Charlotte Shore Charlotte Shore When a cha chaan teng in Busan, South Korea, made it into this year’s Michelin Guide, it was a sign of how far the Hong Kong tea restaurants have come since the 1950s and 60s. Both at home and abroad, cha chaan teng are hotter than boiling-hot Ceylon tea poured through a milk-tea cotton “stocking”. In Hong Kong, long queues form outside Milk Cafe branches, while social-media buzz surrounds the ramshackle Lan Fong Yuen on Gage Street, Central. Overseas, these cafes have spread to cities such as... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3354775/hong-kong-style-cha-chaan-teng-cafes-thrive-globally-gen-z-embraces-nostalgic-dining?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3354775/hong-kong-style-cha-chaan-teng-cafes-thrive-globally-gen-z-embraces-nostalgic-dining?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Mavis Teo Mavis Teo Yuguang Island in Tainan is said to be one of the best places in Taiwan to watch the sunset. Situated just off its southwest coast, the stretch of land faces an open run of the Taiwan Strait, where the sun drops into the sea, a molten egg yolk sinking into the horizon. At this golden hour, Yudao, a restaurant discreetly nestled in Mao House – a five-key bed-and-breakfast tucked into Crescent Bay, a small curve of beach sheltered by whistling pines – catches the last of the light. Rays filter... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354766/discover-tainans-culinary-renaissance-yudao-chef-nick-yang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354766/discover-tainans-culinary-renaissance-yudao-chef-nick-yang?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:06 +0000 David Ho David Ho Exchanging stories around a fire is a tradition as old as time, a practice that has been passed down through generations and civilisations. These days, the light of the fire may have been replaced by the glow of a small screen, and our attention spans might have shortened considerably, but we are still as drawn to stories as we have always been. Angela Herliani Tanoesoedibjo and Clarissa Herliani Tanoesoedibjo are aware of the power of storytelling, as well as the fragmented focus of today’s... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354756/micro-drama-platform-vshort-founding-sisters-talk-content-trends-and-production-powerhouses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354756/micro-drama-platform-vshort-founding-sisters-talk-content-trends-and-production-powerhouses?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:07 +0000 David Ho David Ho It may not seem like fans of Stranger Things, Bridgerton, Harry Potter and Star Wars would overlap much on a Venn diagram, but Comic Con has always been where such fandoms converge. The first-ever Hong Kong Comic Con (HKCC) is no exception, with stars including Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things), Katie Leung (Harry Potter, Bridgerton) and Daniel Logan (Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones) expected at the event. But that’s not all. We are also hyped for the appearance of actors such... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354745/inaugural-hong-kong-comic-con-unites-global-fandoms-star-studded-line?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354745/inaugural-hong-kong-comic-con-unites-global-fandoms-star-studded-line?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:10 +0000 David Ho David Ho “Am I the only one who has their video on?” We were told our conversation with Patti LuPone, 77, would be an audio-only interview, so we’re pleasantly surprised to find the American actor, singer and Broadway performer has logged on for a face-to-face chat. While some celebrities might hide behind publicists and demands, LuPone is known to face whatever life throws at her head on; no one could accuse her of being a shrinking violet. Ahead of her A Life in Notes concert on June 3, a headline... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354650/patti-lupone-hong-kong-her-musical-memoir-and-living-life-note?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354650/patti-lupone-hong-kong-her-musical-memoir-and-living-life-note?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Vincenzo Capuano What does multi-award-winning pizza taste like? Acclaimed Neapolitan pizzaiolo Vincenzo Capuano knows a thing or two about that. Having opened more than 40 restaurants globally, the world-champion chef now brings his signature Nuvola pizza – so-named for its airy, “cloud-like” texture, achieved through a specially developed dough-fermentation process – to Wan Chai. Capuano’s pies are also presented as a “cut” above the rest: a pair of “golden” scissors are used at the table to... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3354501/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-manteigaria-avalon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3354501/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-manteigaria-avalon?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini American painter Bob Ross was fond of quipping, “We don’t make mistakes; we have happy accidents.” Our “happy accident” this week is that food and nostalgia, serendipitously, became recurring themes, threading this issue’s stories into a layered journey that traverses not only land and sea, but also time, to arrive at the table. Shakespeare’s Hamlet laboured under the weight of “to be, or not to be”, but when it comes to food, the most important philosophical question is: do you live to eat, or... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354497/week-postmag-nostalgic-celebration-food-glorious-food?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3354497/week-postmag-nostalgic-celebration-food-glorious-food?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:06 +0000 David Ho David Ho EAT THIS Gaylord Indian Restaurant Alphonso mango season is here, and Gaylord Indian Restaurant’s new limited-time menu is built upon an indulgent celebration of India’s most coveted fruit. The prized cultivar is featured in various flavour combinations, forms and textures, such as the crunchy Alphonso mango bhel, the Alphonso mango malai kofta comprising cheese-filled mango rolls in a creamy korma gravy, the Alphonso mango chicken curry, the sweet Alphonso mango kulfi ice cream and the fresh... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3354487/best-things-do-hong-kong-may-24-30?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3354487/best-things-do-hong-kong-may-24-30?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Hei Kiu Au Hei Kiu Au At 5am, the Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market – the oldest and largest in town – is not for the public. It’s a maze of fluorescent lights, flooded floors and shouted Cantonese, where deals are made in half-sentences and the morning’s best catch disappears before the city wakes. At this hour, Hong Kong’s finest kitchens are still dark, their chefs still fast asleep. Instead, there is Peter Kam, 38, a self-taught fish aficionado with a near-mystical read on gills and gloss. His company, Peter... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3354389/hong-kongs-seafood-whisperer-peter-kam-takes-us-pre-dawn-tour-citys-premier-fish-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3354389/hong-kongs-seafood-whisperer-peter-kam-takes-us-pre-dawn-tour-citys-premier-fish-market?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Mark Footer Mark Footer Familiar names in unfamiliar territory, modern takes on time-worn tradition, buildings repurposed for the discerning traveller: the post-Covid rush of new hotels throwing open their doors in Asia has continued apace in the past few months. Here are some of the most interesting: Imperial Hotel Kyoto (Japan) In the heart of the upscale Gion district, the latest and fourth member of the Imperial chain occupies the 1936 Yasaka Kaikan building, its 55 rooms, eight with tatami flooring (a first for... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3353406/asias-newest-luxury-hotels-blend-tradition-and-modernity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3353406/asias-newest-luxury-hotels-blend-tradition-and-modernity?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak Weekend trips across the border with mainland China now feel almost effortless. Hongkongers glide across for cheaper meals out, guilt-free shopping and a range of leisure activities, drawn in part by the ease and value-for-money of a foray into Guangdong province. A generation ago, the journey represented a different story. Those bound for the mainland often relied on the slow (by today’s standards) Kowloon-Canton Railway, enduring long hours in queues before they could cross the border. Trips... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3353967/pictures-crossing-hong-kong-mainland-china-border-through-decades?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3353967/pictures-crossing-hong-kong-mainland-china-border-through-decades?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Gigi Wong Gigi Wong On an April evening, the Happy Valley Suites at the Hong Kong Football Club buzzed with an unusual energy. Professionals and retirees mingled over dinner, swapping stories not of stock portfolios or property prices but of Antarctic expeditions, African safaris and train journeys across Japan. They were all clients of Jetour – some for decades – gathered to mark the tour operator’s 50th anniversary. It felt less like a corporate event and more like a family reunion. It’s a familial warmth that... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3353395/art-travel-how-50-year-old-hong-kong-tour-operator-betting-heart-over-algorithm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3353395/art-travel-how-50-year-old-hong-kong-tour-operator-betting-heart-over-algorithm?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:06 +0000 Ron Emmons Ron Emmons I WAS BORN in Bangkok in 1971, and grew up in a family where roles were clearly defined but influence was not always where it appeared to be. My father, who ran a real-estate development business, was seen as the strategist while my mother quietly ran the engine of the family: managing finances, raising us and ensuring everything functioned seamlessly. That dynamic shaped my understanding of leadership early on; that true control often sits behind the scenes and that execution is as powerful as... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3353391/meet-anchalika-kijkanakorn-thai-hotelier-redefining-luxury-resorts-through-wellness-and-meaningful?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3353391/meet-anchalika-kijkanakorn-thai-hotelier-redefining-luxury-resorts-through-wellness-and-meaningful?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Cameron Dueck Cameron Dueck The voices come from a distance, indirect and indecipherable. Unfamiliar voices speaking in a foreign language. They weave in and out of range, in and out of my drowsy dream. A child’s shout is followed by the tinkle of laughter. Slowly my mind climbs out of the warm burrow of sleep to see what all the fuss is about. It takes me a moment more to realise the voices are German. I’m still dancing between dreams and reality, enjoying the gauzy confusion. Why German and not English or Cantonese? I... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3353659/mastering-art-tourist-nap-richer-travel-experience?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3353659/mastering-art-tourist-nap-richer-travel-experience?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung With powder-caked hands, Shri Rajesh Vaishnav gingerly lays a centuries-old paper stencil, passed down through generations, onto the canvas. In another motion, he rubs his finger back and forth into a spoonful of coloured dust held in a fine gauze pouch, pushing the light-blue pigment out. The pigment gently drifts onto the stencil, settling in a diaphanous layer. Satisfied, Vaishnav lifts the stencil in a swift, decisive motion, revealing an image of the major deity Krishna as a flute-playing... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3353387/udaipurs-jal-sanjhi-jaipurs-city-palace-rajasthans-living-art-thrives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3353387/udaipurs-jal-sanjhi-jaipurs-city-palace-rajasthans-living-art-thrives?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:06 +0000 Charmaine Chan Charmaine Chan “Go crazy.” It sounds like liberation – but total creative freedom can be as paralysing as it is exciting. Not for Paul Tse Yi-pong. In 2018, when Allan Poh handed the co-founder of New Office Works (NOW) the keys to his holiday house in Haikou, Hainan, the brief was as boundless as the island sky. The result helped announce the then-fledgling studio’s arrival on Hong Kong’s design and architecture scene. “I was very lucky to have a client as open-minded as him,” says Tse. He adds that while Poh... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3353383/hainan-holiday-home-blends-bold-design-natures-serenity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3353383/hainan-holiday-home-blends-bold-design-natures-serenity?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:09 +0000 David Ho David Ho For Charles Yang, the 1964 hit “A Change is Gonna Come”, by Sam Cooke, is a life-altering song. A clip of Yang singing the civil rights movement anthem and accompanying himself on the violin went viral on social media, introducing his work to a wider audience. The soulful performance was an impromptu choice as an encore for a concert with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. But dig beyond that viral clip, and you will find Yang to be a musician who consistently mixes youthful exuberance with an... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3353125/viral-violinist-charles-yang-brings-genre-blending-virtuosity-hong-kong-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3353125/viral-violinist-charles-yang-brings-genre-blending-virtuosity-hong-kong-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:05 +0000 David Ho David Ho Hong Kong’s whirlwind art month may have wrapped in March, but after a welcome pause in April, the city’s cultural calendar is already gearing up again. For anyone who previously left empty-handed, the Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong (AAF) offers a second chance. This year’s theme, “See Art. Love Art. Own Art.”, says it all – an invitation to move beyond admiration and into acquisition. Prices start at just HK$1,000 (US$128) and with 106 local and international exhibitors – up from 98 last year –... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3353120/affordable-art-fair-hong-kong-2026-106-exhibitors-cantopop-stars-and-london-vibes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3353120/affordable-art-fair-hong-kong-2026-106-exhibitors-cantopop-stars-and-london-vibes?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:06 +0000 Hei Kiu Au Hei Kiu Au If and when Donald Trump touches down in Beijing this week for his long-anticipated state visit, the chefs who will feed him and his entourage – probably at least once in the Great Hall of the People – will already have run the scenarios for his meals. The last time he came, in 2017, the state banquet menu reportedly included Kung Pao chicken, coconut chicken soup, tomato beef and poached star grouper. It was a diplomatic tightrope walk: how do you honour a guest whose culinary preferences,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3353112/if-trump-didnt-eat-just-burgers-what-might-he-be-served-his-beijing-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3353112/if-trump-didnt-eat-just-burgers-what-might-he-be-served-his-beijing-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Stübli From the team behind Swiss-Italian dining “grotto” Nocino comes Stübli, an Alpine-inspired steakhouse that treats fondue as a year-round indulgence. With chef-founder Matthew Ziemski at the helm, Stübli channels his family’s Bernese roots into generous spreads of potato rösti with toppings such as beef tartare and smoked egg yolk, summer black truffle fondue and “lobster thermidor” fondue, Australian Wagyu cuts and Dutch rose veal fillet medallions pan-fried to perfection. Swiss classics... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3352840/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-stubli-blanc-de-noirs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3352840/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-stubli-blanc-de-noirs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini As we inch ever closer to summer – the stifling heat and high humidity already threatening – our thoughts stray to distant lands and paradisal climes, while our eyes stray (hesitantly, in fear of the outrageous prices that will fill us with dread) to travel booking platforms, warily tracking the ups and ups of fare hikes. But even as jet fuel costs continue to soar and flight routes globally get axed, the urge to explore remains irresistible. Buckle up – our dedicated summer travel issue is... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3352839/week-postmag-summer-travel-edition-offers-holiday-tips-all-tastes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3352839/week-postmag-summer-travel-edition-offers-holiday-tips-all-tastes?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:06 +0000 Peter Neville-Hadley Peter Neville-Hadley Fifty years ago, on a Black Sea beach near Trabzon, in Turkey’s far northeast, the fire from a hastily assembled pile of driftwood blazed cheerfully in the dark, warming a panful of locally bought vegetables mixed with tinned beans from the stock in the back of our Land Rover, along with the remains of several suicidal moths that had been attracted to our dinner by the light. Extra protein, we joked, four boys fresh out of school, opening bottles of Turkish beer to wash down the resulting mess.... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3352884/rediscovering-turkeys-northeast-journey-trabzon-erzurum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3352884/rediscovering-turkeys-northeast-journey-trabzon-erzurum?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 May 2026 05:00:13 +0000 David Ho David Ho EAT THIS Tiffin Saicho has teamed up with Grand Hyatt Hong Kong for an afternoon tea set featuring its alcohol-free sparkling brews, available until June 28. Guests can enjoy a selection of sweet and savoury treats, delivered on a tiered cake stand, and for every two sets ordered, they’ll receive a 200ml bottle of Saicho darjeeling, hojicha, jasmine or osmanthus tea, to be enjoyed with the set or later at home. M/F, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai DRINK THIS Friday After... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3352793/best-things-do-hong-kong-may-2-8?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3352793/best-things-do-hong-kong-may-2-8?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Oliver Raw Oliver Raw According to a well-travelled friend, Songkhla is an attractive city filled with Sino-European architecture, set between the South China Sea and a coastal lagoon. So it comes as a surprise to discover few of Thailand’s 35 million international arrivals make it this far south, except to visit the paradisal island of Koh Lipe, on the opposite coast. Most guidebooks skim Songkhla, or omit it completely. Given its apparent charms along with its array of cultures (Thai, Malay, Chinese), this feels... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3352770/songkhlas-hidden-charm-town-poised-put-southern-thailand-tourist-map?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3352770/songkhlas-hidden-charm-town-poised-put-southern-thailand-tourist-map?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:11 +0000 Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans I WAS BORN in Worcester (in England’s West Midlands) in 1961. Dad was a priest there. On the morning I was born, the postman brought a letter containing a job offer for dad as the principal of a mission school in India. So, when I was six months old, the family headed off to India. India was a big part of my parents’ lives. My mother was born there; dad went out as a missionary. They’d met in India. I HAVE TWO older sisters and a younger brother, so my brother was born in India. We were... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3351866/meet-reverend-will-newman-chaplain-hong-kongs-st-johns-cathedral-and-stanley-prison?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3351866/meet-reverend-will-newman-chaplain-hong-kongs-st-johns-cathedral-and-stanley-prison?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Ronan O'Connell Ronan O'Connell Singapore had 16.9 million international visitors in 2025, a hefty number for a city that is only 745 sq km (288 square miles) in size, but many headed primarily for Orchard Road, Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay, leaving plenty of other attractions to discover for those visiting for a second, third or fourth time. Rainforest growth Despite its futuristic cityscape, Singapore is one of the world’s most verdant cities, with more than 40 per cent of its land area covered in greenery. And... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3351854/discover-singapores-hidden-gems-beyond-marina-bay-sands-and-orchard-road?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3351854/discover-singapores-hidden-gems-beyond-marina-bay-sands-and-orchard-road?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:11 +0000 Peter Neville-Hadley Peter Neville-Hadley The duck-like beak of the sleek AVE high-speed train points the way south out of Madrid as it trundles sedately along a tangle of tracks before picking up speed and turning east towards Valencia, on Spain’s Mediterranean coast. First class consists of great armchairs – single seats on either side of the aisle with vast amounts of leg room. My tray table is down to hold a novel, and to receive a snack and a coffee in due course. But despite the carriage’s pleasantly woody interior, the adequate... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3351831/discover-europe-affordable-first-class-eurail-adventures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3351831/discover-europe-affordable-first-class-eurail-adventures?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Peta Tomlinson Peta Tomlinson For months, you’ve watched the building rise up from the dust, floor by floor – possibly imagining your future apartment there. When the show flat is at last revealed, it’s the moment of truth for hopeful home-hunters. Typically, the first look inside would be a mock-up interior installed in rented premises off-site, perhaps bereft of doors and walls, and sometimes with scaled-down furniture to make the space feel larger. These days, however, developers are having to work harder to convince... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3351814/luxury-show-flat-interiors-hong-kong-blend-realism-dream-design?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3351814/luxury-show-flat-interiors-hong-kong-blend-realism-dream-design?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:10 +0000 John Brunton John Brunton A global spotlight will soon be illuminating the largest metropolis in North America, with Mexico City set to host the inaugural game of the 2026 Fifa World Cup in its Azteca Stadium. On June 11, the home nation – nicknamed El Tri from the country’s tricolour flag – will kick off the tournament by taking on South Africa. The teeming, vibrant Mexican capital already offered the traveller pre-Columbian ruins, opulent Baroque churches, world-renowned museums, cutting-edge modern architecture,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3351806/what-do-mexico-city-between-fifa-world-cup-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3351806/what-do-mexico-city-between-fifa-world-cup-games?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:12 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Elizabeth Chu Yuet-han ate a lot of pho ga, or chicken noodle soup, growing up. As a child in late-1990s Saigon, she could often be found in the kitchen of her maternal uncle and aunt, breathing in the sweet, heady aroma of an entire bird bubbling in a pot as its flavour slowly infused into the broth, alongside a medley of herbs chosen according to a cherished family recipe. “The thing with Vietnam is, my family might make chicken pho this way, but my friend’s family might make it a different... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3351803/le-le-redefines-vietnamese-fine-dining-hong-kong-saigon-soul-food?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3351803/le-le-redefines-vietnamese-fine-dining-hong-kong-saigon-soul-food?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:19 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Amigo has a visibility problem. Despite being the date-night spot of choice for generations of well-heeled Hongkongers and an unmissable sight on the way into Happy Valley thanks to its distinctive golden sun sign, the 59-year-old restaurant has always maintained an air of mystery behind its Spanish Revival-style facade. “A lot of people don’t know we’re a restaurant,” says veteran hospitality consultant Nelson Chow, who was brought in by the owners last year to rejuvenate the restaurant’s... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3351177/amigo-restaurant-59-years-hong-kong-fine-dining-and-new-caviar-delights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3351177/amigo-restaurant-59-years-hong-kong-fine-dining-and-new-caviar-delights?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:10 +0000 David Ho David Ho Opera Hong Kong’s Carmen, running from May 7 to 10, promises to be a seductive strut down memory lane. Under the direction of Jia Ding, the classic tale has been reimagined. The opera, by French composer Georges Bizet, is a story of burning love and brutal passion traditionally set in Seville, Spain. But what would the story look like if that drama took place in 1978 Hong Kong instead? Jia is a tour de force in the performing arts, being an acclaimed lyricist, playwright and director. For... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351385/director-jia-ding-reimagining-georges-bizets-carmen-hong-kong-story?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351385/director-jia-ding-reimagining-georges-bizets-carmen-hong-kong-story?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Bistrot du Vin After 13 years, French stalwart Bistrot du Vin has decamped to Sai Ying Pun, taking over the former Bâtard site at The Fine Wine Experience. Aside from the spacious setting, the draw here is the retail-plus-dining model, allowing guests to browse a cellar of 7,000 labels and pay shop prices at the table. Chef Guillaume Losguardi serves unpretentious, wine-friendly fare such as pâté en croûte and marble goby in puff pastry. G/F, 165-166 Connaught Road West, Sai Ying... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3351136/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-amalgamate-happy-samurai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3351136/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-amalgamate-happy-samurai?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Readers tend to be curious creatures – it’s in our nature to want to know, learn and absorb more, all for that deeply satisfying brain scratch. For me, the thirst for knowledge takes me into the depths of bookshops, the corners of libraries and countless other places – if not other worlds. When faced with printed material we’re interested in – much like this issue of PostMag, I hope – most people wouldn’t think twice about picking it up, leafing through it and perusing it from beginning to end.... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351188/week-postmag-toxic-tomes-trip-fifa-world-cup-host-mexico-city-and-carmen-kowloon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351188/week-postmag-toxic-tomes-trip-fifa-world-cup-host-mexico-city-and-carmen-kowloon?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung EAT THIS Racines Racines enters a fresh era under new executive chef and co-owner Chun Wah-leung. Born in Strasbourg, France, to Hong Kong parents, Leung is trading his tenure with Anne-Sophie Pic to blend Cantonese heritage with rigorous French technique. Expect a terroir-driven menu that delicately treads between two culinary worlds in creations such as the abalone prepared meunière style and a refined take on prawn toast using Kuruma prawn tartare. 22 Upper Station Street, Sheung Wan DRINK... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351173/best-things-do-hong-kong-april-26-may-2?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351173/best-things-do-hong-kong-april-26-may-2?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Kamala Thiagarajan Kamala Thiagarajan In early September 2025, Lesley Liu, head of preservation and conservation at the University of Hong Kong Libraries, carefully surveyed the institution’s collection of rare Western books from the Victorian era (1837–1900). Recent research had made her acutely aware that within these cloth bindings, a century-old danger could be hidden within fingertip’s reach. She was on the lookout for titles that matched a growing online database of “poison books”: book bindings known to contain substances... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351161/poison-books-hong-kong-joins-search-victorian-era-arsenic-laced-tomes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351161/poison-books-hong-kong-joins-search-victorian-era-arsenic-laced-tomes?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung In the hours leading up to this year’s International Women’s Day, on March 8, The New York Times published explosive revelations of workplace abuse at legendary Copenhagen restaurant Noma under the watch of chef-founder René Redzepi. There is a certain poetic justice to be had that, at the same time, a group of 11 female hospitality professionals from around the world concluded a weeklong residency at Rosewood Hong Kong centred specifically on writing a new, women-led chapter in the toxic,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350865/rosewood-throws-its-weight-behind-female-empowerment-hospitality?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350865/rosewood-throws-its-weight-behind-female-empowerment-hospitality?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:17 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak Nestled against the green slopes of Pok Fu Lam and overlooking the Lamma Channel, the Wah Fu Estate opened in 1968 as a landmark in Hong Kong’s public housing programme. Designed by architect Donald Liao Poon-huai, the estate was groundbreaking, featuring private balconies and a layout that maximised natural light and sea breezes for every unit. Its location earned it the nickname “the luxury residence for the masses”. Wah Fu pioneered the “city within a city” model, with schools, markets and... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3350782/pictures-hong-kongs-groundbreaking-wah-fu-public-housing-estate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3350782/pictures-hong-kongs-groundbreaking-wah-fu-public-housing-estate?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:19 +0000 Jianne Soriano Jianne Soriano Enzo Cheng’s upbringing was the varied one of a Hong Kong kid who juggled different extracurricular activities. “My mother helped me find my passion, but we weren’t able to find one specific thing that I was really good at. That might be why I’m someone who has multiple interests today, which I try to connect together,” says Cheng, the chief executive of Noc. It was during his college years that he finally hit his stride at being a jack of all trades. “When I was 18 years old, I moved to the... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350502/head-noc-coffee-his-live-slow-philosophy-weekends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350502/head-noc-coffee-his-live-slow-philosophy-weekends?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans I was born in Plympton, Devon (southwest England), in 1943. My family moved to London because of my father’s work and then to Glasgow, where I was in a preparatory school, Belmont House School, in Newton Mearns. That’s where I learned to play rugby. I went with the school team to Murrayfield (Stadium in Edinburgh) to watch Scotland play. My father was in the packaging business and he was the managing director of the Scotland part of the organisation. My mother was a physiotherapist. We had a... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3349401/former-hong-kong-rugby-team-captain-reflects-first-sevens-tournament-1976?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3349401/former-hong-kong-rugby-team-captain-reflects-first-sevens-tournament-1976?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Hei Kiu Au Hei Kiu Au Growing up in Zimbabwe, Innocent Mutanga harboured a childhood love for Hong Kong films starring the likes of Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow Sing-chi. They painted a picture of a city buzzing with energy – “the place to be” for anyone wanting to make it big – but little did he expect that he would call this city home one day. Today, he is fully embedded in the fabric of Hong Kong, juggling a career in investment banking, founding and running the Africa Centre, an NGO that fosters cross-cultural... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350068/cross-cultural-love-story-forms-heart-africa-centre?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350068/cross-cultural-love-story-forms-heart-africa-centre?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:24 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak From the 1960s to the 90s, Hong Kong’s watch industry thrived on the skill and hard work of watchmakers, factory workers and traders. Using imported movements and efficient assembly lines, the city’s watch exports increased eightfold during the 70s. By the early 90s, Hong Kong was the world’s leading exporter by quantity, the city having pivoted quickly to producing inexpensive quartz movements and supplying nearly 70 per cent of the world’s watches. As production migrated to mainland China due... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3349668/pictures-hong-kongs-watchmaking-industry-through-decades?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3349668/pictures-hong-kongs-watchmaking-industry-through-decades?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Alexander Mak Alexander Mak Since the whistle was first blown on March 28, 1976, the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens tournament has grown from a regional invitational into a global spectacle, expanding from 12 teams in its inaugural edition to 30, competing in three distinct competitions, in 2026. In those 50 years – from the early days at the Hong Kong Football Club, in Happy Valley, through the Hong Kong Stadium era to games at its current home, the Kai Tak Sports Park – the contest has transformed dramatically, a pair of... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3349385/pictures-50-years-mud-sweat-and-beers-hong-kong-rugby-sevens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3349385/pictures-50-years-mud-sweat-and-beers-hong-kong-rugby-sevens?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Kora Kwok Kora Kwok After designing more than 300 projects for clients, Keith Chan Shing-hin faced an unfamiliar challenge: designing for himself. The founder of interior design house Hintegro had competing priorities for his 580 sq ft, one-bedroom apartment in Sha Tin. It needed to reflect his aesthetics and approach to design but, unlike many of his high-profile clients, Chan was working with a far more modest budget. “Designers don’t necessarily make a ton of money in Hong Kong,” he laughs. “But I remind myself... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3349399/interior-designer-challenge-finally-designing-his-own-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3349399/interior-designer-challenge-finally-designing-his-own-home?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:11 +0000