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Those of us following China have noticed the increasing tensions between Hong Kong and mainlanders. More and more mainland women have been crossing the border into Hong Kong to have babies, where their children can expect to receive better healthcare and a coveted Hong Kong passport, which offers more freedoms and privileges. Hong Kong citizens on the…
Continue readingLocusts and Pandas and Bears… 哦麦 (o mai)!
Bittersweet Fu (富中作樂) is an illustration lover’s graphic novel. The meticulous hand of its author, Ko Sing, is visible in every page. Whether it’s the distinct character design for each and every background character, or the lovingly rendered interior with the fisheye-lens perspective, Ko’s illustrations draw you in and make you look twice before you turn…
Continue readingReview: Bittersweet Fu
In case you missed it, Robin Peckham has a great piece over on World Wide Pop regarding the historic Guan Gong Fights the Aliens (1976) film. A Taiwanese production filmed in Hong Kong during the 1970s, the movie is part Japanese Godzilla film and part cheesy Chinese myth.
Incidentally, I also ran into the film at…
Continue readingGuan Gong Fights the Aliens!
Ending today. Hong Kong’s annual art fair featuring works from galleries from all over (with Asian galleries dominating). Well attended by locals passing by, visitors flying in and from early reports, also by prominent buyers and sellers.
Above: A local favorite that blends traditional Chinese landscape painting with modern Hong Kong skyscrapers. I wonder if people unfamiliar with…
Reposted with permission from World Wide Pop.
The story goes that Wang Momo (王卯卯), an undergraduate at the Communication University of China, was doodling on her blog one day and came up with a peculiar yet distinct rabbit-like creature. Built with Snoopy proportions, it also had no mouth and only had slits for…
Continue readingHot creative property of 2007, now in limbo
The Postgal Workshop (猫室) has become the champion of homegrown animation in Hong Kong. Its recent comic book and animated shorts series, Din Dong (癲噹), went from being a local indie favorite to being aired on Japanese TV. Din Dong is a parody of the popular Japanese cartoon, Doraemon (ドラえもん). The characters are named…
Continue readingReview: Hidden Elders
Reposted with permission from World Wide Pop.
The Postgal Workshop (猫室) has become the champion of homegrown animation in Hong Kong. Its recent comic book and animated shorts series, Din Dong (癲噹), went from being a local indie favorite to being aired on Japanese TV. Din Dong is…
Continue readingAnimated documentary about elderly in Hong Kong