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Erika Na
Culture Reporter
Erika Na joined the Post in 2021. Originally from South Korea, she studied international affairs with a focus on Asia in the US, followed by studying law and journalism in Hong Kong. Before joining SCMP, she worked as a Hong Kong foreign correspondent for Arirang Radio where she regularly updated news from the city and also as an intern at NBC News covering stories from Asia.
A visit to Hanoi, from its museums to local-run tours, reveals a city that remembers its turbulent past but is focused on its bright future.
Whether cheongsam or qun kua, here is what the colours and embroidery mean on Chinese wedding dresses and why some can take a year to make.
From Sai Kung to Lantau, paragliding in Hong Kong gives a feeling of complete freedom, but go with a licenced operator to avoid accidents.
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Shaped like a fish, tiger and box respectively, the muyu, yu, and zhu are percussion instruments that all fall under the wood classification.
People who work odd hours are big beneficiaries of the rise of the 24-hour gym in Hong Kong. We get the lowdown on them from 3 big operators.
Poon choi is a large bowl filled with layers of delicious ingredients, often including prawns, scallops and abalone, even vegan substitutes.
Lithophones comprising stone chimes in a frame were played at the imperial court and in rituals, and feature in Chinese orchestras today.
The International Space-Out Competition seeks to highlight how sitting still and doing nothing can improve mental health and lower stress.
The Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibition includes more than 100 artefacts dating back to the earliest traces of Chinese civilisation.
The first flutes excavated in China were made from bone. Today, ones made from bamboo are widely used in Chinese music and opera.
Their strings once made of twisted silk, Chinese stringed instruments the zither, or guqin, and erhu have a long history.
From rice terraces to a ‘love market’, Sapa in Vietnam offers visitors natural beauty and cultural immersion. Soon there’ll be more of them.
Hong Kong Generation Next Arts is bringing big names from various genres together for a series of concerts, hoping to inspire young people.
Children learning Cantonese by singing, and a pop-up market for small-business owners, help integrate members of Hong Kong ethnic minorities.
China and Korea share several superstitious beliefs, but there are also a couple of key differences, including how they view the colour red.
Croissant trends might make French traditionalists cringe, but the croffle, crookie and flat croissant have gone viral on TikTok and Instagram. We trace their origins, and tell you how to make them.
There are many superstitions surrounding funerals in Chinese culture, from the age of guests to helping the soul escape hell. We look at how to ensure respect is shown and bad luck is avoided.
South Korea’s Jeonju city is full of things to do that exhibit its rich history, particularly the Instagram-worthy Jeonju Hanok Village and nearby attractions like the Gyeonggijeon Shrine.
Kim Sunok and Kang Changdong are fit, toned, healthy – and in their 50s and 60s. They break down their workout routines, why they do it and why they are happier than they have ever been.
Hong Kong charity Po Leung Kuk was founded in 1878 to care for women and children kidnapped in China to work in the then colony, and its headquarters still house around 180 children in need.
At US$126 a bottle, Koyberpunk’s cabernet sauvignon is not cheap. Ted Ko, founder of the South Korean winery, explains why it is worth the price and why it is exclusive to Hong Kong.
Since 1934, Southorn Playground in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai neighbourhood has offered a respite from the stress of urban living, as well as hosting protests, parties, and Covid-19 testing.
Privately funded Centre d’Art Rodin in building that housed French Pavilion for 2010 Expo will launch in September with a show of 50 Rodin sculptures and dozens more by pupils of the artist.
The Park Lane, Ovolo, Mandarin Oriental and Heritage Lodge are among Hong Kong hotels offering activities like heritage tours to help visitors discover the city’s culture, history and stories.
Chinese sanda and Korean taekwondo are both relatively young Asian martial arts that stem from traditional fighting systems and emphasise respect, but the techniques are quite different.
Hong Kong’s largest mosque, the Kowloon Masjid, is a Tsim Sha Tsui landmark. Inside, Chinese Muslims pray shoulder to shoulder with others from across Asia and Africa, while children study the Koran.
