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Lily Zi
Intern, Culture
Lily is an Intern for the Culture Desk. She is interested in gender, health and education issues. She holds degrees from the University of Hong Kong and Macau University of Science and Technology.
Chinese New Year comedies are a big part of Hong Kong’s celebrations, and we have picked five of the best, including Fat Choi Spirit starring Andy Lau, Louis Koo, Gigi Leung and Lau Ching-wan.
From China’s equivalent of All I Want For Christmas is You, by Andy Lau, to Sam Hui’s tune about the God of Fortune, we recall five of the most popular Chinese New Year songs as the Year of the Dragon nears.
Bruce Lee, Martin Luther King Jnr and Rihanna were all born in the Year of the Dragon. They are not alone – but why is the Year of the Dragon the year above all others in which Chinese people want to have babies?
Lee Sun-kyun, who has died in an apparent suicide at the peak of his career, had some memorable roles before his performance in Oscar winner Parasite, notably in drama My Mister and movie A Hard Day.
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The first TV series shot by Wong Kar-wai – famed Hong Kong director of films like In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express – the 30-episode period drama Blossoms Shanghai, is airing at last.
What can you look forward to at the 2023 AIA Carnival in Hong Kong? An actual Big Top circus, the usual traditional rides and games – and ‘lots of cuddly ducks’. Find out why.
The Year of the Dragon is eagerly awaited by people in China, where the mythical creature was for long a symbol of imperial power. Several other cultures have myths about dragons. We explore four.
The next Lunar New Year, the Year of the Wood Dragon, begins on February 10, 2024. We look at predictions for the year, what dragon personalities are like, and the meaning of the wood element.
Hong Kong actress Kathy Chow, who died on December 11, was a TV and film star best known for her many roles in drama series produced not only in Hong Kong but also Taiwan and mainland China.
Taiwanese rock band Mayday are under investigation following allegations of lip-synching – illegal in mainland China – after a November concert in Shanghai; label refutes claims as ‘slanderous rumour’.
Heavily restricted eating and a punishing exercise regime left Chinese martial arts actor Jet Li with ‘serious health problems’ at the end of the 1980s, he reveals in his autobiography.
