• Silk Weaving

    Silk Weaving

    Silk Weaving

    Brocade silk (緙絲) is an ancient silk weaving craft originated from China. …

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  • Bamboo Craftsmanship

    Bamboo Craftsmanship

    Craftsmen who make bamboo products are called bamboo weavers. They use bamboo to make furniture and other household items. …

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  • Artisanal Paper-making

    Artisanal Paper-making

    Traditional artisanal papermaking follows has a specific set of production processes, including soaking, cooking, rinsing and sun-bleaching the materials used before they are hand-beat to form the paper pulp to be scooped, pressed, and dried to produce the final product. …

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  • Masks: UK. Breathe In, Breathe Out

    Masks: UK. Breathe In, Breathe Out

    It is too much to expect that under our British Bulldog leader Boris Johnson the United Kingdom would submit to learning anything from nations in East Asia. …

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  • When to Wear What Masks: Exploring Masks During Four Months of Social Distancing Imposed by COVID-19

    When to Wear What Masks: Exploring Masks During Four Months of Social Distancing Imposed by COVID-19

    When COVID-19 attacked Hong Kong in late January 2020, most of us were caught off guard. …

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  • Menstrual Pads, Its History, and Its Cultural Meaning

    Menstrual Pads, Its History, and Its Cultural Meaning

    Disposable menstrual pads became the mainstream in China in just 30 years, but some are struggling to get them in the country. …

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  • Digital Wallet: In China, Cashless is King

    Digital Wallet: In China, Cashless is King

    The popularity of digital wallet in China is celebrated. But under the veil of technological triumph, something didn’t work, some are excluded. …

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  • Rice Cooker: How a Humble Electric Appliance was Born and Changed the World

    Rice Cooker: How a Humble Electric Appliance was Born and Changed the World

    It is time for dinner. The sweet smell of rice starts to spread around small households in Hong Kong, and the beeping sound from the timer tells that the rice cooker has done its job. …

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  • Faux Meat: Before the Rise of Plant-based Meat

    Faux Meat: Before the Rise of Plant-based Meat

    Learn about how Chinese people replicated the taste and appearance of meat with vegetarian ingredients since a thousand years ago. …

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