Leafing through the city
China DailyA visitor checks out sketches highlighting the generic features of old Hong Kong architecture. CALVIN NG/CHINA DAILY There is much to find out about the city's history and eclectic culture at the ongoing 32nd Hong Kong Book Fair, and then some more, writes Gennady Oreshkin. The ongoing 32nd Hong Kong Book Fair could make for a happy hunting ground for those looking for answers to the question: What constitutes Hong Kong culture? Her book, Power and Charity, published in 1989, is an extension of her PhD thesis on the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals - "a living example of Hong Kong culture". The first Tung Wah Hospital was established in 1870 by a group of highly powerful Chinese merchants "to provide Chinese medicine to Chinese people in Hong Kong" at a time when the local government was mostly focused on Western medicine.
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HK exhibition shows shared culture
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HK exhibition shows shared culture
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HK exhibition shows shared culture
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Leafing through the city
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Leafing through the city
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Leafing through the city
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