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Renowned for his absurdist re-visioning of the world and experimentation with the techniques of humour in his writings, Lao She has written about most major historical events in modern China. In is ma

In 648 CE, Tang imperial authorities collected every copy of the Writ of the Three Sovereigns (Sanhuang wen) from the four corners of the empire and burned them. The formidable talismans at its core w

The idea of a right to privacy, which arose in reaction to the rapid rise of newspapers, instant photography and the “paparazzi” of the 19th century, has evolved into a constitutional right in much of

Wang Renmei was on a fast track to become one of China’s leading film stars in the 1930s. Her early films were received with magnificent praise by audiences and critics alike, though she later lamente

On 1 July 2003, more than half a million people took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest against the Article 23 legislation and to demand democracy. The events attracted much international media at

What elevates a mere word to the status of keyword? What does it mean to translate a keyword and map its meaning against other languages? Like every major culture, Chinese has its set of “keyword

1975–1984: the decade leading up to the signing of the Sino British Joint Declaration witnessed the rise of China from an isolated country to a serious economic player on the world stage and the decli

This was the motto of Chang Kuo-sin, and the ideal which he inspired generations of students of communication to follow. He proved his own dedication to this when, in 1949, he found himself in Nanking

At the end of June 2013, Professor Anton MJ COORAY retired from his position at the City University of Hong Kong School of Law after almost twenty-five years of loyal and productive service. During th

Hong Kong began its colonial history in 1842 when China ceded Hong Kong Island to Britain. The Hong Kong Police Force was formally set up in 1844 to maintain law and order. To recognise its contributi

Sir Alexander Grantham was Governor of Hong Kong from 1947 to 1957, one of the most dramatic decades in the city’s history. This was a time of rapid reconstruction after World War II and growing prosp

“Red and blue appear in stark contrast with one another on the map of America. But the even more profound divide is the alienation in our hearts.”This work is a striking analysis of the struggles face

This is a story which begins in California and ends in China. It is a detective tale with a subtle love interest. Victor Lin, a Chinese-American died in mysterious circumstances on a trip to the Thous

To know where we are going, we must also know where we came from. This book gives an account of Hong Kong’s medical and health development from the Second World War to the present day, investigat

This book is a collection of thirty articles written by thirty-two authors, all of whom have had a link with Calgary and Hong Kong at different phases of their life. As a result, their life experience

This work is a classic in the study of twentieth-century Chinese fiction. C. T. Hsia delved into the works of important writers such as Lu Hsün, Pa Chin, Lao Shê, Eileen Chang and Ch’ien Chung-shu. In

This delightful memoir is the story of a life well lived—a Hong Kong doctor who worked as a surgeon for over fifty years and who later turned his hand to his other great passion, gardening. At times a

For so many around the world, it was in the cinema that they saw their first glimpse of martial arts. Through the films of Lau Kar Leung, among others, they came to appreciate the power and skill of m

t is now almost a cliché to claim that China and the Chinese people have changed. Yet inside the new clothing that is worn by the Chinese man today, Kam Louie contends, we still see much of the histor

“but that my heart had been broken a few times,　sometimes it doesn’t even feel like a heart,　can anyone make it smaller and a little bit smarter?　Or does it just need time to be recovered or adjusted

動物園裡, 母虎產下三隻小虎後失救致死, 園方請來溫馴的母猩猩充當褓母, 在她悉心照料下, 幼崽茁壯成長。可是戰火忽然爆發, 動物園淪為廢墟, 為求生存, 母猩猩被迫帶領小虎重返野外, 展開一場殘酷淒美的蠻荒之旅。Three Tiger Cubs, One Accidental Mother, An Unbreakable Bound. Three Cubs nestled safe in the zoo, cared for by gorilla and man. But when flames of war reach their home, they are thrust alone into a savage wilderness. Here, family bonds will be tested in a land where courage means survival. Their exodus is a trial of fire, and only the bold of heart will endure to see if home is more than fading memory.

彌敦道自北至南貫穿太子（旺角）和尖沙嘴，沿途包括地標及建築計有半島酒店、重慶大廈、九龍公園、九龍清真寺暨伊斯蘭中心、東英大廈等，是九龍市中心的大動脈。彌敦道上店舖林立，大型廣告牌縱橫交錯，交通車水馬龍，時刻都是熙熙攘攘。盧沛雄鏡頭下的彌敦道全景合成圖像（左右兩邊地舖），既親切又陌生，是長時間等候找拍的成果。「也許，我想拍下的，不只是眼前美麗的景象，而是那些不斷流逝的記憶。」二OO五年的彌敦道，今天看來會否陌生? 修訂版保留原版照片，增訂文字，見證十年來彌敦道的變化。Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Running in a south-north direction from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok district, Nathan Road is lined with landmark buildings such as Peninsula Hotel, Chungking Mansions, Kowloon Park, Islamic Centre connecting the locale districts. Known to locals and tourists as a must-go local fare, its amalgamation of shops, restaurants, advertising billboards, shop signages, and transportation exchanges points with its continuous flow of traffic and people, forms an energetic street scene. Nathan Road, as hustle & bustle as it is, stages an on-going changing scene that one can’t resist revisiting occasionally before a new shop, a new advertising billboard or even a new building replacing the present.In 2005,

一杯香滑奶茶！ 一種香港情懷！香港茶餐廳，由冰室演變而成，代表着經典的港式飲食文化。新鮮出爐的蛋撻、菠蘿油、西多士，再配上一杯絲襪奶茶，更是品嚐着一種香港情懷。茶餐廳提供早午晚常餐及下午茶，種類多樣，充滿中西特色風味。這次就帶大家一同走進茶餐廳文化啦！A Cup of Silky Milk Tea A Taste of Hong KongHong Kong cha chaan teng, originated from a type of eatery called "ice houses", represent the traditional Hong Kong food culture. Freshly baked egg tarts, pineapple buns with butter, French toast, together with a cup of (Hong Kong-style) silky milk tea—all bring out a taste of the nostalgic Hong Kong vibe.From all-day menu of breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as afternoon tea, cha chaan teng offer various kind of food, blending together Chinese and Western tastes. Let's take a journey to experience the culture of Hong Kong cha chaan teng!

《詩歌與衝突》是呼應香港國際詩歌之夜2015而出版的珍貴詩集，由北島、陳嘉恩、方梓勳、柯夏智、馬德松和宋子江所編，收錄了來自世界各地，摩洛哥、巴勒斯坦、法國、西班牙、馬其頓、美國、加拿大、南韓、日本、緬甸、澳洲、中國、台灣、香港等優秀當代詩人的作品，以雙語或三語呈現。 Following the convening of IPNHK 2015, Poetry and Conflict presen

本書記錄的23件作品，都是香港設計師，以平面剪裁模式作為想像平台，通過對中國傳統服飾工藝和文化感性的認知，結合現代生活形態設計的。從中，可一瞥中國傳統服平整摺疊的特定視覺特徵和風格。 Clothes are made for the human body. Flatness Folded explores traditional Chinese clothing and Western tail

展覽圖錄輯錄共18組「女」雕塑及21組「男」雕塑。妳是否唸「a man anda pan」、「a man and a pen 」長大的？妳曾否「看字典也看出火來」？曾因捺不住，在字典所有「man」字之前都加上「wo」兩個字母，男變女﹝woman﹞阿Q一番的藝術家李慧嫻延續她在《眾裡尋她》展覽的「陶」畫「陶」話，再度拆解女男的意識建構關係。

聽說過她曾經繁榮，見證了她如今靜謐。即使不似舊時生氣勃勃，吉澳也繼續以其緩慢步伐留下歷史足跡。隨着大家認識到自然何等美麗、歷史何等重要，我們冀盼吉澳的美麗和她的獨特故事能夠世代承傳。You have heard storied of the island’s prosperous past, and you have seen its tranquil beauty today. The live

香港中文大學文物館藏蘇文擢教授致何叔惠先生詩文書信六冊，多寫於上世紀五十至八十年代，1997年由何叔惠先生捐贈文物館。大學圖書館今將信函翰墨整理，各附釋文與詩文本事按語，出版《海角嚶鳴：香港中文大學文物館藏蘇文擢致何叔惠函牘》，收入《香港中文大學圖書館叢書》第十種。 蘇文擢教授（1921–1997）與何叔惠先生（1919–2012）同祖籍廣東順德，系出書香望族，有三代通家之好。二人在國內出生，舊學深醇，善詩古文辭、書法，1950年移居香港，同傳道授業，初期生計維艱，時通信聯繫，相濡以沫，參加雅集，留下不少信函及唱和詩文，成為珍貴文獻。蘇教授六十年代起任教聯合書院、中大教育學院及珠海書院；何先生任教中學，講學學海書樓，並在鳳山藝文院設帳授徒，講授國學經典及書法。二人桃李滿門，著述豐富，有聲於時。本書記錄兩位宿儒的友誼、生活及身處的社會狀況，可藉以瞭解早年南來文士境遇及嶺南文化在香港的傳承。 Literary Exchanges on the Periphery of the Motherland: The Correspondence of So Man-jock to Ho Shok-wai Collected by the Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong compiles, transcribes, and annotates Professor So Man-jock’s letters which were mostly written from the 1950s to the 1980s. ­is collection is in six volumes and was previously owned by Mr. Ho Shok-wai. The letters were donated to the Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 1997. Professor So Man-jock (1921–1997) and Mr. Ho Shok-wai (1919–2012) were both natives of Shunde in Guangdong pr

本書根據著名歷史學家莫里斯．邁斯納（Maurice Meisner）的巨著Mao’s China and After: A History of People’s Republic of China第三版（1999）翻譯而成，為首部繁體中文譯本。有人認為1949年以後的中國是「毛澤東的中國」，這種說法雖不脫濃厚的個人崇拜色彩，卻反映了一種歷史的真實。因為毛澤東領導中國共產黨，將馬克思的理論同中國革

《香港動盪：法與治的歷史與文化解讀》透過審視香港發生的騷亂與社會運動，重新研究法治（rule of law）、法律和秩序（law and order，有譯作法紀或治安），以及管治（governance）在香港歷史上複雜的互動關係。本書將法律視為動態的歷史與文化過程，而非靜態的規章或官僚系統。參與社會運動的各色人士，透過與法律互動來表述他們所期望的社會、經濟和政治秩序。本書旨在挑戰關於香港政治和法律

李歐梵用「蒼涼」和「世故」來形容張愛玲。此書是李歐梵特別為香港的「張迷」而寫，以「蒼涼與世故」為題，英文可譯為是Desolation and Sophistication，前者是張愛玲自己的美學觀念，後者是作者對張愛玲的看法。我不喜歡壯烈，我是喜歡悲壯，更喜歡蒼涼。壯烈只有力，沒有美，似乎缺少人性。悲壯則如大紅大綠的配色，是一種強烈的對照。但它的刺激性還是大於啟發性。蒼涼之所以有更深長的回味，就因為它像葱綠配桃紅，是一種參差的對照。—— 張愛玲〈自己的文章〉

陳教授在中文大學建立「環球健康及人道醫學」（global health and humanitarian medicine） 專題學科。為了令學生可以學以致用，她和團隊走訪過百條內地偏遠、受貧窮和天災影響的少數民族小村莊，尋找適合作實地教育及研習的基地。本書收錄了那十多年在國內建構實地體驗學習模式過程中發生的小故事。這些年來，靠着各團隊成員的參與及付出，再加上一點點運氣，克服了在旅途上遇上的種種千奇百怪的困難。過程中，陳教授更發掘了多位出色而有決心、有教育下一代使命、在書內被稱為「雞腳英雄」的好老師。

生老病死很遙遠？癌症面前，年輕不是「本錢」大眾認知嚴重滯後年輕患者隱身於社會視線外如何修復被打亂的人生？癌症成為香港青少年第二大死因30年間，早發性癌症發病率飆升40％當他們尋找生命的答案，社會能否給出更好的回應？「吓？我諗住生仔，冇諗住生cancer 喎！」「冇諗過自己年紀輕輕，會同隔離床嘅婆婆一樣！」「冇理由三十幾歲人就匿喺屋企㗎嘛！」「冇病嘅人，你大概估到自己嘅終點，然後先去計劃人生，但係我唔知。」青少年及青年（Adolescents and Young Adults）癌症患者，這群介於兒童與中老年癌症患者之間的年輕族群，長期以來被社會忽視。他們如何在絕望中尋找希望？如何面對長期的身心挑戰？這些疑問促使四位醫學生萌生傾聽與記錄同齡患者生命故事的念頭。本書集結了十二位香港青少年及青年抗癌人士的真實故事，以及一位美國康復者的跨國對照案例，深度呈現他們從確診、治療到康復的生命歷程。他們的故事不僅是與病魔的搏鬥，更是對抗康復後揮之不去的復發恐懼、社會偏見，以及重塑人生規劃等多重挑戰。本書透過AYA患者的真實經歷，旨在提升大眾對早發性癌症的認知，呼籲關注其獨特醫療與心理需求，並賦權患者在逆境中重生。這些故事讓我們看見年輕癌症患者的困境，進而推動更友善的社會環境。---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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