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Explainer | What is turnip cake, why is it a Lunar New Year special and what makes a great one?

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Explainer | What is turnip cake, why is it a Lunar New Year special and what makes a great one?

From snake-themed events to whether your luck is in: discover all you need to know about the coming Lunar New Year in our Year of the Snake 2025 series. Lo bak go – known as “turnip cake” in English or, more accurately, “radish cake” – is a savoury Lunar New Year dish typically made of … Read more

Opinion | Hong Kong for 1930s tourists: shopping, sedan chair rides, a side trip to southern China recommended in guidebook

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Opinion | Hong Kong for 1930s tourists: shopping, sedan chair rides, a side trip to southern China recommended in guidebook

What did visitors to Hong Kong experience in the mid-1930s? International leisure travel, then, was only for the affluent; almost anyone else who ventured beyond their home countries did so for work opportunities; tourist activities encountered en route were just a welcome bonus. After the free-spending, worldwide economic boom that characterised the Roaring Twenties abruptly … Read more