Category: Culture & Environment
In Pursuit of Certainty
Be it on Temple Street or online chatbots, the question of what happens in the future is constant. For a generation raised on apps, fortune-telling has taken a digital edge.
The Micro-Drama Factory
China’s micro-drama boom promises overnight stardom — but behind the scenes, actors memorise lines on the spot, sleep three hours a night, and answer to algorithms, not directors. The dream factory runs on exhaustion.
A Gentleman‘s Game
Every year, mainland Chinese players cross the border for one thing Hong Kong uniquely offers: the freedom to shoot. As strict gun replica laws tighten at home, Hong Kong’s airsoft scene is quietly becoming a tourism draw of its own.
AI Is Reviving Chinese Heritage — But Is It Real?
Against the backdrop of the boom in AIGC‑enabled intangible cultural heritage (ICH) content on Douyin, this paper focuses on four creators who have transitioned from traditional creative industries. It analyzes their distinct pathways to digitally communicating ICH through generative AI.
The Last of Dried Seafood Street
On Hong Kong’s Dried Seafood Street, century-old shops are quietly becoming convenience stores to survive. Caught between mainland e-commerce, tighter border controls, and a generation that no longer appreciates this culinary culture, is deciding whether to adapt or disappear.
