Collector Simon CHEUNG collected a variety of glass milk bottles of different eras over the years. The most precious one is a double-headed glass milk bottle that he found in a deserted village in Lung Kwu Tan, Tuen Mun. It was made in Hong Kong approx...

Printed matters have become an inseparable part of our life, and they were essential carriers of cultural heritage and records in the last century. Since early 20th century, Central and Sheung Wan have been filled with shops and companies. The flourish...

The kwan kwa is a gown worn by women at their weddings in traditional Chinese wedding etiquette. The red cloth is embroidered with lifelike patterns of dragons and phoenixes using glittering gold and silver threads, and it carries the blessings from th...

When we look back on our childhood, the happiest memories are always about the good friends whom we grew up with, the sweet and delicious snacks, and those toys that we did not want to discard even when they were broken. Toys are not just little gadge...

One hundred years ago, Hong Kong was the hub and point of sale of Chinese tea, and at that time, tea trade was governed by Nam Pak Hong, and concentrated in the vicinity of Bonham Strand West and Wing Lok Street in Sheung Wan. Among them, Chan Chun La...

The “Star Ferry” was founded in 1880 by a foreign businessman to provide the ferry service plying between either side of Victoria Harbour between Tsim Sha Tsui and Central. Most of the passengers then were businessmen and government officials. The gen...

The pawn industry is an old industry with a history of more than a thousand years. Today, there are still about 180 pawnshops in Hong Kong, although the operating mode has not changed much, the market environment and operations details have changed a l...

Hong Kong is a city where East meets West. The making of western clothing has a long history. Western clothing was called “fan yi” (foreign clothing) in the 19th century and later took its current name, “suit”. Over the last century, the world’s fashio...

Tram, commonly known as “Ding Ding”, is one of the oldest means of transportation in Hong Kong, and has been serving the public since 1904. A ticket machine, which has been around for more than a century, will take us on a journey through time: Uncle ...