World geopolitics and the birth of Ap Chau
The story of Ap Chau begins with the True Jesus Church (「真耶穌教會」). ♦ The True Jesus Church initiated its missionary efforts in mainland China at the start of the 20th century. Before the outbreak of World War II, missionaries founded churches and offered medical assistance in the Sha Tou Kok Market (Tung Wo Hui, 東和墟) […]
Stone Tablets of New Territories Villages
如果對香港鄉村歷史有興趣的話，你會怎麼開始？先以鄉間最常見的文字資料 – 石碑作頭炮：眾籌修建公共設施（道路，橋，船，學校，廟宇）＝〉反映地區社群關係
宗族內籌款修建祠堂 ＝〉反映宗族內部關係
糾紛仲裁的結果 ＝〉反映村民如何處理糾紛及當時的社會環境/法律
標示地界，指明道路方向 等等
A Map of Deities in Sha Tau Kok (Part I)
It is easy to encounter temples of different sizes in Hong Kong. This ranges from large-scale Tin Hau temples that occupy the space of a few shops on ground floors to shrines in shops. If you look closely, you see deities everywhere in the city. Part 1 – Religions Believers are free to worship different […]
Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat) Festival
Background In Chinese tradition, the Dragon Boat Festival, otherwise known as the ‘May Festival’, coincides with the ‘Month of Five Poisons’. Hence, one of the rituals of the Dragon Boat festival involves warding off the ‘five poisons’: snakes, centipedes, scorpions, geckos, and toads. Rural residents employed different techniques to repel bugs and poisons, leading to […]