Jin Yong’s Worlds Begin on Paper
At Hong Kong’s Jin Yong Gallery, manuscripts and early editions bring the great martial arts stories back to the work of writing.
Sha Tin.
At Hong Kong’s Jin Yong Gallery, manuscripts and early editions bring the great martial arts stories back to the work of writing.
Books, letters and training objects at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum reveal the private work behind Bruce Lee’s public image.
Sha Tin’s Shing Mun River is a planned channel through a landscape once shaped by Tide Cove. Reclamation and new-town development transformed the river’s form and the valley around it.
Sha Tin
Bruce Lee Beyond the Yellow Tracksuit
Books, letters and training objects at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum reveal the private work behind Bruce Lee’s public image.
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The Shing Mun River and the Making of Sha Tin
Sha Tin’s Shing Mun River is a planned channel through a landscape once shaped by Tide Cove. Reclamation and new-town development transformed the river’s form and the valley around it.
ReadWong Uk: A Hakka House beside a Lost Trading Village
Wong Uk’s surviving Old House recalls Yuen Chau Kok’s former role as a route-side trading place. The village was reshaped by reclamation and Sha Tin New Town; one listed monument remains.
ReadTsang Tai Uk: A Sha Tin Walled Village Built in Stone
A Hakka quarryman’s rise and a fortified village’s changing role come together in Tsang Tai Uk’s imposing walls.
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Che Kung Temple: Nine Villages, One Sha Tin Shrine
The old Che Kung Temple began as a shared place of worship for nine Sha Tin villages and later grew beside a much larger new temple.
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Jin Yong Gallery, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
At Hong Kong’s Jin Yong Gallery, manuscripts and early editions bring the great martial arts stories back to the work of writing.
Bruce Lee exhibition, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Books, letters and training objects at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum reveal the private work behind Bruce Lee’s public image.
Shing Mun River
Sha Tin’s Shing Mun River is a planned channel through a landscape once shaped by Tide Cove. Reclamation and new-town development transformed the river’s form and the valley around it.
Old House, Wong Uk Village
Wong Uk’s surviving Old House recalls Yuen Chau Kok’s former role as a route-side trading place. The village was reshaped by reclamation and Sha Tin New Town; one listed monument remains.
Tsang Tai Uk
A Hakka quarryman’s rise and a fortified village’s changing role come together in Tsang Tai Uk’s imposing walls.
Che Kung Temple, Sha Tin
The old Che Kung Temple began as a shared place of worship for nine Sha Tin villages and later grew beside a much larger new temple.
Photo credits and rights
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Sunset over the Shing Mun River and Sha Tin’s high-rise waterfront.See-ming Lee · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized proportionally and converted to WebP; no cropping or changes to image content.
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A gilded figure inside Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin.Hong Kong Temple Map · CC BY-SA 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized proportionally and converted to WebP; no cropping or changes to image content.
