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[Field-Homework 3] Disappearing City: Wholesale Fruit Market, Yau Ma Tei

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Video Essay: Disappearing City: Wholesale Fruit Market, Yau Ma Tei Introduction The video’s theme revolves around the concept of a disappearing fruit market, specifically focusing on the Yau Ma Tei wholesale fruit market. The subject of the video is the impact of redevelopment plans on this iconic market and the sentiments of the people who have been a part of it. The setting of the video is in the heart of Hong Kong, where the Yau Ma Tei wholesale fruit market is located. The market is depicted as a vibrant and bustling place, filled with colorful displays of fruits and

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Reading response 2 Communal After-Living: Asian Ghosts and the City-Katarzyna Ancuta

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The essay discusses the relationship between urban environments, Asian cultures, and the presence of ghosts. The article also discusses a very interesting concept about “living ghosts”. In ghost movies in Asian cities, there is a clear distinction between the apartment where the living ghost is located and the traditional haunted house. Traditional haunted houses often have clear boundaries that should not be broken and are often associated with a specific family or person. In contrast, living ghosts in apartments are linked to factors such as economic status, social isolation, or health problems that make the ghosts in the apartment not

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[Field Report] Vanishing City——Man Wah Sun Chuen

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Henrik Cheng Jacky Mok Link: https://youtu.be/QWiQWTG3TB0 J: Hey Henrik, have you seen Johnnie To’s movie “Breaking News” before? How exciting it is!   H: The one with Nick Cheung as a police inspector? Of course! It is one of my favourite old Hong Kong movies! I have actually been to Man Wah Sun Chuen before, the place where the movie took place. There were so many restaurants!  J: Well… It is a shame that in the two years since the outbreak of the COVID-19, many restaurants have closed down, and daily shops in the area have gradually returned. The new tenants

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Reading Response 1 Noirs: The City, the Woman and Other Spaces by Seng

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The article explores the representation of urban interior spaces in Hong Kong films of the 1960s, particularly in the genres of melodrama and noir thriller. These films depicted the aspirations and struggles of both the working-class and high-society women, highlighting the increasing inequality brought about by city’s modernization. The female protagonists, embodied by the working-class woman and the high society lady vigilante, symbolize different aspects of Hong Kong’s identity during the Cold War era. Depictions of interior spaces such as houses, apartments, factories and theaters play an important role in revealing the construction of cities and their social dynamics. The

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