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[Field-Homework 3] Demolition City: Tudi Gong 3036193059

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Demolition City: Tudi Gong  HO Tsz Hei 3036193059 Video link:https://youtu.be/-LaDcIjKZkY Background  It is not difficult for us to locate red cabinets on the street’s ground level in our daily lives. These are called “Tudi Gong Spirit tablets” (土地公神位), which translates to “Earth god” in English. Since there were numerous Tudi Gong Spirit tablets outside of the shops during my fieldwork, I decided to use Tudi Gong as a theme to look into both the tangible and intangible effects of Tudi Gong’s demolition. Tangible: the present condition of the Tudi Gong spirit object and site, such as temples and tablets. Intangible:

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[Reading Response 2] Imagining Urban Futures Ho Tsz Hei

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In the reading, author Carl Abbott mentioned world of science fiction, which idea of imagining urban futures that defy our current understanding of cities.The reading presents with James Blish’s “Cities in Flight” and Stephen Baxter’s “Flood”,which are unique and captivating portrayals of mobile cities, challenging the conventional notion of traditional stationary urban centers.   How do these cities function? What are the gains and losses associated with their mobility?I think these ideas are good that challenge our preconceived notions of urbanity by exploring the possibilities of mobile cities. By examining the dynamics of these moving communities, we are prompted to

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Moving House 2001 Reflection- HO Tsz Hei

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According to Moving House 2001, the scene of moving the ashes of an ancestor into a van and arriving at the location reminds me that my grandma passed away last year and I did the same act too. I really appreciate the that tradition Chinese value have remains and at the same time it might be gone in next generation, HO Tsz Hei

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[FIELDWORK] Ho Tsz Hei & Tsang Shuk Yin

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Ho Tsz Hei 3036193059 Tsang Shuk Yin 303036231265 Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eQJ5Z1WLWI Transcript (983 words) Ashley Usually, when you are walking under a building, what would you first notice? The shops nearby? Welcome to the first episode of ‘Vanishing City’. Today’s topic, vanishing elements at Man Wah Sun Chuen is the talk of the town. We are pleased to invite Professor Cheung from HKU, shop owner Mr Wong, and resident Ms Ng to share. Miss Ng Hello everybody, I am Miss Ng and I have been living in Man Wah building since 2001. Mr Wong Hi, this is Mr Wong, a

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[Reading Response] :‘Cuts through Hong Kong’ by Eunice Seng

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Ho Tsz Hei 3036193059   The text ‘Cuts through Hong Kong’ by professor Seng, demonstrates the film ‘In the Mood for Love’ by Wong Kar Wai on how interior and exterior of spatial collage with transition spaces implies in the film, echoing the relationship between Chow and Su.   I chose a specific aspect of the concept of ‘borrowed time’ to demonstrate film. To tell the entire story, Wong creates a collage of fragmented scenes. He frequently repeated transitional spaces in scenes, such as the interior staircase and corridor inside the Tong Lau and the exterior staircases of the back

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