Video Essay:   Director and Producer: Angie Tang Video Essay: The video will be focused on the preservation of ‘dai pai dong’, or street food vendors in Hong Kong. A typical dai pai dong consists of a small green metal stall that serves as a kitchen, with wooden or plastic seating outside. It translates to ‘food stall with a big licence plate’, referring to the restaurant’s printed permit to operate. There were over 40 of these stalls in 1950s Hong Kong, but just a little more than 20 survive today. My selected dai pai dong, So Kee, is well-known for

Continue reading[Field-Homework 3] Vanishing City: Dai Pai Dong

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

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

Video Essay:   Disappearing city: Hawker Stalls, Bowring Street, Jordan Introduction As the birthplace of many well-known film and television productions, Hong Kong’s distinctive urban culture and architecture have always been the object of hot discussion. Among all the important factors, one of my favorites is those Hawker Stalls along the street that appear in many Hong Kong movies. With the change in consumers’ habits and the stricter rules, nowadays many street vendors are disappearing, however, I believe that Hawker Stalls have their values and should be persevered. The following essay will explain my video setting at Bowring Street, a

Continue reading[Field-Homework 3] Disappearing city: Hawker Stalls, Bowring Street, Jordan