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[Field-Homework 3] Disappearing City: The Hong Kong General Post Office, Central

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Video Essay link: https://youtu.be/0AZWvwnPXX4 Brayden Lisboa (3036050829) This video aims to appreciate and acknowledge the importance of colonial heritage in Hong Kong, a slowly disappearing part of Hong Kong’s culture. This is done through focusing on the simplistic and pragmatic colonial architectural style of the General Post Office. The first area of interest is the location of the General Post Office, located right next to Hong Kong landmarks like Jardine House, Exchange Square, Central Pier and the IFC. This symbolizes the connectivity of the General Post office and how vital it is in Hong Kong. One of the most important

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[Field-Homework 3] Vanishing City – The Disappearing Laundry Lines in HK

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YouTube Link:  https://youtu.be/njYTDbAPG-s   Vanishing City – The Disappearing Laundry Lines in HK Director: Yan Chi Hong The bamboo pole or scaffold, commonly referred to as the Hong Kong drying rack, presents a smart answer to the problem of drying laundry and other objects in a crowded cityscape with limited space. However, the Hong Kong drying rack goes beyond its primary function of drying garments; it also serves as a representation of sustainability. By utilizing renewable and biodegradable materials, it embodies an eco-friendly approach. Moreover, opting to hang clothes for drying instead of relying on a dryer enables individuals to

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[Field-Homework 3] Spacious City – fewer minibus stops

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A spacious City —– with fewer minibus stops Producer: Liu Junhe (UID 3035948469) video link: https://youtu.be/S_uGgvHj8N4 Hong Kong is a busy city with a dense population. In recent years, the most popular traffic transport is minibuses, especially in areas that are short and hard to reach by the MTR. However, because of the traffic and safety concerns, changes in public transportation policies, environmental issues and so on, the number of minibus stops is decreasing.   The most series problem is traffic congestion and road safety and that’s also what I pay much attention on my video. Hong Kong’s streets are

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[Field-Homework 3] Vibrant City: Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeFupsv1ajo Essay: This video essay delves into the vibrant world of the Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market, a bustling hub of commerce and culture in Hong Kong, underscoring its historical value, its cultural significance, and its vital role in the present day.  Established in 1913, the market has been a vital hub for fruit trading in Hong Kong for over a century. The market buildings reflect early 20th-century Hong Kong architecture, with a mix of Chinese and Western styles, such as tiled roofs and pilasters. Also, as a social gathering place for vendors, workers, and residents, the market reflects traditional culture and daily

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[Field-Homework 3] Vibrant City: Smithfield Market, Kennedy Town

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Zhang Yifan 3036127385 1. If I were to use one word to describe Hong Kong, I would choose vibrant and energetic. The prosperity of a city is, in some cases, precisely reflected in whether or not the city is vibrant and energetic and whether or not it has a fireworks atmosphere. The Smithfield Market can precisely reflect this. Our story begins in the early morning, when the city wakes up, there’s also a building that wakes up along with the residents, whose name is Smithfield Market. At this time of day, the market looks like something new and freshly built,

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[Field Homework-3] Disappearing city: Tong Lau, Shanghai Street

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My video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cjIUSFPX-U TONG LAU —— THE FADING HERITAGE Introduction: Tong Lau are tenement buildings in Hong Kong built from the late 19th century to the 1960s. However, due to urban development, most of Tong Lau buildings have been demolished. This video aims to investigate the phenomenon of and reasons behind the disappearing of Tong Lau in Shanghai Street, and its consequences of the potential loss of Hong Kong’s cultural heritage. Tong Lau, the traditional tenement buildings of Hong Kong, are rapidly disappearing for several reasons according to some online research and interviews in the field trip. Firstly, urban

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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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[Field-Homework 3] Inconspicuous Alleyway in City: Sheung Shui, Shek Tong Tsui

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YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/tsND-fmgHOI Directed & Produced by — Ye Tsz Yu (3036075702) “Alleyways in Asian metropoles can be spaces of refuge, vibrant communities, collective memory, mosaic-like identity formation, through traffic and shortcuts, and dense, conflict-laden interactions between the established residents and newcomers.” (Bultmann 225) Description of the theme Hong Kong is an international city with rapid development, which has a close relationship with an alleyway. As alleyway is the backstage of a city which supports development of that, I argue that alleyway is inconspicuous in the city due to the fast speed of the city — in terms of the

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[Field-Homework 3] Unequal HongKong: Nineteen to Twenty One South Lane, Shek Tong Tsui, Hong Kong Island

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YouTube video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYlzbgJeglI Producer: Dayu HU (UID: 3036100064) Description of Video content: The video can be primarily separated into two parts. The first part uses a conversation between friends as a medium to roughly introduce the building that is the subject of the video, South Lane Nineteen to Twenty-One, from a first point of view. The second part of the video takes a turn with Dayu turning into a cockroach, showing the street surroundings of the disappearing building from the cockroach’s point of view, and using the different scenes on both sides of the street as a contrast to show

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[Field-Homework 3] Disappearing City: Tong Lau

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Link to the Video: https://youtu.be/kGCxa5sD-4A Disappearing City: Tong Lau Introduction: Hong Kong is a vibrant and glamorous cosmopolitan city that gives people an impression of modern skyscrapers and busy commercial districts. Tong lau, the architectural style of Hong Kong from the mid-to-late 19th century to the 1970, represent an era and are a symbol that represents the development of Hong Kong’s aesthetics and Hong Kong’s history. But with the development of the times, Hong Kong’s Tong lau, as witnesses of history and symbols of culture, are gradually being overshadowed by the fate of demolition. Tong lau in Hong Kong are

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