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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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[Field-Homework 3] Disappearing City: Jordan Road, HK

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Disappearing city: Jordan Road, Hong Kong Director: Li Lok Yi (UID: 3036253902) Video: https://youtu.be/UIkMxrw38QU The bustling metropolis of Hong Kong, renowned for its vibrant cityscape and rich cultural heritage, is facing a disconcerting phenomenon. Jordan Road, once a thriving artery in the heart of the city, has become a poignant symbol of the rapid urban transformation and the consequent disappearance of its historical charm. This video explores the theme of the vanishing cityscape along Jordan Road, shedding light on the specific elements that make it a microcosm of Hong Kong’s changing landscape. Jordan Road, located in the Yau Tsim Mong

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[Field-Homework 3] The Demolition Casualty in the City: Alleyway, Yau Ma Tei

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Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/vPZPaXcfnyU Introduction Set in the alleyways in Yau Ma Tei, the video essay named “The Demolition Casualty in the City: Alleyways, Yau Ma Tei” argues that alleyways are greatly harmed by redevelopment. The theme demolition casualty implies their irresistibility and vulnerability yet possessing an optimistic view on the preservation of passageway by the help from community members. Secondary sources will mainly be used to support the hypothesis, coupling with on-site video clips and photographs featuring buildings, alleyways that provide an understanding of the current situation in the area. In the following sections, I will probe into specific

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[Field-Homework 3] Slow City: Asia Society

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YouTube:https://youtu.be/x1VrJieJVbU   Slow City: Asia Society Video description In this video, it`s theme focus on discussing the feasibility of living slow in Hong Kong, specially focusing in the Central business district (CBD) in Hong Kong. It aims to find a place in Admiralty and achieve the level of having a secluded life inside the city. There is classical Chinese ‘小隱於野,大隱於市’ which means that finding a higher level of secluded life, it is better the find it inside the downtown than from the natural ( (百度百科：黎媛21, 2024). It wants people to find its own heart, own life. People always distribute Hong Kong

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[Field-Homework 3] Disappearing City: Clothing Drying Racks

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The Yick Cheong Building, more famously known as the “Monster Building,” is an iconic residential complex featuring a mammoth appearance, resembling the Kowloon Walled City. The Monster Building was originally built in the 1960s and, till this day, has successfully preserved its old architectural features that make it unique; however, through time, an often overlooked object that significantly adds character to the building is slowly disappearing from our city—the clothing drying rack.  I have chosen the seemingly mundane object of clothing drying racks as a research topic due to the lack of acknowledgement and appreciation for this simple yet innovative

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[Field-Homework 3] Private City:International Commerce Centre, West Kowloon, Hong Kong_3036224365

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Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/sbMDH83IxQs Theme: The theme of the video is to introduce the International Commerce Centre. It is Hong Kong’s highest modern building which located at the most developed part of Hong Kong. Nearby the MTR station, people can travel from here to other important facilities such as Central ,Hong Kong airport or Shen Zhen within 30 minutes.(1) In ICC, there are office units, tenants settled in such as banks, hotels , and many international companies.(2) However, since 2010, tourists are not allowed to enter office lobby or take photos.(3) It is so unfortunate that ICC could be a more

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[Field-Homework 3] Electrified City: EVs Reshaping Automobile Repair

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Cui Yuxiang 3036218184 YouTube: https://youtu.be/b2StRIw5kL0   Introduction One-third of the car sales in China in 2022 were electric cars. BMW announced that it will achieve 50% electric vehicles in 2030, and Mercedes-Benz declared that it will achieve its goal of becoming an electric vehicle-only brand by 2030. Therefore, it is predictable that there will be more and more electric cars in the future, and traditional engine cars will disappear.    The rapid rise of electric cars has significantly reduced the number of traditional car repair shops in Hong Kong. For the automotive aftermarket, electric vehicles will affect the spare parts

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