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[Fieldwork Report] The Mighty Peking Man

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Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/Dolwu8mIiQY Transcript: Z: Hello, I’m Dorothy, and today we’re delving into a unique intersection between film and architecture. W: And I’m Makayla. We’ll be exploring the theme of vanishing spaces through two lenses: the natural world in film and urban development in reality. Z: The cinema, much like architecture, is a vessel for our collective dreams and fears. In ‘The Mighty Peking Man,’ the dense foliage of the primeval forest is not simply a backdrop but a character in its own right—an embodiment of a world that once was. Here, the forest breathes, fights, and succumbs, much like our urban

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[Fieldwork Report] Zhang Yifan & Chen Xingcheng

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    In this video, we will introduce the Sam Yee Kwan Shrine by giving the basic information of it, explaning the reason of why it is fading away, demonstrating its past and present,  showing the impacts brought by its disapperance, and also giving out the measures which has been taken so far. Now please enjoy our video. F：Tucked away in the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong’s urban jungle in Central is an unassuming historical treasure – the Sam Yee Kwan Shrine to the God of the Land. This ancient temple at the end of a lane in Wo

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[FIELDWORK REPORT] THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN, Jiang Ziyan & Wang Yi

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Youtube link: https://youtu.be/mT7vh7bzbrE Transcript: J: Hello everyone, I am Joyce W: I’m Wendy. Today we’re going to show you the Central Ferry Pier, one of the filming locations of The Mighty Peking Man. There is a memorable scene in the film Mighty Peking Man, when the gorilla arrives at Hong Kong’s Central Pier. This scene is a pivotal moment in the story, as it marks its entry into the bustling city and sets the stage for the chaos and destruction that follows. As the gorilla emerged from the surrounding buildings and approached the pier, a crowd of onlookers gathered, filled with

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[FIELDWORK REPORT] Vanishing Graffiti, Zhang Suo (Solomon) & Zhang Hengruixiang

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  What is the space/place/artifact/building that is vanishing, and why is it vanishing？ We believe the graffiti in Hong Kong will disappear in near future. Graffiti originally referred to a drawing that a person drew on a piece of paper either carelessly or by letting their imagination run wild, but as it evolved, graffiti slowly evolved into a visual typography art. We believe there are three reasons why graffiti has disappeared. First, the environment and the cleanliness of the city. Bridges, trestles, walls and platforms are natural places where graffiti enthusiasts and crews can share their work. However, with more

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[Fieldwork Report] Shen Leyan & Hu Dayu

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Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHQHqQopvuk Transcript: S: There exists a special and traditional type of signboards for stores in Hong Kong. They generally use a combination of bright colors and white, like a white background with red lettering. It used to be widely used in Hong Kong, but it is gradually vanishing these days and would only appear in some old districts, like the Man Wah Sun Chuen. Do you notice this? H: I do also notice that there are fewer and fewer such written billboards on the streets, but why is that?  S:Because this site itself, along with its traditional features,

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[Fieldwork Report] Linyong Xia & Chang Liu

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  Linyong Xia (3035951923) Chang Liu (3035952197)   Linyong: In early February, we had a field trip on Shanghai Street, that’s really a historical road that even brought me back to the old time Hong Kong.   Chang: Yes, Shanghai Street is a famous historical street in Hong Kong. At the end of the 19th century, Hong Kong as a flourishing port city attracted many merchants from all over the world, and Shanghai Street became one of the earliest commercial centers in Hong Kong. Have you noticed that the buildings on Shanghai Street are quite aged?   Linyong: Yes, this

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[Fieldwork Report] Larissa Lai & Polina Saburova

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YouTube link: https://youtu.be/p8hvg1aaZxs In today’s podcast, we’ll be discussing our chosen artifacts located in Central in which we’ll be exploring these with an architectural lens. Upon our previous field trip, I stumbled upon this traditional ice cream street cart as we were walking around the central pier and I thought that it was immensely compelling and nostalgic as it’s considered as one of Hong Kong’s traditional street food vendors with over 20 years of history. However, it is apparent that the ice cream hawking business is coming to an unfortunate end. The South China Morning Post reported that it is

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[FIELDWORK REPORT] Vanishing Building——Tong Lau

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T: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our podcast. I’m Tony. C: I’m Cherry. T: In this fieldwork podcast, we will explore the vanishing building “Tang Lau”. We will be talking about its definition, history, the reason why it is vanishing, people concerned, and also some measures to deal with it. Cherry, could you please introduce Tong Lau to us briefly? C: Sure. Tong Lau are tenement buildings in Hong Kong built from the late 19th century to the 1960s, featuring a unique combination of Southern Chinese and European architectural styles. According to the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, Tong Lau are

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[Fieldwork Report] Chan Hiu To Max & Tan Yu Hahn

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Link to Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/qvIf_NJE0xA?si=RiCMWhQ-KuHDi_sV Transcript for the Podcast Max: Welcome to our podcast. I am Max  Hahn: And I am Hahn.  Max: Our group is exploring a second-hand antiques collection shop located on Man Wai Street, Jordan. The shop is within the Man Wah Complex Buildings, a group of eight private housing structures built between 1964-1970. The shop we have chosen serves as a place for individuals to sell their second-hand items (for example vinyls or CD’s) to the shop owner, in exchange for some money. In this video, we aim to explain why this shop will vanish within

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[Fieldwork Report] The Man Wah Building, Zhao Meijing (Anne) & Wang Tianyi (Alisa)

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Five Stills Collage Transcript Zhao Meijing: With the urbanization of Hong Kong, many things are leaving us. This time, we focus on the trolleys at the bottom of Mandarin's New Village. The disappearance of the trolley is not only a sign that this object is leaving us but also a sign of the change in the development mode of Hong Kong's small commodity economy and the transformation of people's urban planning concept. These two aspects are precisely the reasons for the disappearance of the trolley. Wang Tianyi: The modularized and industrialized commodity economy has replaced the individual economy. Large-scale chains

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