Once in Ngong Ping, Wisdom Path is easy enough to find – signs from the base of the Big Buddha lead you along a short woodland trail to the gentle slope at the foot of Lantau Peak on which it lies. REPORTING BY Sonal Kulkarni & Rachel Sadler PHOTOS COURTESY OF Unsplash & Adobe Stock Wisdom Path is a landscaped installation of 38 wooden columns inscribed with the Hrudaya Sutra (Heart Sutra), one of the… Read More »WISDOM PATH NGONG PING
Planning to entertain at home over the holidays? It’s time to skip the Prosecco and treat your guests to some truly festive Christmas cocktails Photos Courtesy of Adobe Stock FROZEN MARGARITA Serves 6 •HANDFUL OF CRANBERRIES •300ML TEQUILA •150ML COINTREAU •150 ML LIME JUICE •90ML SUGAR SYRUP •FRESH ROSEMARY Place the cranberries in a blender and blitz until smooth. Blitz the remaining ingredients with a large handful of ice. Spoon a little cranberry compote into… Read More »Get The Party Started!
Following two exciting openings at Mongkok’s Langham Place and Tuen Mun’s Gold Coast, a 17,373-square-foot Market Place is now in Discovery Bay North Plaza. The industry-leading supermarket places a special focus on Western cuisine, healthy food and pet supplies, and now also homeware through the world’s first IKEA Close to You.Spanning over 3,000 square-feet, IKEA Close to You stocks over 110 home furnishing products, plus a great range of Swedish delicacies (from meatballs to salmon),… Read More »IKEA AT MARKET PLACE IN DISCOVERY BAY
From sleepy fishing village to bustling new townPhotos by Terry Chow Go back just 30 years and Tung Chung hummed to the sound of nets being cast, fish being scoured and racked for drying, and fisherfolk swapping notes on where they might find the next big shoal. Wind the clock forward and the current soundtrack is one of over 90,000 people going about their everyday business – MTR commuters wending their way to Kowloon and… Read More »TUNG CHUNG
REPORTING BY Ray Au PHOTOS BY Terry Chow Despite ongoing construction, Tung Chung remains unexpectedly and importantly biodiverse. Much of Tung Chung Valley is forested with native trees and there are several Chinese geomantic woodlands, which have been planted by villagers to improve the feng shui in the area. Likewise, Tung Chung River, its estuary and coastal areas serve as a green lung for residents and provide varied habitats for precious flora and fauna. Tung… Read More »BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT