Lost Hong Kong: A History in Pictures

Peter Waller
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Hong Kong is one of the world's most exciting cities and its story is one of almost constant change. From a sleepy fishing community, Hong Kong now a Special Administrative Region of China following its return from Britain to China in July 1997 has grown into one of the most significant financial and trading centres of the world.

Hong Kong Island itself has witnessed massive rebuilding over the years. The Kowloon peninsula and the New Territories have also experienced development, whilst the construction of the new airport saw the destruction of an entire island. Over the years photographers have recorded the changing face of Hong Kong its street scenes, buildings and people.

This new book, drawing upon images from a wide range of sources (most of which are previously unpublished) provides a pictorial tribute to this lost Hong Kong. Once familiar, but now long-gone, scenes are recorded offering a tantalising glimpse into an era that in chronological terms may be relatively recent, but which today seems to be a distant age, given the astonishing rapidity of change over more than 100 years.

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樹的微宇宙：樹木隱藏的微小線索如何揭開大自然的祕密 (How to Read a Tree)

崔斯坦．古力 (Tristan Gooley)
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世界上沒有兩棵相同的樹
它們的差異是在訴說更大的世界
★美國獨立出版年度大獎Foreword INDIES自然類決選入圍★

樹木渴望告訴我們許多事。
它們會告訴我們土地、水源、人類、動物、天氣和時間的故事。
它們還會告訴我們自身的生活，點點滴滴、酸甜苦辣。
樹木述說著故事，不過只有那些懂得閱讀的人才能聽到。

比如這棵「彆扭之樹」：
「河邊那棵高大的楊樹，在南側擁有更粗大的樹枝，樹枝數量也更多，整個樹冠也在好幾十年間，受到盛行的西南風形塑。但是，當我抬頭望去時，便能看見樹木正在對抗一種不是每天都會見到的風。
「這是一棵彆扭的樹，它的外觀因強大的東北風而扭曲。風向將樹冠吹往盛行風的反方向。楊樹正在低聲說著——壞天氣就要來了。
「我在打雷前先一步回到山谷，坐在一根柏樹樹樁上，並帶著感激的笑容，從衣物上拍掉刺柏的針葉。⋯⋯」

自然領航員崔斯坦．古力，
以數十年自然觀察經歷與豐富的自然知識，
帶你成為專業的樹木偵探，
展開一場樹木與自然生態間的解謎遊戲。

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The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown

Adam Welz
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New Yorker Best Book of the Year

“Exquisite.”-DAVID WALLACE-WELLS | “At once an elegy and an exhortation.”-ELIZABETH KOLBERT | “A book that goes deeper than any before into the meaning of the climate breakdown for all the rest of creation.”-BILL McKIBBEN | “Celebratory and heartbreaking.”-DAVID GEORGE HASKELL

A revelatory exploration of climate change from the perspective of wild species and natural ecosystems--an homage to the miraculous, vibrant entity that is life on Earth.

The stories we usually tell ourselves about climate change tend to focus on the damage inflicted on human societies by big storms, severe droughts, and rising sea levels. But the most powerful impacts are being and will be felt by the natural world and its myriad species, which are already in the midst of the sixth great extinction. Rising temperatures are fracturing ecosystems that took millions of years to evolve, disrupting the life forms they sustain--and in many cases driving them towards extinction. The natural Eden that humanity inherited is quickly slipping away.

Although we can never really know what a creature thinks or feels, The End of Eden invites the reader to meet wild species on their own terms in a range of ecosystems that span the globe. Combining classic natural history, firsthand reportage, and insights from cutting-edge research, Adam Welz brings us close to creatures like moose in northern Maine, parrots in Puerto Rico, cheetahs in Namibia, and rare fish in Australia as they struggle to survive. The stories are intimate yet expansive and always dramatic.

An exquisitely written and deeply researched exploration of wild species reacting to climate breakdown, The End of Eden offers a radical new kind of environmental journalism that connects humans to nature in a more empathetic way than ever before and galvanizes us to act in defense of the natural world before it's too late.

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

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冰室情味 : 形塑香港的飲食文化遺產

阮志
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提到香港飲食，人們首先想到的往往是“茶餐廳”，殊不知，歷史更早的“冰室”也是不可忽略的香港特色。

● 菠蘿油、蛋撻、多士、絲襪奶茶、紅豆冰……
● 安樂園、蘭香閣、九龍冰室、檀島咖啡、鴻運冰廳……

這些耳熟能詳的名字串聯成冰室的香港記憶，這裡有美味，更有人情……
● 溯源冰室百年歷史——由冰的發明到冰室的興起，透過豐富的歷史資料研究，講述港式飲食的變遷史
● 珍藏冰室懷舊時光——上百張老照片、數十家傳統冰室發展介紹，廣泛記錄香港、澳門、台灣、廣州等地的冰室發展
● 捕捉冰室裏的溫情故事——在飲食與人群之間的交往互動中，透過冰室的飲食設計、語言、影視、信仰等文化故事，展現冰室的人文關懷與冰室文化的精神遺產

名人推薦
● 內容相當豐富，對香港的冰室文化做了不少的資料搜羅，深入敘述了冰室文化的演變，是一本不可多得的著作。——香港咖啡紅茶協會主席 黃家和
● 全面、踏實、深入地闡述了香港冰室和茶餐廳的發展，是一本難得一見的好書，我誠意向讀者及飲食同業們推薦。——飲食文化作家 方曉嵐

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A History of Art in Africa

Monica Blackmun Visona, Robin Poynor, Herbert M. Cole, Michael D. Harris, Rowland Abiodun
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More than seven hundred illustrations mark a comprehensive discussion of the arts of the African continent, including Egypt, exploring the continent's artistic, as opposed to purely cultural, traditions and discussing a wide variety of art forms, including textiles, ceramics, and personal adornment.

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“Central African Art - Invocation of an Unseen World” is being staged at the City University of Hong Kong until 28 Sep 2025. The exhibition offers insights into the artistic legacy of Central Africa, revealing the intricate connections between art, spirituality, and society. READ MORE

“Central African Art - Invocation of an Unseen World” Exhibition 「召喚無形—中部非洲藝術展」
Date: 29 May – 28 September 2025 (Open daily, except Mondays)
Time: 10am to 7pm
Venue: Indra and Harry Banga Gallery at City University of Hong Kong , 18/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building
Admission: Free of charge. To ensure a smooth and enjoyable visit, please plan ahead and register in advance. On-site registration is also available at any entrance of CityUHK with the presentation of an ID document. BOOK A VISIT

城景變幻：後九七香港作家小說論（1996-2018）

鄒文律
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「後九七香港青年作家」概念是指在一九九七年後出版第一部個人小說的作家，也是作者鄒文律圈選的研究範圍。當中包含香港不少重要的中生代小說家如潘國靈、謝曉虹、韓麗珠等。鄒文律將這群「後九七香港青年作家」的部分小說進行並置閱讀，尤其聚焦於以香港城市空間為書寫對象的小說，嘗試探問他們之間共同的文學關懷，並著力探究小說作品對香港都市空間的再現及批判。面對資本主義狂瀉的我城，小說家如何試圖以作品回應？

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延伸閱讀: 城景變幻｜拆舊建新，我城何去何從？