Old Hong Kong

Author: Cheng Nai-shan
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Continuing from Old Hong Kong, it naturally brings to mind Hong Kong women: from the early "tea flower" red-light hostesses (tea house servers) of Hong Kong to the superstar Summer Melody of the 1950s; from the "shu shu" women's houses in Shunde to today's powerful businesswomen. It's still the same line: "They are all scenery." Everyone talks about Shanghai women, but they can be described with a single word: "sugary." Then, Hong Kong women can be described with a single word: "beauty." Still the same line: "What kind of city, gives birth to what kind of women." The "beauty" of the women in Old Hong Kong shaped the city's vibrant nightlife and distinctive entertainment industry. Because the history of Hong Kong's urban development, the 1970s was a turning point; just as the history of inland cities' development, 1949 was a dividing line. Therefore, when defining the boundaries of Old Hong Kong, the author believes that ending it in the 1970s would create a stronger contrast in the city's sense of vicissitudes when looking back. The history of Old Hong Kong is never-ending; the past years are gradually fading from people's memories. What is presented to the readers now is a read about the daily secular life of Old Hong Kong, a gaze of modern people into the past, a retrieval of lost memories, and a of the joys and sorrows of human daily life, perhaps allowing us to get closer to history.