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Hong Kong has experienced several waves of immigration throughout its history, vast numbers of people have themselves lived in a confined urban area, providing the condition for the emergence and enhancement of group identity. This exhibition aims to explore the inter-relationship between food and group identity through the foodways of Chaozhou community, with a view to providing visitors with a better understanding of the many-faceted culture of Hong Kong.

To tie in with the Chinese Culture Festival 2025 organised by the Chinese Culture Promotion Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Hong Kong Public Libraries has specially selected a number of collections on the following three topics: literary master Su Dongpo, renowned Song poetess Li Qingzhao and one of the four great Chinese classics, Dream of the Red Chamber. In appreciating the spectacular performances presented in the Chinese Culture Festival 2025, members of the public can also embark on a journey to explore the treasures of Chinese literature through these collections where they can learn more about the two literary giants and the classic Dream of the Red Chamber to immerse themselves in the enduring charm, beautiful mood and touching sentiments in classical Chinese literature.

Xi’an Drum Music (Guyue) has roots dating back to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It embodies the elegance of court music as well as the richness and grandeur of Tang and Song music. In recognition of its cultural significance, Xi’an Guyue was designated one of the China’s first national intangible cultural heritage items in 2006, and was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. The Music Office will curate a series of ‘Xi’an Guyue’ exhibitions to introduce the development, styles, musical instruments and performance formats of Xi’an Guyue. The exhibition will be roved at various public libraries.

The Embassy of Honduras to China and the Consulate General of Belgium in Hong Kong, in cooperation with the WWF, are presenting a selection of photographs of tropical forests taken by King Leopold III of Belgium throughout his life. The sovereign was passionate about nature and science and a pioneer in the defense of the environment. A keen photographer, he has left a considerable collection of black and white and colour pictures of inestimable value.

This exhibition wishes to show the beauty of the tropical forests and raise awareness about the immense threats they are facing. The Amazon rainforest, for example, has seen extensive deforestation. According to the World Resources Institute, approximately 1.5 million square km of forest have been lost in the past 30 years. High rates of deforestation are also affecting the Congo Basin in Africa, and Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia and Malaysia.

The development of Chinese characters has a long and rich history, beginning with the pottery inscriptions in the late Neolithic period, progressing to the oracle bone scripts and bronze inscriptions in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and evolving through small seal scripts after the unification by Qin to clerical scripts during the Qin and Han periods. By the Tang dynasty, Chinese writing system had fully matured and the art of calligraphy scaled new heights. As of today, Chinese characters continue to embody the wisdom of the past and demonstrates the charm of Chinese culture. The exhibition will use simple writings, images of artefacts and vivid illustrations to showcase the development and cultural connotations of Chinese characters.