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Sports Narratives: Equestrian Through the Ages and Athlete Entrepreneurship
| Date & Time: | 2025/11/23 (Sunday) 03:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
Documentary Film Screening and Post-screening Talk: “Yesterday Once More”
| Date: | 2026/8/15 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Fanling Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | This activity is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organizing an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit https://ccpo.gov.hk/en. |
Ch'ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture : The Universality and Cultural Specificity of Confucian Filial Care
| Date & Time: | 2025/3/1 (Saturday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
Perpetuation of Cantonese Opera in the Early Days through Tung Wah’s Archives
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /“Integrating Past with Present: The Journey of Tung Wah’s Intangible Heritage through Time” Subject Talks
| Date: | 2024/11/16 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Description: | Cantonese opera was inscribed onto the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 and its early development is closely related to Hong Kong. The TWGHs archives shed light on Cantonese opera performances in Hong Kong during the 19th century, offering information on their peroforming venues, the names of the opera troupes as well as their contribution to charitable causes. Utilising the archives of Tung Wah and other historical materials, the speaker will explore the transformation of Cantonese opera from rural festive entertainment to an urban theatrical performance, and how Cantonese opera singers have progressively gained social recognition. |
Subject Talk II: Seasonal Cultural Recipes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
| Date: | 2025/9/13 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lockhart Road Public Library |
| Description: | The talks are also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit https://ccpo.gov.hk/en. |
Man Mo Temple Autumn Sacrificial Rites
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /“Integrating Past with Present: The Journey of Tung Wah’s Intangible Heritage through Time” Subject Talks
| Date: | 2024/9/7 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Description: | TWGHs Man Mo Temple, located on Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan, was built in 1847. It was named after the deities revered in the temple – Man Cheong, the God of Literature, and Kwan Tai, the Martial God. A building cluster of immense historical and cultural significance, the temple was declared a monument by the Hong Kong government in November 2010. The Man Mo Temple Autumn Sacrificial Rites, an intangible cultural heritage item of Hong Kong, has been held annually since 1957. Upholding Chinese cultural traditions, the officiating guests and directors of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals perform the Sanxian Ritual (Three Presentation Ritual) in traditional black ceremonial robes. |
Meet-the-Authors 2026: Blissful Den - What is Happiness?
| Date & Time: | 30 August 2026 (Sunday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | What is happiness? Can it be pursued? How can it be attained? In an era of constant overstimulation, how can we regain inner peace and achieve true happiness? The speaker will share stories of happiness based on psychological theories and his personal experience. |
“Traveling through Monument in Tai Po: Understanding Old Tai Po Police Station and Conservation” Subject Talk
| Date: | 2025/10/12 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tai Po Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Conducted in Cantonese. Free and limited admission by reservation. Reservation through telephone or in person starts from 9 a.m. on 28.9.2025 (SUN), on a first-come-first-served basis. |
War of Resistance and Cultural Heritage: Migrant Musicians and Hong Kong’s Musical Development
| Date & Time: | 15 November 2026 (Sunday) 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
Smart Living Talk Series 2024－Tips on nourish the skin by Chinese Medicine
| Date: | 2025/1/25 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tsuen Wan Public Library (5/F, Extension Activities Room, Tsuen Wan Public Library) |
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