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Hong Kong possesses excellent geographical location and environment, therefore, its gardens are rich in distinctive features in plant landscaping, garden architecture and design details. In addition, Hong Kong has a number of Chinese-style landscape gardens, creating a unique local character. As the society evolves and revitalization continues, gardens in Hong Kong are being enhanced in terms of functions, scenery, and ecology. An exhibition on documents related to Hong Kong landscape gardening is held in the Hong Kong Central Library. Readers can gain more insights into its development and characteristics.

This document display 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/.

HUANG Yau-tai was passionate about music throughout his life. He made huge contribution to the music education in Hong Kong and composed numerous musical works, including the song Azalea in Bloom, Oriental Nocturne for violin and Three Friends in the Wintry Cold for choir, etc.

The exhibition introduces HUANG Yau-tai's life and his music career through displaying the music scores, books, house programme and photographs, etc. Readers can find out more about this renowned composer and music educator.

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.