People's Republic of China Archives

Hong Kong Palace Museum to host exhibition on origins of Chinese civilisation

The museum said on Wednesday that nearly all of the pieces in the exhibition, titled “Bank of China (Hong Kong) Presents: The Origins of Chinese Civilisation”, will be shown in …

Yip Wai-hong, giant of music education in Hong Kong, dies aged 94

by Haddis Thomas

Yip Wai-hong, a towering figure in music education in Hong Kong since the 1960s and whose name is synonymous with the development of the city’s children’s choirs, has died at …

Opinion: The history of the Chinese national flag, from the 19th century Yellow Dragon to 1949’s red design with its 5 stars, and what these symbolise

by Haddis Thomas

You see it in films and television, and I’ve seen it for myself in my recent trip to the United States – the American zeal for flying the national flag. …