Few things recall the elegance of old Hong Kong like tea in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel.
The Chinese Playwright Purged after Writing the National Anthem
When Ulysses S. Grant met General Li
A Summer of Anniversaries
Hong Kong's Daddy Issues
On an Island
While there will be considerable fanfare today commemorating the 15th anniversary of the British handover of Hong Kong to the PRC, it’s worth noting that this is also an important anniversary year in the history of another island. 2012 marks 350 years since Zheng Chenggong (better known outside China as ‘Koxinga’) landed on Taiwan and forced a Dutch garrison to surrender control of the island to Zheng and his family.