In the author's note of The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel (Bloomsbury, 2008), Maureen Lindley writes:...a novel based on the extraordinary life of a Manchu princess whose striking image, that of a beautiful girl in men's clothes, caught my attention when she appeared … [Read more...]
Coffee, tea, or he?
A couple months ago, my friend Annie sent me a scan of this BOAC poster she's had for years.For those who are too young to remember, BOAC was British Overseas Airways Corporation, the predecessor of British Air.Just as Annie had proclaimed, the poster is cool on so many … [Read more...]
Chungking Mansions
Chungking Mansions has been a Hong Kong institution since 1962, the year my mom first went to Hong Kong. But as I learned--the hard way--neither my mom nor her family ever ventured into the bowels of this backpacker hostel and Indian restaurant jungle (which back then was more of … [Read more...]
Shamrock Hotel, Hong Kong
I almost stayed at the Shamrock years ago.After eloping with my former husband, we trekked from our graduate dorm in the New Territories to the bustling density of Kowloon in search of a short honeymoon. One of the hotels we looked into was the Shamrock.The Shamrock is an … [Read more...]
Imperial Hotel, Hong Kong
When I was looking into the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo for an earlier blog post, I came across the Imperial in Hong Kong. Could they be related, I wondered?My uncle stayed at both the Hong Kong and Tokyo Imperials in the 1960s, so I was naturally interested in these … [Read more...]
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