Urban Exploration II
Urban Exploration II
RTHK.HK
In this programme, activities of urban pathfinders will be carried on so as to find out the history and latent rules of every city through exploring ruins, during which we will approach the murky sides of different eras and study the stories inscribed in every ruin from the perspective of humanistic care.
So Close, Yet So Far
In 2016, the three stages of reduction of the Frontier Closed Area (FCA) were completed. At the west of Northern New Territories, the former closed area of Ta Kwu Ling, where indigenous residents live, is now open. This opening and the large-scale co...
Dec 9, 2019
21 min
Video
Castle
After over two decades since apartheid has been dismantled in South Africa, the city centre of Johannesburg is still being re-established for development. The area once suffered from severe urban decay. With the financial district moved to Sandton, a...
Dec 2, 2019
21 min
Video
Talking with Matsu
Matsu is an archipelago lying between China and Taiwan, where pristine fishing villages used to settle. The shortest distance between Matsu and Mainland China is merely 10 km, with only a strip of water separating them. However, since the Nationalist...
Nov 25, 2019
21 min
Video
A 5-star home
Beira is the second largest city in Mozambique, at the southern part of Africa. It locates along the coast of the Indian Ocean, and there stands a five-star hotel near the shore. This hotel was once the most luxurious resort in Africa, but unfortunat...
Nov 18, 2019
21 min
Video
Not a ghost town
Scheldt River is the lifeline of Antwerp in Belgium. “All an Antwerper has to do to connect with the rest of the world is simply dip his hand into the Scheldt’s water”, a former Antwerp mayor once said. The river’s branches of various sizes were the ...
Nov 11, 2019
21 min
Video