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The Splendid Chinese Culture

The Story of the Forbidden City

The newly opened Hong Kong Palace Museum lets Hong Kong embrace the culture of the Forbidden City. From the Ming and Qing royal palace to the modern Palace Museum, you do not want to miss a single detail from this storyteller. (Chi only)

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What Were the Specialties of Ancient Hong Kong?

One of the many ancient Hong Kong specialties was pearl. As early as in the Southern Han Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the imperial court already sent people to collect pearls in Hong Kong. The “Pearl of the Orient” is indeed a well-deserved name for the city for its thousand-year-long pearling history. (Chi only)

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Our China Story

New Green Horizons: China’s Green Achievements

A collaborated video production by Our China Story and TVB, the 40 episodes of New Green Horizons exhibit to Hong Kong viewers China’s achievements and contributions in protecting endangered species, conserving nature, and promoting sustainable development. (Chi only)

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China’s Latest Space Mission: Shenzhou-14

The crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14 was launched on 5 June. Missioned to complete the construction of China’s space station, the three astronauts on board are undertaking the most challenging and demanding Shenzhou mission. What is this three-person mission about? (Chi only)

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Pictorial History

The Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the Outbreak of the Total War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

In what was later known as the “Marco Polo Incident” on 7 July 1937, the Japanese Army conducted military exercises near Marco Polo Bridge southwest of Beiping. On the pretext of searching for a “missing soldier”, the Japanese Army requested to enter Wanping. After the Chinese side firmly refused it, the Japanese Army opened fire on the Chinese Army and bombarded the city later that night. This sparked off the Total War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

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Junior Secondary Life and Society: “Virtual Study Tour” Learning Kits

Topic 4 “A Global China” ties to the core learning objectives of the syllabus. It introduces China’s foreign policy, its responsibilities as a great power, and the opportunities and challenges of its rise on the global stage. (Chi only)

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The Second Territory-wide Primary Schools Quiz Competition on Chinese History and Culture

Held by the Education Bureau and co-organised by the Academy of Chinese Studies, the competition aims to deepen students’ understanding of Chinese history and culture, and cultivate a vibrant learning atmosphere to enhance their learning interest. It is now open for all Primary four to six students. (Chi only)

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Sino Millennia

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Sino Millennia

談鬼說怪是魏晉潮流?

盂蘭節是國家級的非物質文化遺產。傳說農曆七月「鬼門關」會大開,舉行盂蘭祭祀活動、拜祭祖先、超度孤魂野鬼。鬼神之說,信則有不信則無。在魏晉時期,談鬼說怪的編撰興起,原因之一是文人熱衷著史博得聲譽,而現實中,著史並不容易,但寫作志怪便可突破原有的世俗禁忌,成為當時的風尚。

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