Project

This workshop places the art of paper and bamboo tying within the wider context of Hong Kong’s role as a cultural hub. By making a lantern, participants get hands-on experience of folk tradition that has helped strengthen the link between the global Chinese world and Hong Kong through community, craft, and cross-cultural exchange.

This workshop is part of a larger project that traces Hong Kong’s role as a cultural hub from the late nineteenth century to the present by focusing on ligation arts, the manufacture and export of Chinese devotional objects, and parading dragons around the world. As we build lanterns, we will examine how these crafts travelled with, and helped sustain, connections across the global Chinese diaspora. We will also consider how this heritage might inform contemporary civic identity and branding—shaping how modern Hong Kong represents itself within China and to the wider world.

Accessibility

The store fronts are on ground level with one step at the entrance.
Villa Haw Par is equipped with accessible facilities including lift and accessible bathrooms.
For inquiries related to accessibility, please contact Polly Hui at pollyhuifungyi@gmail.com.

Billy Potts
Project Leader

Hui Ka-hung
Artist Collaborator