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HAPPENINGS
hong kong
Feathered Friends
First-time visitors to Hong Kong get surprised at the greenery of the territory in between the
urban sprawl and skyscrapers. One of the best places to experience green Hong Kong can be
found at the Hong Kong Wetland Park located in the New Territories. This world-class ecotourism
attraction demonstrates the diversity of Hong Kong’s wetland ecosystem and highlights the need
to conserve it. The park’s signature annual event is the Bird Watching Festival which introduces
visitors to a whole array of feathered friends through thematic exhibitions, guided walks and
numerous edutainment activities. Until April 10. wetlandpark.gov.hk
SPOTLIGHT
Electronic Arts
Since its creation in 1994, Sónar has established itself
globally at the cutting edge of the electronic music
landscape and is widely considered the world’s most
respected electronic music and arts festival. Beyond
the music, Sónar plays an equally vital role promoting
digital culture and visual arts through the Sónar+D
series of activities which are designed to link, cultivate
and inspire the various creative and technological
communities. This year’s Hong Kong festival will take
place across six stages and include an impressive blend
of established and emerging local talent.
April 1. sonarhongkong.com
Sonic Healing
San Lau is a Hong Kong-based and trained
sound healing practitioner who uses gongs,
crystal singing bowls, Tibetan singing bowls,
drums, tuning forks and other instruments
to create group soundbaths. Sound healing
takes place when different sound instruments
create healing vibrations to facilitate physical,
emotional and even spiritual wellbeing,
bringing the body back into balance and
harmony. The workshop involves participants
lying down in a circle with the instruments
placed in the middle and in some instances,
Tibetan singing bowls may even be placed
on the participant’s body to create an even
more intense healing effect.
March 11. eventbrite.hk
Culinary Learning
Hong Kong is rightfully known as one of the world’s
great food cities and here’s a chance to take a
culinary course. You can release your inner dim sum chef
or learn serious knife skills at the Chinese Culinary
Institute where Hong Kong’s top chefs are trained.
A home cook can also do a “Fun Kitchen,” a four-hour
immersion in the art of Chinese cooking.
The Intercontinental Hotel’s “Cooking with
the Culinary Chefs” courses are taught by its
top chefs from such establishments as
Nobu and Spoon by Alain Ducasse.
The experts demonstrate their dishes
before joining participants in a
champagne lunch.
cci.edu.hk, hongkong-ic.
intercontinental.com
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