Wetlands in Four Seasons - Winter

For those of you who don't know there are several ongoing initiatives here at Hong Kong Sacred Spaces. One of these initiatives is to delve into the research around Hong Kong Wetlands and Food Culture. Think of all the yummy oyster sauces and dried shrimp pastes that we have here and you'll get the idea of how important these coastal areas are. Most of this research was provided (very generously) by Professor Sydney Cheung (http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ant/sidney/) an Anthropologist from Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and a local expert on Hong Kong Wetland Culture who literally wrote the book (actually several) on the subject. Part of what he passed on to us is a series of walks that he and his students developed to allow Hong Kongers to enjoy the fertile northern wetlands from the perspective of the four seasons. These wetlands are now mostly a source of leisure but for generations, they were a source of food and shelter and their maintenance an important part of everyday life. As a "first-step" in this engagement, we'll start off the New Year right with a local walk which we'll uncreatively call: Winter that will get us up to Yuen Long and start to explore the region. We'll specifically keep an eye on seasonal details and try to document the changes that we see. I'm also working with Prof. Cheung to develop events specifically around Soy Fermentation and Oyster Farming so they'll be lots to look forward to. Spring, Summer, and Autumn will be scheduled in the weeks and months ahead. I've created a bilingual resource page (https://www.evernote.com/l/AN3aYWC-I4hClaYUYJiBFQcfKhzgSPlST_E) for you all to peruse at your leisure.

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