ASIA324 Literature of Hong Kong – Creative Project
Teahouse of Memories: A Creative Response to Dung Kai Cheung’s “The Rise and Fall of Wing Shing Street”
By Isabelle Chan, Wise Lau, Kellie Ng, Gloria Wu, and Kathleen Yuan
“This creative project, ‘Teahouse of Memories’, is centered on the impermanence of memory and the complex relationship between individuals and their cultural history. The narrative still unfolds from the protagonist’s lens, who grapples with feelings of displacement from his personal history. As such, this alludes to his greater belonging to Hong Kong, as symbolized by his exploration of the evocative ‘Teahouse of Memories’. While still fictional, this teahouse represents the transient nature of places, and the ways in which they foster the remembrance of the forgotten locals, amidst the relentless march of urbanization.” — Project Rationale