Footprints of the Chinese in Sheung Wan: Tour and Letterpress Workshop Experience

History

• Junior Secondary (Secondary 2)
  • Explain with examples the lifestyle and social characteristics (e.g., trades, religion, and community activities) of Sheung Wan as a Chinese settlement in its early years.
  • Understand the traditional movable type printing process, the operating procedures of a printing house, and its impact on social development.
  • Understand how newspapers served as a channel for disseminating knowledge and reflecting the voices of the public.
• Senior Secondary (Topic A)
  • Analyze Hong Kong’s role as a key hub connecting South China with the world in the mid-to-late 19th century, including how the newspaper industry and movable type printing influenced the flow of information and modernization.
  • Explain the social role of Sheung Wan as a former Chinese settlement, exemplifying how Chinese elites (such as Wong Shing and Ho Tung) influenced society through journalism and charitable organizations, and explain the process of self-organisation and cultural preservation within the Chinese community under colonial rule.
  • Discuss how Hong Kong became the cradle of modern reform and revolutionary thought in China.

Chinese History

• Junior Secondary School (Republic of China)
  • Use the example of Sheung Wan to understand the process of Chinese migration, settlement, commerce, and community organization in modern China (and Hong Kong). Briefly describe how Chinese communities maintained their culture and religious customs (e.g., Man Mo Temple, community traditions), and interacted with immigrant groups.
  • Explain the contributions of technology (e.g., movable type printing) and industry to Hong Kong’s Chinese community.
  • Provide examples of local stories or figures (e.g., Sun Yat-sen, Wong Shing, etc.) and their connection to major events in modern Chinese history.
• Senior High School (Section B)
  • Describe how Hong Kong Chinese participated in the interaction between modern China and the surrounding world through their multiple political, economic, and cultural identities (e.g., merchants, leaders, professionals).
  • Evaluate how knowledge, technology (e.g., movable type printing), and policies (press regulation/social planning) promoted social transformation and modernisation.
  • Understand the connection between the 1911 Revolution and Hong Kong, and analyze how Hong Kong became a key base for revolutionary activities in modern China.

Tour Information

• We reserve the right to make changes to the information, prices and itineraries of the tours as set out in our website and all printed promotional materials. Provided that such changes have been made prior to the confirmation of a booking, such changes shall be binding on the participants.
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Bad Weather Policy

• [For Primary & Secondary Schools] If Typhoon Signal No. 3 or above, or a Red/Black Rainstorm Warning is issued three hours before the tour starts, the tour will be canceled.
• [For Others] If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, or a Red/Black Rainstorm Warning is issued three hours before the tour starts, the tour will be canceled.
• If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or a Red/Black Rainstorm Warning is issued during the tour, the tour will be canceled immediately.
• If the tour needs to be canceled due to other adverse weather conditions, we will contact you by phone at least 2.5 hours before the tour. (If there is no response, we will follow up via WhatsApp or email.)
• If the tour is canceled due to adverse weather on the day, we will work with you to reschedule a new date within six months from the original tour date.

Tour Reminder

• Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes for the walk. Bring an umbrella, a bottle of water and some snacks just in case.
• Each participant may bring their own 3.5mm plug headphone if they have one for the wireless transmitter/receiver system which will be used on the tour. The guide will provide them a new one otherwise, but for hygienic and environmental reasons participants are strongly suggested to bring their own earphones if possible.
• There is a possibility that our organization may take photographs or videos during the guided tour, and these captured images or footage may be used for future promotion and publicity. If participants do not agree with this arrangement, please inform the tour guide or organizer during registration and on the day of the event.