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Diamond Hill: Memories of Growing Up in a Hong Kong Squatter Village by Feng Chi
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9789881774248
- Book Title
- Diamond Hill
- ISBN
- 9789881774248
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Diamond Hill : Memories of Growing Up in a Hong Kong Squatter Village
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Item Length
- 7.9in
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 7.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 196 Pages
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"Diamond Hill was one of the poorest and most backward of villages in Hong Kong at a time when Hong Kong itself was poor and backward. We moved there in 1956 when I was almost 10. I left when I was 19. Those were the formative years of my life. It's a time that I remember well and cherish." This memoir of a native son of a Kowloon-side squatter village--the first book ever on Diamond Hill, in either Chinese or English--presents the early days of a life shaped by a now-extinct community. Feng Chi-shun's sharp recollections of his humble upbringing contain warmth, humor, and an abundance of insights into a low-income Hong Kong neighborhood that no longer exists--but remains close to the hearts of many who lived there. Diamond Hill will invite comparisons with Martin Booth's Golden Boy. If you enjoyed the latter, you will likely find the former similarly absorbing, because the young Feng was, for many a fair-haired visitor, the inaccessible yet intriguing face of an altogether edgier Hong Kong.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Blacksmith Books
ISBN-10
9881774241
ISBN-13
9789881774248
eBay Product ID (ePID)
81848508
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Diamond Hill : Memories of Growing Up in a Hong Kong Squatter Village
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
196 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
7.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds796.H753
Reviews
The harsh but colorful world in which Feng grew up is no more, and the great value of his book is that his story is also, in large part, the story of Hong Kong. ... While Feng certainly does not lament the physical loss of the ramshackle villages in which he and other children of his generation came of age, his memoir invokes a toughness and a can-do spirit that he finds lacking in the Hong Kong of today. It is that spirit, not the slums of Diamond Hill, that he would like the city to recapture., Feng gives a frank and candid recollection of his teenage upbringing in Diamond Hill from 1956 to 1966. He proudly proclaims in the story's prologue that the people, places and events he describes are real, and that he has "no reason to refrain from writing about them." Indeed, the stories he shares with his readers tell all, including sad stories of childhood friends whose futures succumbed to gambling or drug addiction, and the desperate ways in which the poorer townspeople went about making ends meet., Equal parts interesting, entertaining and informative, Diamond Hill opens the floodgates of nostalgia for anyone who lived near the mouth of the Pearl River in the 1950s and '60s. But not all the memories are pleasant. Author Feng Chi-shun spent his childhood coping with poverty. His memoirs show the value of perseverance, street smarts and good luck., The harsh but colorful world in which Feng grew up is no more, and the great value of his book is that his story is also, in large part, the story of Hong Kong. ... While Feng certainly does not lament the physical loss of the ramshackle villages in which he and other children of his generation came of age, his memoir invokes a toughness and a can-do spirit that he finds lacking in the Hong Kong of today. It is that spirit, not the slums of Diamond Hill, that he would like the city to recapture. Asia Times Diamond Hill is an excellent and fast read for those who want an honest depiction of life for a majority of Hong Kong denizens in the 1950s-60s. The Correspondent Magazine Feng gives a frank and candid recollection of his teenage upbringing in Diamond Hill from 1956 to 1966. He proudly proclaims in the story's prologue that the people, places and events he describes are real, and that he has "no reason to refrain from writing about them." Indeed, the stories he shares with his readers tell all, including sad stories of childhood friends whose futures succumbed to gambling or drug addiction, and the desperate ways in which the poorer townspeople went about making ends meet. Time Out Hong Kong Equal parts interesting, entertaining and informative, Diamond Hill opens the floodgates of nostalgia for anyone who lived near the mouth of the Pearl River in the 1950s and '60s. But not all the memories are pleasant. Author Feng Chi-shun spent his childhood coping with poverty. His memoirs show the value of perseverance, street smarts and good luck. Cairns Media Magazine, Diamond Hill is an excellent and fast read for those who want an honest depiction of life for a majority of Hong Kong denizens in the 1950s-60s.
Table of Content
Prologue; The Neighbours & the Neighbourhood; Bus Stops; Schools; Fires; The Food We Ate; The Games We Played; Gambling; Thugs & Gangsters; A Dog's Life; Hollywood in Diamond Hill; The Walled City & the White Powder; Temple & churches; Epilogue.
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Pathology, Cultural Heritage, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, Asia / China, Sociology / Urban
Dewey Decimal
951.2505092
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Medical, History, Social Science
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