Abstract
The Hong Kong writer Leung Ping-kwan (1949–2013) started his world travels in the 1970s, with visits to mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, and the US. Out of a lifetime of travel, it was his trips to Berlin and other former Eastern Bloc European cities immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall that were of particular importance for him. Leung spoke of these journeys as a way to reflect upon the situation of Hong Kong after 1989 and prior to the city’s 1997 handover. This chapter discusses Leung’s travel writing related to his European trips within this particular context of Hong Kong history. Furthermore, it inquires into Leung’s writings on Eastern Europe from the perspective of dark tourism.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Lyrical Experiments in Sinophone Verse : Time, Space, Bodies, and Things |
| Editors | Justyna JAGUŚCIK, Joanna KRENZ, Andrea RIEMENSCHNITTER |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Chapter | 12 |
| Pages | 253-272 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789048559985, 9789048571437 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789048559978 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Apr 2025 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Authors/Taylor & Francis Group 2025.
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Keywords
- Hong Kong
- Leung Ping Kwan
- Dark Tourism
- Berlin Wall
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