A few weeks ago we were up on Fei Ngo Shan road, once before sunset and once after sunset. The day we were there before sunset it was hazy, but I ended up with some photos I liked. When we went up after sunset, I brought a tripod and we took pictures of Kowloon at…
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2020 paper on exam degree holders mentioned in 2020年历史学研究发展报告
I was pleased to learn that my 2020 paper in 社会科学辑刊 on the careers of exam degree holders at the end of the Qing was mentioned in a year-end report on the development of the discipline of history in 2020 (2020年历史学研究发展报告) published at China Social Science News (中国社会科学网), which is the official media platform of…
New paper in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
I am a co-author on a paper titled “Interactive Visual Exploration of Longitudinal Historical Career Mobility Data” that just appeared in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics that introduces CareerLens, a visualization platform for exploring the careers of officials and their social networks in the China Government Employee Dataset-Qing. The lead author, Yifang Wang,…
Clear Water Bay and Sai Kung photo galleries
In the last month or so I’ve been adding or updating galleries featuring pictures from hikes in Clear Water Bay and Sai Kung. I decided to add a short guide to them here. All the links go straight to the galleries at my photography site. The Bamboo Tunnel near Pak Kong One of our favorite…
Bamboo Forest Tunnel at Pak Kong 北港竹林隧道
On a trail heading up from above Pak Kung to the Mau Ping rest area, there is a tunnel through a bamboo forest. It’s quite lovely, especially in good light. I like trying to take pictures of the sun through the trees.
Ho Chung to Sai Kung hike 蠔涌到西貢行山
As long as the weather remains cool, one of our favorite hikes is from either HKUST North Gate or Tseng Lan Shue to Sai Kong, via Ho Chung itself, or Ta Lam Wu 大藍胡 in the Ho Chung Valley. If we go from the HKUST North Gate then follow the coast to Nam Wai and…
China Multi-Generational Panel Dataset Wins a Prize
At the 2020 Chinese Digital Humanities Annual Meeting (中国数字人文年会), the China Multi-Generational Panel Dataset 中国多世代人口数据库 CMGPD was awarded the inaugural “最佳题材奖” Prize. This is the 14th prize or similar recognition awarded to Lee-Campbell group research projects and our first for something other than a book or article. See Publications and Prizes for a complete list.
Tseng Lan Shue to Ho Chung 蠔涌到井欄樹
One of our favorite hikes is to go from HKUST South Gate to Tseng Lan Shue and then on to Ho Chung. If we want a mild hike, we just walk out to the road near Ho Chung and get on a bus to head home, or go to Nam Wai and then follow the…
HKUST South Gate to Tseng Lan Shue 港科大南門到井欄樹
There is a fairly easy hike from HKUST South Gate to Tseng Lan Shue, with nice views of vegetation and foliage. There are a few small streams, and the highlight is the waterfall and larger stream at Little Hawaii. I like taking pictures of the leaves The full gallery of HKUST South Gate to Tseng…
HKUST North Gate to Nam Wai via Pak Shui Wun 港科大北門到南圍（經白水碗）
There is an interesting relatively fast hike from HKUST North Gate to Nam Wai via the beach at Pak Shui Wun. It’s a bit hard to explain, even with a map, so it is best if you find someone already familiar with the hike and go with them first. There are some lovely views of…