Hong Kong Stories

The Chikan Connection (44x4)

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Every person has their own roots and respective ancestral home. The older generations of Hongkongers are more connected to their place of origin, with some even having lived there in the past. Sentiments and memories may be the reasons that they keep going back. Meanwhile, the younger generations who grew up in Hong Kong seem to have a limited understanding of their ancestral home. What is their impression of their ancestors’ birthplace? And will the ties between the two grow gradually distant? Shuyi, who grew up in Hong Kong and has never set foot in her ancestral home of Kaiping in these 20-odd years, only has a subjective understanding of the place. An unexpected opportunity has enabled her to travel to the birthplace of her ancestors for the first time. How will she feel about this place which is foreign yet relevant to her? How will a deeper insight into her ancestral home affect her? On the other hand, Guang, who was born and raised in Kaiping, chose to come to Hong Kong in the hope that his offspring can receive a better education. Despite having lived in Hong Kong for many years, he still misses the days of living in his hometown. Where does his profound love for his ancestral home come from? One generation wished to leave, while another longs to enter. What sentimental attachments do these two different generations of Kaipingnese have to their ancestral home?