Politicizing tradition: the identity of indigenous inhabitants in Hong Kong.

From: Ethnology | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: Chan, Selina Ching | Copyright information

Hong Kong's traditions have been manipulated, reinterpreted, and negotiated by different parties illustrating a clear case of a poeticized identity. Culture, tradition, and identity are all subjective. The uniqueness of the Hong Kong case illustrates that this territory has gone through a shift of culture that has been caused by modernization, colonial mentality, and the reinterpretation of their traditions.

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