Welcome to GwuloHere you'll find over 50,000 pages about old Hong Kong to explore, including over 30,000 photos. The content is added by a friendly community of people who enjoy sharing what we know about Hong Kong's history, and you are very welcome to join us. Kind regards, David P.S. To receive more old Hong Kong photos and stories, please sign up for our free weekly newsletter. |
I've listed some of the recent highlights below, but you can visit the What's New page at any time to see the latest additions to the site.
General
A look at ten of the most popular pages that were added to Gwulo in 2018. (I've skipped a couple of duplicates - eg there were three Jurors Lists - which is why we start at #13.)
#13 - Francis Parkman Knight (4,572 views)
Follow the investigations into this man's history. The story begins:
This website holds a lot of valuable information, representing tens of thousands of hours of work. To recreate it would take literally years, and in some cases the information is irreplaceable as the original contributors have already passed away.
As a website is a surprisingly fragile thing, this newsletter looks at some of the steps that are in place to keep the Gwulo's information available for the long term.
1. Backups: Coping with short-term damage
A look at the most popular pages that appeared on Gwulo in 2017.
#10 - UA-Citygate Cinema / UA 東薈城戲院 [2000-2016] (6,729 views)
This is a modern cinema, so you might be surprised to see its page on Gwulo, and in the top ten! The page is part of a larger project to document Hong Kong's cinemas (see #4 below), and I guess it attracted web searchers looking for information after the cinema was closed.
Read about the UA-Citygate Cinema / UA 東薈城戲院 [2000-2016]
I've listed some of the recent highlights below, but you can visit the What's New page at any time to see the latest additions to the site.
General