The Mulan International Film Festival returns to Toronto from November 21 to December 3, 2026. Explore this year’s pan-Chinese cinema lineup, from Mother Bhumi starring Fan Bingbing to stories of migration, intimate documentaries and a Qiu Jiongjiong retrospective.
Read MoreSweetness, memory, and cultural dialogue come together in this visual chapter celebrating the artistry of modern pastry. In the hands of Steven Tran, familiar flavours are reimagined through a lens shaped by French technique and a deeply personal heritage rooted between Chinese and Vietnamese cultures. This is a study of celebration through dessert: layered, symbolic, and deeply personal. A quiet exploration of how culture can be tasted, remembered, and redefined — one bite at a time.
Read MoreUnveiled at the Chinese Canadian Museum with veterans’ families in attendance, Canada Post’s Force 136 stamp honours Chinese Canadians who served in secret Allied operations during the Second World War, and their place in the long struggle for equality at home.
Read MoreA luxury timepiece is far more than an instrument of precision. It is a vessel for memory, sacrifice, and family legacy. In this special feature from The Art of Celebration Annual Edition No.3, community leaders and creative visionaries share the deeply personal stories behind the watches that marked their most pivotal life milestones and the heirlooms they plan to pass on.
Read MoreFrom Toronto to Kai Tak, Fête Chinoise reflects on why The Weeknd’s new track sampling Faye Wong feels like a rare, thoughtful tribute to Hong Kong’s golden era.
Read MoreHong Kong is well known as a concrete jungle of magnificent towers. But long before the concrete arrived, there was another kind of jungle—the bamboo groves that have for millennia colonized the hillsides of southern China, their hollow stems rustling in the wind like a thousand quiet conversations, captured in Ang Lee’s film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It is one of the most beautiful ironies in the built history of our city: that the jungle of steel and glass rising from Victoria Harbour was erected, storey by storey, decade by decade, by a forest of bamboo.
Read MoreA new chapter in Vancouver's rich culinary dialogue is unfolding with the official opening of Haisan, an intimate 30-seat fine dining concept by Macau-born, Vancouver-raised Chef Steven Che. What began in 2021 as modest pop-up gatherings in friends' apartments has matured into a deeply personal 16-course tasting menu on Commercial Drive. At Haisan, a name formed by combining the Cantonese characters for ocean (海, hoi) and mountain (山, saan), Che offers a reflective, cohesive Chinese Pacific Northwest perspective that bridges heritage, memory, and local terroir.
Read MoreLin describes her work as a meeting of memory, the present moment and imagination. Rooted in Chinese artistic traditions and rigorous technique, her practice has also been shaped by years abroad, carrying her beyond inherited forms into a language of her own. “Memory belongs to a fixed past, while the contemporary is constantly changing. And I like change,” she says.
Read MoreHaute couture fashion designer Phan Huy’s journey reads like a Cinderella story. From playing with curtain fabric in rural Vietnam to making history as the first and youngest Vietnamese designer to present at Paris Haute Couture Week, Phan Huy and CEO Steven Doan are redefining global style. In an exclusive interview with Fête Chinoise at Hong Kong Fashion Fest 2026, the duo shares the emotional inspiration behind their Blurred Boundaries collection, balancing creative soul with commercial wisdom, and their ambitious vision for Vietnamese couture on the world stage.
Read MoreA restaurant can offer more than a meal: a livelihood, a connection to home, and a place to belong. In director Wen Muye’s 文牧野 Once Upon a Time in the Middle East《歡迎來龍餐館》, these familiar hopes take on new urgency when a Chinese chef’s fresh start abroad is interrupted by war. Starring Shen Teng 沈騰 as chef Xu Fu, the film follows a man who travels to the Middle East to repay his debts and support his family. Together with restaurant manager Ma Junsheng, he helps turn the struggling Dragon Restaurant into a flourishing business. When conflict reaches the city, however, the restaurant becomes a refuge, and Xu Fu must decide how much he is willing to risk for the community he has come to call his own.
Read MoreWine, in many ways, is fascinating because it has the ability to preserve the taste of time. When Eastern flavours meet Western vintages, culture and sentiment naturally begin to intertwine at the table, creating a dialogue that adds depth to every shared occasion.
We are sincerely grateful to celebrity wine expert Bernice Liu for sharing her thoughtful perspective with Fête Chinoise on pairing Chinese cuisine with wine during festive occasions. Through her refined sensibility, she invites us to rediscover culture through the lens of each dish and its accompanying wine pairing.
Read MoreAs the only Canadian media outlet invited to Hong Kong’s 3rd annual Fashion Fest, Fête Chinoise offers an exclusive, on-the-ground look at “Rhythm Of The Heart.” From grand couture showcases at the Hong Kong Palace Museum and dynamic citywide pop-ups to CENTRESTAGE, sustainable menswear exhibitions, and the star-studded Gala, discover how Hong Kong is redefining its role as a premier international hub for global fashion, culture, and design.
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