Hong Kong Palace Museum | “Bi-city Youth Cultural Leadership Programme 2025” Public Class – “N Keywords” on Beijing’s Urban Culture

"What kind of city is Beijing?" This question is not easy to answer, even for Zhuangzhuang Song — a native Beijinger and an experienced urban researcher specialising in data visualisation.

As an ancient capital with a rich and complex history, Beijing is layered with cultural context and urban memory. Since founding “Diduhui” in 2016, Song and his team have spent the past nine years exploring the cultural fabric of the city through data visualisation. They present their findings to the public in ways that are both accessible and insightful, covering everything from heritage sites and neighbourhood parks to the historical patterns hidden in the names of middle schools. They wander through alleyways to uncover the hidden cultural corners of hutongs, and explore skyscrapers in search of unseen urban mysteries.

In Zhuangzhuang Song’s view, the city resembles a game map — everyone has their own way of exploring and playing it. In this session, he will use “N keywords” as entry points to help the audience unlock and rediscover Beijing from a fresh perspective.

All are welcome. Prior registration is required.

This event is part of the “Bi-city Youth Cultural Leadership Programme” organised by the Hong Kong Palace Museum. The Programme is a cultural exchange initiative aiming to inspire and nurture the next generation of cultural talent from Hong Kong and Beijing. The Programme is supported by Swire Properties as Lead Sponsor. More about the “Bi-city Youth Cultural Leadership Programme”: https://youthculturalleadership.hkpm.org.hk/en/

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