[00:00.000 --> 00:08.600]  Hi, listeners. Welcome to Nosing Around, Hong Kong's leading weekly podcast for teenagers.
[00:08.600 --> 00:14.320]  On a packed programme this week, we have a report on what it's like to be a die-hard
[00:14.320 --> 00:20.800]  fan of local Hong Kong football, as we invite in members of the supporters' clubs of the
[00:20.800 --> 00:28.220]  ten teams in the Hong Kong Premier League. We have an interview with Dr Hav, a Singaporean
[00:28.300 --> 00:36.020]  hotel director, who combines his day job with being a DJ at nights. But firstly, I'll be
[00:36.020 --> 00:43.860]  interviewing a very different doctor. I have with me today Dr Jack Jones from the Hong Kong
[00:43.860 --> 00:51.900]  Social History Museum. Dr Jones, welcome back to Nosing Around. This is the third time,
[00:51.900 --> 00:57.780]  I think, you've been on the show. Hello, Patty. Yes, it's great to be back on
[00:58.300 --> 01:04.540]  Nosing Around. It's always a pleasure. So, maybe we can start with the Social History Museum.
[01:04.540 --> 01:09.380]  I'm sure our listeners will be familiar with what is meant by a museum traditionally,
[01:09.380 --> 01:14.540]  but can you explain to our listeners what a social history museum is?
[01:14.540 --> 01:22.540]  Well, Patty, that's a good question. A social history museum is a place where visitors can
[01:22.540 --> 01:27.700]  experience what daily life was like for ordinary people in the past.
[01:27.700 --> 01:35.220]  Okay, so everyday life for ordinary people in the past. When you say ordinary people,
[01:35.220 --> 01:39.940]  do you mean people like me and the listeners, not, say, kings and queens?
[01:39.940 --> 01:48.220]  Yes, ordinary people like you and me, not kings and queens. You are not a queen, I'm guessing.
[01:48.700 --> 01:55.980]  Well, maybe in a past life. So, what sort of things can I see in a social history museum?
[01:55.980 --> 02:04.260]  Well, you see ordinary items people used in the past. So, rather than seeing ancient pottery
[02:04.260 --> 02:10.220]  and weapons, we can look at old tables and chairs you would find in your grandparents'
[02:10.220 --> 02:14.420]  homes. Things like old telephones, computers.
[02:14.420 --> 02:21.740]  So, ordinary things then, but old. Would that include old clothes people used to wear?
[02:21.740 --> 02:23.300]  Yes, exactly.
[02:23.300 --> 02:30.780]  You see, that would interest me. I really like vintage fashion items. Jackets, jewelry,
[02:30.780 --> 02:38.140]  that sort of thing. Now, I've heard your museum is very big. In fact, it's so big that you've
[02:38.140 --> 02:42.340]  even rebuilt a whole farmhouse inside the museum building.
[02:42.340 --> 02:49.300]  Yes, that's right. The Wangcheng Traditional Farmhouse. It was moved to the museum brick
[02:49.300 --> 02:57.380]  by brick and reconstructed inside the museum last year in 2015. It was a very difficult
[02:57.380 --> 02:59.260]  operation, I can tell you.
[02:59.260 --> 03:01.860]  And where did it originally come from?
[03:01.860 --> 03:07.700]  The farmhouse was found at the bottom of a reservoir. You know, a man-made lake.
[03:07.860 --> 03:11.420]  Wow! You mean the farmhouse was underwater?
[03:11.420 --> 03:14.780]  Yes, at the bottom of the Wangcheng Reservoir.
[03:14.780 --> 03:19.780]  OK, I know Wangcheng Reservoir. I've been hiking up there.
[03:19.780 --> 03:26.260]  Well, maybe what you didn't know was before the reservoir, there was a village there,
[03:26.260 --> 03:32.940]  Wangcheng Village, and it disappeared underwater in 1990 when they built the reservoir.
[03:32.940 --> 03:36.140]  Really? No, I didn't know that.
[03:36.140 --> 03:42.500]  It actually used to be quite a famous village, Wangcheng, for the Wangcheng Pineapple Festival.
[03:42.500 --> 03:48.860]  OK, the Pineapple Festival. I think I might have seen old photos of that.
[03:48.860 --> 03:56.500]  Yes, quite possibly. The Pineapple Festival was a pretty big festival in its day. Farmers
[03:56.500 --> 03:59.260]  would offer pineapples to the god of farming.
[03:59.260 --> 04:05.340]  Yeah, that's what I remember from the photo. Right, erm… Oh, I know what I was going
[04:05.340 --> 04:10.180]  to ask. You'll have to forgive me, but where is the Social History Museum?
[04:10.180 --> 04:14.860]  It's in South Point, close to the new MTR station.
[04:14.860 --> 04:16.660]  Well, that's convenient.
[04:16.660 --> 04:21.820]  Yeah, only two minutes from South Point MTR, exit A.
[04:21.820 --> 04:30.500]  Wow, only two minutes' walk. Is that on Reed Street, you know, as in R-E-I-D?
[04:30.540 --> 04:38.540]  Yes, that's right. Get out at exit A and just go straight up Reed Street to the museum.
[04:38.540 --> 04:43.860]  And I've been told that you are giving a talk on farming in the new territories. Is
[04:43.860 --> 04:47.140]  that next Wednesday, the 13th of April?
[04:47.140 --> 04:55.460]  Yes, that's right. On April 13th, from 8 to 9 in the evening, Wednesday. The title
[04:55.460 --> 05:00.140]  of the talk, as you just said, is Farming in the New Territories.
[05:00.140 --> 05:06.900]  OK, that sounds very interesting. I'd love to know more about farming in the new territories,
[05:06.900 --> 05:15.260]  wouldn't you, listeners? Remember, if you want to go, don't be late. 8pm start and
[05:15.260 --> 05:17.620]  finish at 9pm.
[05:17.620 --> 05:23.900]  Can I also add that we're having an exhibition on farming in the new territories at the museum?
[05:23.900 --> 05:28.420]  And in the exhibition, we're hoping to display the Chang-Yi-Tak plough.
[05:28.420 --> 05:33.980]  Oh, I actually remember reading about the Chang-Yi-Tak plough when I studied history
[05:33.980 --> 05:39.460]  at school. A lot of our listeners will remember it from school as well, I'm sure. Actually,
[05:39.460 --> 05:45.100]  I'd be really interested in seeing it. Maybe you could tell the listeners who don't know
[05:45.100 --> 05:48.780]  what's so special about the Chang-Yi-Tak plough.
[05:49.020 --> 05:54.660]  Well, it's special because it's the only wood and iron plough in the world that…
[05:54.660 --> 05:59.740]  So hang on, hang on. There are no other wood and iron ploughs in the world?
[05:59.740 --> 06:05.640]  No, Patti. I hadn't quite finished what I was saying. I was about to say that there
[06:05.640 --> 06:11.180]  are of course many wood and iron ploughs in the world, but this is the only one from the
[06:11.180 --> 06:18.700]  18th century that's not damaged. So that's the amazing thing about the Chang-Yi-Tak plough.
[06:19.500 --> 06:24.060]  It's from the 18th century but is in almost perfect condition.
[06:25.020 --> 06:31.180]  OK, well, as I said, I want to go to see it for real. OK, thank you for coming in and speaking
[06:31.180 --> 06:34.940]  with us today, Dr Jones, and good luck with your exhibition.
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