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Away from Hong Kong’s famous street scenes, surprising scenic spots that inspired artists the focus of CUHK show
Hong Kong’s famous street scenes and landscapes have been a source of inspiration for generations of visual artists, but a new exhibition at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) reminds us of scenic spots that many of us might have overlooked.More than 100 paintings and photographs depicting Hong Kong from the 1940s to the 1970s are now on show at CUHK’s Art Museum. All the works are from its permanent collection, but many are on public display for the first time.“For the past eight…