Multi-talented Hong Kong-based writer, editor and blogger Janice Leung keeps her plate full and her readers hungry for more as she zips through life, stomach first, documenting her global travels and eats on her acclaimed food blog "e_ting the world."

This week, Shang Xia CEO and creative director Jiang Qiong'er lifted the veil on Shang Xia’s new "In/Out" exhibition and the brand's Kengo Kuma-designed Beijing boutique at an event attended by Jing Daily.

Nestled among the temples, antique shops, bars and cafés that wind through Hong Kong's trendy Soho district, modern yakitori restaurant Yardbird has made once-sleepy Bridges Street a go-to destination for serious foodies with an itch only that only world-class skewers can scratch.

Founded in 1998 by French expat Virginie Fournier, the Shanghai-based accessories and apparel brand Shanghai Trio has made a name for itself by combining traditional Chinese and modern Western design.

Absent Beijing's world-famous arts scene or the cosmopolitanism of Shanghai, Shenzhen isn't typically associated with China's burgeoning home-grown, high-end fashion industry.