Treasuring China's own

"There are so many treasures in China but so many people are ignorant about them," Robert Ho Hung-ngai says softly.

The journalist-turned-philanthropist wants to captivate the younger generation as witnesses to their own culture. During his recent visit to Beijing, the 81-year-old visited an elementary school and shared We All Live in the Forbidden City, an educational program that was received warmly by the students.

Jointly produced by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation and the Hong Kong-based Design and Cultural Studies Workshop, the educational program, which began in 2008, includes books in traditional and simplified Chinese, exhibitions and education workshops. The foundation also developed a 100-episode documentary television series, Forbidden City 100, broadcast on China Central Television's Documentary Channel nationally since January 2013.