Living Up
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Living Up is a Hong Kong
TVB series about luxury housing. Luxurious type homes are generally referred to as "豪宅", literally a mansion
, pronounced as "hou zaak" in Cantonese
. The houses featured on the show are expensively furnished with some of the best city views, often accompanied by excellent feng shui
.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
TVB series about luxury housing. Luxurious type homes are generally referred to as "豪宅", literally a mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
, pronounced as "hou zaak" in Cantonese
Standard Cantonese
Cantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a language that originated in the vicinity of Canton in southern China, and is often regarded as the prestige dialect of Yue Chinese....
. The houses featured on the show are expensively furnished with some of the best city views, often accompanied by excellent feng shui
Feng shui
Feng shui ' is a Chinese system of geomancy believed to use the laws of both Heaven and Earth to help one improve life by receiving positive qi. The original designation for the discipline is Kan Yu ....
.
Geography
Hong Kong has a very limited land space. Many of the homes are large by HK standard, but are actually quite small by international standards.Seasons
Season number | Broadcast date | Host | Sponsors | Episodes |
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1 | November 4, 2005 April 28, 2006 |
Kenix Kwok Kenix Kwok Kenix Kwok Ho Ying is a Hong Kong actress. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho Yee, Esther Kwan, Marianne Chan, Ada Choi, Flora Chan and Jessica Hsuan, Kenix is known as one of the Top 7 "Fa Dans" of TVB from the mid 1990s to mid 2000s.Kwok got her start as a finalist in the Top 5 of the 1993 Miss Hong... (郭可盈), Matthew Ko Matthew Ko Matthew Ko Kwan-yin is a Hong Kong actor currently working with TVB.At the age of seven, Matthew emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with his parents. He returned to Hong Kong in 2004 and worked as a model. In 2005, he became the first ever winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong beauty contest and... (高鈞賢), Heidi Chu Heidi Chu Heidi CHU Hoi Ting is the 2nd runner-up and winner of Miss International Goodwill of the 2001 Miss Hong Kong contest. She is currently a presenter/actress of TVB television company, which is also her management agent from 2005. She is also a guest host for radio station... (朱凱婷), Carrie Lam (林莉) |
Midland holdings Ltd | 26 |
2 | August 11, 2006 November 3, 2006 |
Heidi Chu Heidi Chu Heidi CHU Hoi Ting is the 2nd runner-up and winner of Miss International Goodwill of the 2001 Miss Hong Kong contest. She is currently a presenter/actress of TVB television company, which is also her management agent from 2005. She is also a guest host for radio station... (朱凱婷), Vanessa Yeung (楊崢) |
Country Garden Country Garden Country Garden is a property development company based in Guangdong Province, China, owned by Yang Guoqiang's family... |
13 |
3 | January 12, 2007 March 30, 2007 |
Margie Tsang (曾華倩), Carrie Lam (林莉), Sharon Luk Sharon Luk Sharon Luk or Sharon Luk Sze Wan, is a TVB actress. She is also Miss Hong Kong 2005 1st runner up.-Background:... (陸詩韻) |
Country Garden Country Garden Country Garden is a property development company based in Guangdong Province, China, owned by Yang Guoqiang's family... |
12 |
4 | January 5, 2008 |
Maggie Cheung (張可頤) | Midland holdings Ltd | - |
5 | March 28, 2008 |
Maggie Cheung (張可頤), Shirley Yeung Shirley Yeung Shirley Yeung Sze-Ki, born 7 August 1978, is a Hong Kong actress under contract to the TVB television channel.... (楊思琦), Suki Chui Suki Chui Suki Chui Suk-Man is an actress in Hong Kong under TVB. She participated in Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2006 and was awarded with the Tourism Ambassador Award. She married Kenny Wee on November 15, 2009.... (徐淑敏), Candy Cheung (張雪芹) |
Midland holdings Ltd | 17 |
6 | August 29, 2008 |
Selena Li Selena Li Selena Li Sze-wan is an actress and former Miss Hong Kong 2003 contestant. That year, as a contestant from Toronto, Selena was the winner of Miss Talent and Miss Photogenic. Prior to entering the Miss Hong Kong pageant, Selena was attending the University of Toronto studying for a Bachelor of... (李詩韻), Vanessa Yeung (楊崢), Candy Cheung (張雪芹) |
Aviva (人壽保險) | - |
Episodes
Episode number | Broadcast date | Gueststars |
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17 | August 1, 2008 | Marty So (蘇晉霆) - Host of "Scoop" (東張西望) |
18 | August 29, 2008 | Moses Chan Moses Chan Moses Chan Ho is an award-winning actor from Hong Kong. Having started his career working mostly on films, Chan has gained remarkable success in recent years while concentrating on his TV acting career with Television Broadcasts Limited... (陳豪) |
19 | September 5, 2008 | Halina Tam Halina Tam Halina Tam, also known as May is a model, singer and television actress. She is also best known for her role in Legend of the Demigods and The Gentle Crackdown with co-star Wayne Lai.Tam was the winner of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1994... (譚小環) |
20 | September 12, 2008 | Michelle Yim Michelle Yim Michelle Yim Wai-ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Mai Suet , is a Hong Kong actress. She graduated from St Rose of Lima College and Shaw Brothers' Training School.-Early life and career:... (米雪), Lee Heung Kam Lee Heung Kam Lee Heung-kam is a veteran Cantonese opera and TVB actress from Hong Kong. She joined the entertainment industry when she was 16 years old. She has a younger brother, Lee Sue-gai... (李香琴) |
21 | September 19, 2008 | Claire Yiu Claire Yiu Claire Yiu , born on 10 August 1978, is a Hong Kong actress. She started her acting career after being the 2nd runner-up in the Miss Asia Pageant in 1998. After filming some ATV series, such as 海瑞鬥嚴嵩, and Ten Tigers of Guangdong , she went over to TVB and filmed in some minor roles such as 趙美美 in... (姚嘉妮) |
22 | September 26, 2008 | Kenneth Ma Kenneth Ma Kenneth Ma Kwok-ming is a Chinese Canadian actor from Hong Kong. He graduated from University of British Columbia majoring in Mechanical Engineering... (馬國明) |
23 | October 3, 2008 | Shermon Tang Shermon Tang Shermon Tang Sheung Man is a Hong Kong television actress. Shermon was awarded the "Miss Photogenic" award at the 2005 Miss Hong Kong pageant, launching her career in showbiz. Shermon attended King George V School, an International School before studying in Australia.Actually, Shermon's childhood... (鄧上文), English Tang (鄧英敏) |
24 | October 10, 2008 | Raymond Cho Raymond Cho Wing Lim Raymond Cho Wing-Lim is a Hong Kong television star. He currently works for the television company, TVB. Raymond used to be a singer, winning a singing competition when he was 26 years old. After an unsuccessful attempt at being a singer, he gave acting a try... (曹永廉) |
25 | October 17, 2008 | Sharon Chan Sharon Chan Sharon Chan Man-Chi is a Hong Kong actress and model. She is currently under contract with TVB in Hong Kong.-TV series:-Film:-TVB Songs By Sharon Chan:*Song Name : Love Steps : At Home with Love... (陳敏之) |
26 | October 24, 2008 | Carlo Ng (吳家樂) |
27 | November 14, 2008 | Kenny Wong (黄德斌) |
28 | November 21, 2008 | Patrick Dunn (鄧梓峰) |
29 | November 28, 2008 | Anna Yau (邱凱敏) |
30 | December 5, 2008 | Winnie Yeung (楊婉儀) |