A walk down Peel Street in Central any day, but especially at weekends and on holidays, guarantees the sight of tourists crowded around its graffiti-marked walls and posing for pictures on steps with plates of food and cups of coffee.
The trend seems to have stemmed from the Fineprint cafe, which has featured on Xiaohongshu, the mainland’s Instagram-like social media platform.
A search on Xiaohongshu produced hundreds of results with near-identical photos and videos featuring visitors seated on steps along the…



























