Monday, 15 April 2013

Hongkong Sham Shui Po: Hidden old street old lane good workmanship (Photos)

Walking in the people are hurrying to and fro. The Apliu street, you don't know how much of the territory of Sham Shui po. Only from the above, can be found in the eight array extends to the Shek Kip Mei, and hide a lot of the convenience of the residents of the traditional craft. Sham Shui Po old district reconstruction started from 2007, living in the stairwell, gear, the old shopping convenience shop also one one emerge, fan hospital, essence, Xinyi City store water to be delivered from oppression, Sham Shui Po is crouching. Tiger, hidden.dragon.

The master of a family of threeThe master of a family of three

The family depended on 144 bird

Play (mahjong) can be prodigal, carving the sparrow can support. Hong Kong know hand carved mahjong master insufficient twenty, "Mr. He Xiesheng sparrow" over 80 years, be in early 50 time world in Sham Shui Po, with a delicate carving work bring home the bacon. He said: "I was an apprentice with a carving knife carving sparrow, the fastest speed carved a every 10 minutes.

A full set of supportA full set of support

144 sparrows a Ma, I tried one day carved 7 sets of mahjong! Very hard, but at that time to bring home the bacon, no way." Since the mahjong to mechanical mass production, where the master to wholesale mahjong, but still retained two antique engraving machine, for repair of mahjong making change, the industry is declining, but still insist on daily shop.

All kinds of the stylesAll kinds of the styles

Synergism of sparrows

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