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S & E Asia 201 - Hong Kong 06: Wan Chai Market - Vegetables, Eggs & Jewelry
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Jan 22, 2023 13:45:47   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
Earnest Botello wrote:
Very good series, Joe.


Thank you Earnest, glad to hear that you like this set.

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Jan 22, 2023 16:26:25   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 
Another fine set Joe!

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Jan 22, 2023 16:54:13   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
yssirk123 wrote:
Another fine set Joe!


Thank you Bill for your nice comment.

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Jan 22, 2023 19:22:49   #
flathead27ford Loc: Colorado, North of Greeley
 
Great looking vegetables and photographs! I was in Hong Kong in the late 70s. I have a fantastic night shot on slide of the bay. I really need to fond that slide because I want to make a photo on canvas print.

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Jan 22, 2023 19:54:48   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
flathead27ford wrote:
Great looking vegetables and photographs! I was in Hong Kong in the late 70s. I have a fantastic night shot on slide of the bay. I really need to fond that slide because I want to make a photo on canvas print.


Thank you Kyle for looking in on my travelogue and your kind comment. Interesting, we moved to HK in 1979 and stayed there for 5 years - might have passed by you, who knows! Yes, the HK harbor is a great subject for photography, in almost any direction, from the shore in Kowloon looking over to HK Island with the tall peak, or from the peak down, fantastic both in daytime and at night. In today's post, I am showing the view of the harbor from the Star Ferry, another interesting vantage point.

Glad my post brought you back some good memories, if you have the time, I invite you to keep looking in over the next few weeks, you might find some other spots that you remember - even though HK has changed tremendously since you were last over there. At the end of my segment on HK, in about a month, I will have a series of shots of the harbor, day and night that might be interesting to you too. Hope you'll locate that slide to make that print! Welcome again to the tour!

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Jan 22, 2023 22:01:01   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
weberwest wrote:
This final post of the Wan Chai market brings us to the ever-present green vegetables that make up a considerable and important part of the daily food intake for the locals. We also see a stall having eggs on display, including the impressively, but of course incorrectly named "Thousand Year Eggs", which are really eggs that have been preserved by soaking them in a brine of salt and lye. They are considered a delicacy in this part of the world. I finish this post and our visit to Wan Chai off with a couple of images of a shop sign, window display at a gold shop and an interesting sign for a local "double decker tram" stop.


Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to THIS SERIES on SOUTH & EAST ASIA. See it at
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-724330-1.html

HONG KONG COUNTRY INFO in set # 196: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-762698-1.html

WAN CHAI INFO in set # 198: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-762881-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, for improved clarity please view the downloads. I look forward to your comments and questions.

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This final post of the Wan Chai market brings us t... (show quote)


Love those traditional Chinese colors, from bright eye catchy garden delights to celebration of gold and red, Joe! Hope, it stays this way for years to come...

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Jan 22, 2023 22:35:15   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
Bubalola wrote:
Love those traditional Chinese colors, from bright eye catchy garden delights to celebration of gold and red, Joe! Hope, it stays this way for years to come...


Thank you Eugene, there is sure hoping for that here as well!

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Jan 22, 2023 22:37:14   #
lnl Loc: SWFL
 
A nice presentation, both the vendors and their produce and your photos.
I agree with the many others about the thousand year eggs. They surely won’t get me trying them except under duress. I hope the curing in salt and lye is done while the eggs are in their shells.

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Jan 22, 2023 23:06:47   #
Susan yamakawa
 
Love Asian vegetables 💕😊👍

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Jan 22, 2023 23:30:29   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
lnl wrote:
A nice presentation, both the vendors and their produce and your photos.
I agree with the many others about the thousand year eggs. They surely won’t get me trying them except under duress. I hope the curing in salt and lye is done while the eggs are in their shells.


Thank you Ellen, you are in good company with your aversion to these eggs. And yes, the curing is done while the eggs are still in their shells.

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Jan 22, 2023 23:31:24   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
Susan yamakawa wrote:
Love Asian vegetables 💕😊👍


Thanks you Susan for looking in on the tour again - I share your love for Asian vegetables, both for the looks and the taste and nutritional value!

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Jan 24, 2023 04:22:34   #
flathead27ford Loc: Colorado, North of Greeley
 
weberwest wrote:
Thank you Kyle for looking in on my travelogue and your kind comment. Interesting, we moved to HK in 1979 and stayed there for 5 years - might have passed by you, who knows! Yes, the HK harbor is a great subject for photography, in almost any direction, from the shore in Kowloon looking over to HK Island with the tall peak, or from the peak down, fantastic both in daytime and at night. In today's post, I am showing the view of the harbor from the Star Ferry, another interesting vantage point.

Glad my post brought you back some good memories, if you have the time, I invite you to keep looking in over the next few weeks, you might find some other spots that you remember - even though HK has changed tremendously since you were last over there. At the end of my segment on HK, in about a month, I will have a series of shots of the harbor, day and night that might be interesting to you too. Hope you'll locate that slide to make that print! Welcome again to the tour!
Thank you Kyle for looking in on my travelogue and... (show quote)



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Jan 28, 2023 21:26:12   #
dj moore Loc: Florida panhandle
 
Such bright colors on those veggies. Those thousand-year eggs look horrid. I could not force myself to eat one of them. Interesting signs.
Is gold that plentiful there?

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Jan 28, 2023 23:28:40   #
weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA
 
dj moore wrote:
Such bright colors on those veggies. Those thousand-year eggs look horrid. I could not force myself to eat one of them. Interesting signs.
Is gold that plentiful there?


Yes, I love the colors of those veggies, but not the color of the yoke of that egg displayed. I have had a slice of one of those eggs once, but honestly cannot remember the taste - it could not have been too bad, otherwise I would have remembered it. But I do try to keep away from these! Gold is very plentiful in Hong Kong, and is a much sought after metal for gifts, etc. There are plenty of gold shops in the commercial areas, and even in secondary places, like close to the Wan Chai market.

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