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Hong Kong mahjong school

October 19, 2007 by Yein Jee

Mahjong (麻將) is a popular game in Chinese community. The game was invented two thousand years ago, and it’s often played as a gambling game these days.

Hong Kong mahjong school

Privately-run gambling businesses are illegal in Hong Kong, but there are legal mahjong schools for people to “learn to play” game. You can probably guess that most people who are learning in these schools are experts themselves.

There are not many licenses issued for mahjong school though; most of these schools can be found in Yau Tsim Mong district. Photo taken in Jordan area – a banner outside of a mahjong school showing the basic rules of the mahjong game, perhaps trying to make the place a bit more school like lol.

Hong Kong travelogue – Previous: HK ♥ LV | Next: Fish balls & Temple Street

Filed Under: General, HKG 2007 Trip Tagged With: Asian Traditions, Casino & Gambling, China blog, Chinese Traditions, Hong Kong

Wong Tai Sin Temple, Hong Kong

October 13, 2007 by Yein Jee

Wong Tai Sin Temple (黃大仙祠), a famous taoist temple in Hong Kong, was the first tourist spot we visited during our trip. The place of worship is often mentioned on various Hong Kong tourism guide.

Wong Tai Sin Temple, Hong Kong

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Filed Under: HKG 2007 Trip Tagged With: Asia travel, Chinese Traditions, East Asia, HK travel, Hong Kong, Life in 20s, Places of worship, Taoist Temples, Wong Tai Sin District

Giant mooncake in China

August 22, 2007 by Yein Jee

A giant moon-cake is made in conjunction with a bakery festival in Shenyang, China. The gigantic moon-cake is weighed over 10 tonnes, has a surface of 52 square metres and is stuffed with 10 different stuffing.

Giant moon cake in China

Moon-cake is a Chinese pastry traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival – the 15th day of the eight lunar month on Chinese calendar. A normal moon-cake is just around palm-size. Image via Xinhuanet [Cn].

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Asian Food, Bakery and Cakes, Bizarre Food, China blog, Chinese Food, Chinese Traditions, East Asia, Liaoning Province, Shenyang City

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