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Umbrellas ?

mrb — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:36:52 +0000

At first glance you might think you're looking at a pedestrian crossing on a rainy day. But these aren't umbrellas, they're one of the other results of a wet Hong Kong summer:

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2009

Cans

mrb — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:36:28 +0000

Hong Kong has an odd relationship with recycling. On one hand, many people drop litter without thinking. On the other, if what's dropped has any value as scrap material, someone will pick it out and sell it long before it reaches the landfill.

This photo shows part of a bale of crushed drinks cans, waiting outside the local scrap collector's shop until the truck comes to take it away. Some came from the old people you see scavenging for cans in public litter bins. Some may be from your apartment block, picked out by the people who collect the rubbish late at night.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2009

Digging for shellfish

mrb — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:19:29 +0000

We took the Ngong Ping cable car today, and as we passed over the shoreline we saw this couple digging for shellfish in the muddy shallows.

Here's the full photo - you can see the shoreline in the upper right corner, where those horrible polystyrene boxes are waiting to hold the catch. The sun was low, so the hills around Ngong Ping are casting their shadow over the right of the photo.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2008

Empty water containers awaiting collection

mrb — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:46:57 +0000

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2008

Statues of Chinese Gods near Wah Fu

batgungAdmin — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:15:46 +0000

Though most of the statues are stuck to the hillside, this little group get special treatment. They are all fixed to a rock in the sea, a few feet away from the shore.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2008

Sea snails

mrb — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:08:42 +0000

Sea snails clinging to a rock at waterfall bay.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2008

Gods at Wah-Fu

batgungAdmin — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:09:27 +0000

More info here

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2008

Bamboo

batgungAdmin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:33:32 +0000

Bamboo backdrop to the stage at the Hong Kong - Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2008

Star Ferry

batgungAdmin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:45:04 +0000

A Star Ferry on it's way from Central to TST on a smoggy day.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2007

Tangerine peel

batgungAdmin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:35:27 +0000

Bunches of tangerine peel strung out over the pavement to dry, for later use in cooking.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2007