Lighting big incense

Hong Kong

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May 20th 2009
City girl steps forth And breaks her heel on a grate. She curses the sky. I walk on trailing strands of bubble gum from my shoe as I bump shoulders with other pedestrians on the sidewalk. Man on my left offers me a cheap suit. Rows of strange herbs and smells at the Chinese medicine shop. I stop for a minute to take a picture of the old lady behind the counter. She frowns at me, probably fe ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Hong Kong Island » Wan Chai

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Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong... ... read more