Yesterday’s taichi sculpture is to show you HK’s public art, and today’s photo shows a different and practical kind of art. This is the show window of a jewelry shop displaying gold figurines, buddhas, coins and cartoon characters. Most traditional Chinese love gold (in any forms) and gold can be gifts for just any occasions as long as you can afford it — weddings, birthdays, new borns, anniversaries, new businesses and etc. In HK’s Disneyland, there’s a shop selling gold Mickey Mouse!
Shopping/Shops
ah..it’s glaring to the eyes !!
Good shot!!
June 1st, 2006, at 5:29 pm #hmmm..am never a fan of gold, although i do have one in the shape of M Mouse
You managed to capture a beautiful warm light in this shot, it brings out the cold and red so nice.
June 1st, 2006, at 7:29 pm #Lovely shot, nice and warm.
June 1st, 2006, at 10:06 pm #I think I can see a golden chicken.
that´s a load of gold!! Looks very pretty!! love the golden piano!
June 2nd, 2006, at 12:01 am #it’s very bright! must be very expensive stuff, eh? cool shot!
June 2nd, 2006, at 8:56 am #Thanks for the footprints…
Gold jewelry is common but frankly I do not know anybody (personally) who has this kind of decorations at home or work!
June 2nd, 2006, at 5:15 pm #Me neither Lisi. But I can tell you Vietnamese people love their gold also. When we visit my aunt in San Jose, California, there is ALWAYS a trip to a gold jewelry store. I like silver more though. My mom doesn’t understand that.
June 2nd, 2006, at 9:57 pm #[…] Kurz eine Hongkong-Nachlese: Zum einen gibt es kleine Glücksfiguren aus 999-Gold – ich habe einen Drachen, die meisten kaufen jetzt aber Schweine, da ab 18. Februar das Jahr des Schweines beginnt. Fotos der Goldfiguren gibt es im Netz viele, beispielsweise hier und hier. Interessant auch: Die Frauen tragen seit Generationen Jade-Armreifen, die nicht nur Schmuck sind, sondern sie auch beschützen sollen. […]
January 29th, 2007, at 10:19 pm #