Cantonese for General Education 5: Cantonese That Loves to Talk About Culture (Revised Edition) - Hong Kong & Macau Exclusive

Author: Cantonese Museum Publisher: Bright Light Publishing Size: 130mm x 210mm Pages: 288 ISBN: 978-988-8716-92-0 [Synopsis] This is a revised edition of "Cantonese for General Education 5: Cantonese That Loves to Talk About Culture," now including a new chapter, "What Hongkongers Eat." From the "I don't sell books, I sell envelopes" letter-writing service, the almost extinct trade of "letter-picking," the authentic pot mending of "pot-sticking," the old-style tea houses where the rich played with birds, the once-thriving nightlife district of Shek Tong Tsui, the bustling fairground of "Big Bamboo," the dried fish market transformed into a seafood emporium, the lawless Kowloon Walled City, to Haw Par Mansion adorned with eighteen levels of hell reliefs... How many of these trades, stories, amusement grounds, and buildings have you heard of? As times change, many Hong Kong stories are slowly fading. While there is still a chance, let's record them and take a look at the cultural life that once flourished in Hong Kong during a certain era! This is the fifth book in the Cantonese Museum's "Cantonese for General Education" series, "Cantonese That Loves to Talk About Culture," which continues to explore more interesting stories and terms related to Hong Kong with readers. [Table of Contents] PART ONE Fading (or Gone) Trades PART TWO Tea Houses: Gathering Together PART THREE What Hongkongers Eat PART FOUR Romance of Tang West PART FIVE Vanishing Places PART SIX Disappearing Amusement Grounds PART SEVEN Lost Architectures PART EIGHT What Hongkongers Say