This past Sunday, my Aunt P took me to the historic district of Wan Chai. Here, proudly displayed was the sculpture of the Golden Bauhinia, a gold clad flower blossom. The statue symbolizes the unification of Hong Kong and Mainland China. There were so many tourists trying to take a picture of themselves and the statue that it was almost impossible to take a clean shot of it. Along the side of the statue were many photographer booths that offered a picture in front of the statue and the picture would be printed on site, for 20HK$... yea right! I can buy a coffee with that!
We later took a Ferry to East Tsim Sha Tsui, and walked the Avenue of Stars. The Avenue of Stars was influenced by Hollywood's Walk of Fame and celebrates stars both alive and deceased. Among the plaques embedded into the side walk are hand imprints, of Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Jet Li, and Chow Yun-fat. I managed to take a picture of Jackie Chan's plaque... There were so many people walking the avenue that it was difficult to take pictures of all of them.
The reason why there were so many people out was because there had been dragon boat racing earlier in the day that we had missed. It was a shame, but considering the amount of people that stuck around afterwards, I wonder if there would have been room on the pier to enjoy watching it. Oh well! Next year right? As we walked around, there were a few local bands playing, as well as a high school band playing for passer bys. The atmosphere was festive and I'm glad we made it out.
Jackie Chan has little man hands.
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