The two pictures above are just outside of Hong Kong Wetland Park, which provides education and recreation for locals and children of the New Territories, who don't typically see the nature part of Hong Kong. It's purpose is to emphasize Hong Kong's wetland ecosystem and why it needs to preserved.
I had to laugh when I saw this sign because really, how often do you see a universal sign that stands for "no flash photography and don't feed the crocodile"? On the tour we learned about Pui Pui, Hong Kong's (only?) captured crocodile. It was a big ordeal to catch, they hired crocodile hunters and everything....Unfortunately, Pui Pui was nowhere to be seen that day.
It was wet. It was land.
Below, is Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple in Kowloon:
People burn sticks of incense in threes for good luck. I was told this is to represent ancestors in Heaven, Earth and Hell.
Crucial family decisions are often made by the deity. One may ask a question (silently) and then shake a can of sticks. Each stick has a different number on it...the first stick to fall out is the answer to your question. When you receive the number, you tell it to one of the many fortune tellers at the bottom of the temple. Upon paying a (very) small fee, you are handed a fortune from a box with your number on it.
As you may see, I was an excellent stick-shaker.
Chi Lin Nunnery:
Above is Chi Lin Nunnery, also in Kowloon. I found the architecture very attractive...supposedly, no nails were used in the process of its creation (I never heard what was used instead).
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