Towers of thick, circular chopping boards stacked high against the shopfront identify Man Kee Chopping Board on Shanghai Street. This business has operated for over sixty-five years as a specialized purveyor of heavy-duty wooden blocks,…
Yau Ma Tei Old Crafts
This walk takes you through the backstreets of Kowloon to meet the dedicated artisans keeping hand-carved mahjong tiles, hand-sewn wedding gowns, and traditional wooden scales alive in a digital world.
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1. Man Kee Chopping Board
2. 利和秤號 Lee Wo Steelyard
Lee Wo Steelyard sits on Shanghai Street in Yau Ma Tei, marked by an array of traditional Chinese weighing scales hanging in its small storefront. For over ninety years, this shop has specialized in the hand-crafted steelyard, a tool…
3. Chan Chi Kee Cutlery Company
Chan Chi Kee Cutlery Company occupies a shop on Shanghai Street in Kowloon, marked by shelves dense with heavy steel cleavers, traditional woks, and rows of bamboo steamers. Since the nineteen twenties, the family-run business has supplied…
4. Broadway Cinematheque
The Broadway Cinematheque stands within the Prosperous Garden public housing estate at three Public Square Street. It is identified by its specialized programming of independent and arthouse films, set apart from the commercial…
5. Yaumatei Tin Hau Temple
The Yaumatei Tin Hau Temple complex is recognizable by its row of five adjacent buildings, which include the central Tin Hau temple flanked by smaller shrines and a historic study hall. Constructed to honor the Goddess of the Sea, who is…
6. Koon Nam Wah Bridal
Koon Nam Wah Bridal is recognized by its specialization in traditional Chinese wedding gowns, known as qun kuas, which feature hand-stitched dragon and phoenix patterns in gold and silver thread. Established in nineteen forty-six, the shop…
7. Biu Kee Mah-Jong
Biu Kee Mah-Jong is distinguished by the bright white lights that often illuminate the workspace from within its storefront on Jordan Road. This small shop is the home of Cheung Shun-king, one of the last remaining artisans in Hong Kong…