Hello, fellowers! As we all know, Hong Kong is not only known for the worldwide famous brand product, but also the hand made goods. If you are reaching for some, here is what you need to know :)
Strolling along the streets on Hong Kong Island, pedestrians hardly notice that in the quiet corners are the tiny workplaces of two distinguished craftsmen, striving for a living in the fast-changing city.
Crammed into a tiny 50-square-foot green booths on Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan, a middle-aged woman is carefully stitching and hammering a leather shoe with her skilful hands.
Strolling along the streets on Hong Kong Island, pedestrians hardly notice that in the quiet corners are the tiny workplaces of two distinguished craftsmen, striving for a living in the fast-changing city.
Crammed into a tiny 50-square-foot green booths on Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan, a middle-aged woman is carefully stitching and hammering a leather shoe with her skilful hands.
Only a few streets away from the shoemaker, on Peel Street, Central, is the tiny umbrella workshop of Ho Hung-hei. Every morning Ho, 81, travels to the workshop from his home in Kowloon.
“Repairing umbrellas is my greatest interest in life,” says Ho, who has been operating the shop since 1974, earning a living to bring up his nine sons and daughters.
The craftsman has designed, stitched and fixed more umbrellas than he could ever count. “This old shop is where my precious memories are stored,” Ho says as he recalls the most unforgettable experience in his life -- breaking the Guinness World Record in 1994 by making the world’s most expensive umbrella and selling it to an Englishman for £167 (HK2,088).
“The Englishman could find no one to work out his design and he finally sent me a box of ox skin from England for making the umbrella,” he says proudly.
So anymore hand made goods you need? Good luck with exploring it in Hong Kong.
By Cindy
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