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Traditions Fading Away #1 Birds For a light lunch, we come to this traditional tea house Long Wah. It is not only a rarely old style tea house, but also an oldie salon for photos and paintings. You will also see piles of tea rolls ,and Chinese antique porcelains here. Mmh, fragrant tea flavour. Before there were old fogies who brought along their exquisite birds in refined bird cages. There was a time when we had tea w/ all the birds singing around and the bird fogies exchanging laughters and bird ideas. Last year, w/ Macau listed as one of the historical heritage locations, the Cultural Institute renovated Long Wah under the owner, Tak Gor's (Brother Tak) consent. What then? The outter wall of this 2-floor building was painted in Portuguese yellow. And Tak Gor's treasure - some very beautiful golden fishes died. What's more, birds and the liveliness disappear, plus those old bird fogies. One of Chinese traditions is fading away in Macau, surely, in many places of China as well. (Macau is among the best to keep many Chinese traditions despite its 450 years Portuguese rule). I think caring birds is much more cultural and elaborate than petting dogs. Where are the birds? I learn that bcoz of bird flu, bcoz of the gambling on birds, they are not allowed here (even in the parks where their owners used to take them for a stroll). Neither of the reason is acceptable. Macau itself is a gaming city and gambling gene is in Chinese blood. What bothers? Ha, what we eat? To fit my vegetarian friend, only rice noodle w/ mushgroom and vegetable. On departure, knowing that Tak Gor is going to launch afternoon tea happy hour w/ live Cantn Opera, i suggest him to launch also campaign for Chinese Dressing - only allow Chinese Dressing in. He immdly asks me to come with high-cut qi pao(cheong sam), the elegant Chinese dress that Maggie Cheung dressed in Wong Kai Wai movies. I will, that's my topic next time. pic. love birds in pair by Mr. Kong Yao Lam, my thanks here. 
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