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The shop making traditional flower plaque backdrops for Hong Kong celebrations for 66 years
By South China Morning PostPublished : Dec. 20, 2020 - 21:08
Fa paai or flower plaques have traditionally been used at weddings, birthdays, festivals and other celebrations such as store openings. Most common in rural areas of Hong Kong, the colourful boards decorated with artificial flowers can be several metres wide and high, and are often hand-painted with dragons and phoenixes. Lee Yim Kee Flower Shop has been making flower plaques since 1954. Located in northwestern Hong Kong’s Yuen Long district in the Yuen Long Kau Hui or Yuen Long “old market”,…