Photo album 2-5-1, 1975 - 1975

File — Box: 202, Folder: 12

Identifier: 0039_PER_Pian_Series_2_Subseries_2_Folder_12

Staff Only

1 album (155 photographs : some color) ; 32 x 33 cm. Labels on album: 1) Hong Kong. 2) Hong Kong 5. 3) 1975. About Rulan Chao Pian's visit to Hong Kong in 1975. Some photographs with description as follows:

－1st to 2nd photos: Setting out for 長州島 [長洲]

－－1st photo: At the YMCA Barbara Ward [Barbara E. Ward] says: "Hm—I wish you luck!"

－－2nd photo: —and this big one got away—

－3rd to 4th photos: At the Dock

－－3rd photo: The crowd behind us

－－4th photo: and the crowd before us

－5th to 17th photos: We're off

－－6th photo: At the H.K. Harbor

－－7th photo: Nish. [Mari Nishimura] is sketching

－－8th photo: and sketching

－－10th photo: Concrete beehives of H.K.

－－11th photo: I said "Heel-toe-step" forward—not backward!

－－12th to 14th photos: Leaving Hong Kong behind

－－17th photo: The 3rd corner is Zero, not 3.

－18th to 20th photos: Approaching 長州島 [長洲]

－21st to 26th photos: 長州島 [長洲] Harbor

－－21st photo: On the left are the "bun hill" scafolding

－－22nd photo:—where the red flags are—that is.

－27th to 28th photos: This is the oldest settled island in the H.K. area

－31st photo: The temporary grandstand

－33rd photo: The monastery where we stayed over night in on the hill with the blank square house

－34th photo: looking down from 1/2 way up the hill

－35th photo: Well, well, if isn't C.B. from Peabody Terrace!

－37th photo: High and low sona (left), portable biddle Left side flute (right)

－39th to 45th photos: These are real "floats" (飃色 [飄色]) with no visible support

－46th to 50th photos: View of the Harbor from 半山亭

－－46th photo: They will turn around—

－－48th photo: only one—

－－49th photo: notice the balancing workman. The frustrated photographer

－－50th photo: at a time

－51st photo: Exploring the island

－53rd photo: Are the usually small houses remnants of boat house living?

－56th photo: We walked thru open-air restaurants—

－57th photo: —Lion dancers' processions—

－58th photo: —The ubiguitous shrine—

－59th photo: and of course, ran into Helga Burger.

－61st to 62nd photos: where we could see Hong Kong in the distance

－63rd to 65th photos: where we watched The moon-rise, for 3 hours

－67th to 69th photos: A Lazy afternoon

－－67th photo: "Don't you think that's (yawn) it?" "Ah, so—(puff,puff)—" "Yeah, (Ho hum) that's about right."

－－68th photo: "z z z z z z" "I never liked—uh—uh approach it rationally—" "(Ho hum)—well—z z z"

－－69th photo: "z z z z z…" " z z z z z…" "z z z z z…"

－71st photo: Breakfast with Father 戴

－72nd photo: The retreat where we stayed overnight

－74th photo: a corner of My Bath-bed room

－75th to photos: Going to the Festivities at the commercial district of the island

－－75th to 77th photos: The Dieties next to the theatre

－－79th photo: Incense offerings

－－80th to 81st photos: The Sea Goddess?

－－82nd photo: Transmission of a tradition

－－84th photo: The opera will soon begin

－－89th photo: The bleachers' seat

－－90th to 92nd photos: Back stage

－－93rd photo: The Green-room

－－94th photo: Some people do try to watch the play

－－95th photo: (notice the violin and saxaphone)

－－98th photo: But most people have their minds on the bun hills (飽山 [包山]) which are waiting in the moon light— (Bamboo structures covered with paper, over which are stuck with steamed buns)

－－101st photo: At 12 mid-night the show stops and all young boys will climb up the structures and stuff their bags with as many buns as possible—for good luck

－－102nd photo: Ready—set—

－－103rd photo: This is technically called "搶飽山 [包山]" hence—the "Bun festival."

－－104th photo: "A near accident" which made news: —then suddenly the structure in the middle began to topple-over,

－－105th photo: —but was held 1/2 way up by the ropes—

－－106th photo: so no one was hurt

－－107th to 110th photos: A more colorful version of the story

－－111th photo: The open air restaurant—day time

－－112th photo:—night time

－－113th to 116th photos: A Midnight Snack

－117th to 124th photos: Leaving 長州島 [長洲]

－－122nd to 123rd photos: And Hong Kong gradually comes in view

－－124th photo: The Lion Dancers have also just returned

－126th to 130th photos: Chinese Music and Drama. Hotel Miramar Style

－－128th photo: The story of the White Snake

－－129th photo: An Instrumental Duet

－－130th photo: The Orchestra

－131st to 137th photos: Going to the Temple Street Fair in Kowloon

－－132nd photo: "Just what I wanted!"

－－134th photo: 2 min. after I shot this he waved a knife at me.

－－135th photo: I am 75, I owe my strength to the keekapoo juice here—HK$3.00 a bottle!

－－136th photo: The bird says, Do not rush things—All will turn out OK eventually.

－－137th photo: —as I lie down with my bare back on this pile of broken bottles—what's that? you want my address and phone number?

－－138th to 141st photos: The Herb Tea—a picker-uper [upper] for pale people

－－138th to 152nd photos: The Tin Hau Temple

－－－142nd to 147th photos: Cantonese Opera street fair style

－－－148th photo: A genuine rock group

－－－150th photo: Cantonese popular songs

－－－152nd photo: note Candy seller

－153rd photo: Teppan Yak: at the 大和路

－154th photo: Conal is leaving

－155th photo: crepes suzette at the airport