Photo album 2-5-2, 1975 - 1975

File — Box: 202, Folder: 13

Identifier: 0039_PER_Pian_Series_2_Subseries_2_Folder_13

Staff Only

1 album (215 photographs : mostly black and white) ; 32 x 33 cm. Labels on album: 1) Hong Kong 4. 2) 4 Big Trips & Operatic Orgies. 3) 1975. About Rulan Chao Pian's visit to Hong Kong in 1975. Some photographs with description as follows:

－1st photo: Arriving town of Sai Kung, a harbor in the East of the New Territories

－2nd photo: Just passing by a shop

－3rd photo: Fortifying ourselves with crabs-fried-with-ginger and onions first

－4th to 6th photos: Hiring a bost needs skillful bargaining

－7th to 8th photos: She is only steering; There is a motor on the boat

－12th to 14th photos: Approaching Kao Sai Chow Island [Kau Sai Chau 滘西洲]. Notice the temporary strcuture for the opera (wood and bamboo poles and metal sheeting)

－15th to 18th photos: People from other Islands of H.K. coming to see the opera

－20th photo: The Channel separating Kao Sai Chow [Kau Sai Chau 滘西洲] from the peninsula

－21st photo: The village incinerator

－24th photo: Our supper was paid for by the magistrate if Kai Sai Chow

－25th photo: These plain clothes policemen were not pleased when I shot them.

－26th to 27th photos: Signs and congratulatory words offered by donors

－28th photo: Supper for the crew

－30th photo: The audience starts filing in.

－31st photo: The hobby horses

－32nd photo: The back stage alter

－33rd photo: The dieties

－34th photo: The temporary theatre was set up just in front of the temple

－35th photo: This was the birthday of the God of Hong Sheng [洪聖誕]

－37th photo: Bas-relief

－38th to 39th photos: Gambling tables were set up on 3 sides of the theatre.

－40th photo: Nishimura [Mari Nishimura] is talking it philosophically

－41st photo: As the play started some people just played on

－42nd photo: and on—

－43rd photo: and—

－44th photo: on—

－52rd photo: In "The Six States appoint a messenger" [六國大封相] all leading performers must appear.

－54th photo: What do they stand for?

－55th photo: The groom

－56th to 57th photos: 鄧碧雲, The leading "man".

－58th photo: 李寶瑩

－59th photo: He has to hold this pose for a long time

－67th photo: The 2 small groups are pitched just a little "off."

－72nd to 73rd photos: Only the tune titles, not the music, are given

－74th to 97th photos: Trip to Dai Po [Tai Po 大埔] where a Cantonese Opera is ahead for the birthday of the Heavenly Queen

－－74th photo: Is this fresh enough?

－－76th to 77th photos: The temporary theatre at Dai Po [Tai Po 大埔]

－－80th photo: 對牛唱戲

－－83rd photo: The Shrine is right across the street.

－－84th photo: Pickled-ginger-and-coconut is a good combination.

－－85th photo: Squids and pig's intestines are better eaten alone.

－－86th to 87th photos: The numbering helps the dismantling and settling up again

－－88th photo: Those ready to put up for the night.

－－89th photo: looking out the front door

－－91st photo: Notice toy swords sold at a corner

－－92nd photo: The universal medicine man

－－93rd photo: Gimme one sword and two plasters

－－94th photo: The enraptured audience

－－97th photo: "I said watch over my lollypop－not swallow it!"

－98th to 141st photos: 2nd trip to Dai Po [Tai Po 大埔] for the over night Swatow Opera

－－98th photo: The Kowloon—Lo-hu train passes by the University Station

－－99th photo: 8:00 P.M.

－－100th to 101st photos: Swatou tea in tiny cups

－－104th photo: In the temple across the street

－－106th photo: The Heavenly Queen

－－108th photo: The backstage shrine

－－109th to 112th photos: Hsiao Nan-ying [蕭南英]'s "Picking up the Bracelet" was the Opera Buffa of the night (between the 2nd and 3rd acts)

－－113th photo: The feature play was about—well—The story—

－－115th photo: Just rambled—

－－116th photo: on—

－－117th photo: and on—

－－118th photo: —until 6 AM, when everything came to a stop suddenly (no one even knew whether the hero was saved or not.)

－－119th photo: And the ritual began

－－120th to 121st photos: First, with the presentation of auspicious words

－－122nd to 124th photos: Then, the saluting to the Heavenly Queen in the direction of the temple

－－125th to 126th photos: more salutations

－－127th to 129th photos: Preparing the presentation of the doll

－－130th to 131st photos: Awaiting the arrival of Elder

－－132nd to 134th photos: who comes to accept the doll—

－－136th to 137th photos: and carries it back to the temple

－－138th photo: Whats left of the audience at 6 AM

－－139th to 140th: The dawn was breaking and our eyes were bleary

－－141st photo: The early breakfasters at the market place c.7 AM

－142nd photo: Trip to the Big Temple Island [Joss House Bay or Tai Miu Wan 大廟灣]

－143rd photo: Big strips and small strips

－144th to 146th photos: Everybody's going there (you can hear the drums and gongs played on the boats)

－150th photo: The narrowest part between Kowloon and Hong Kong

－151st photo: The Lion Dance Boat

－158th to 162nd photos: The temple is right in the valley (notice insence smoke)

－163rd to 165th photos: Scattering paper money

－168th to 172nd photos: People—Mountain—People—Sea

－175th photo: Nishimura [Mari Nishimura] and Helena

－176th to 177th photos: Boats for the Heavenly Queen

－178th to 179th photos: The Temple of the Heavenly Queen [天后古廟]

－180th to 181st photos: Those in and those out of the context

－182nd to 183rd photos: Offering of banners

－184th photo: of roast pigs

－185th to 186th photos: of food and paper money

－187th to 194nd photos: of incense

－195rd to 197th photos: Who cares what other mortals think? The gods know who gave what.

－199th to 204th photos: There was really no place to go—except up the hill—and hide in the shade of the bushes.

－205th to 207th photos: Arrival of the Lion Dance Boat

－208th to 209th photos: The performance was done on the boat facing the temple

－210th to 211th photos: We watched while eating noodles and Roast Duck

－212nd to 213rd photos: When the dance was done, they pulled up the planks and

－214th to 215th photos:—left