Sunday, November 25, 2012

Walking in the Rain 西貢下雨天

Walking in the Rain


The cool weather and constant rain deter tourists from coming to Sai Kung.  What a quiet Sunday!

清涼下雨的星期日,西貢市格外寧靜。



Sunday, November 11, 2012

Sun-Dried Tangerine Skins and Wall Tree 果皮與石牆樹

Sun-Dried Tangerine Skins and Wall Tree  果皮與石牆樹


Two workers taking care of the sun-dried tangerine skins.  A small banyan tree is quietly sitting on the roof of one of the wholesaler stores with its aerial roots tightly grasping the front wall of the building.

長興欄舖頂的小榕樹景點與果欄員工正在處理地上的果皮。

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Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market 油麻地果欄一角

Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market 油麻地果欄一角


The complex of Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market was built in the 1920s and it wasn't solely a market for distributing fruits.  Poultry and vegetables wholesalers also shared the complex here until well after the 60s, fruit wholesalers gradually took up all the slots in the complex.

In the sketch, a fellow sketcher standing in front of me sketching the opposite direction.

果欄建於1913年,以前是九龍水果批發市場,「果欄」是珠三角一帶對水果批發市場的俗稱。經營的商鋪初期只以草棚搭成,直到1920年代至1930年代,香港政府才開始批地讓欄商興建固定樓房,多幢一、二層高的磚石建築逐漸組成今貌,至今尚可見到不少具戰前特色的裝潢。最初渡船街、窩打老道一帶賣雞、鴨等家禽,東莞街賣菜,而後面是九龍魚市場,果欄的面積比現在小得多,只佔新填地街一帶,而果欄並非只賣生果,主要是賣蔬菜,只有如「福和果菜欄」、「秀和欄」和「大益欄」等幾個大型的果菜欄,在六七暴動前兩三年,雞欄和菜欄搬遷至長沙灣後,才全部變成果欄。戰後建成的石龍街一帶果欄,由於當時檔主共同聘用同一間建築公司,所以於1952年建成的16個果欄外觀十分相似,地面前端是上落貨物區,欄內存放較遲交收的生果,而樓上多數是用作焗蕉的蕉房或雪房,近年才加裝升降機方便存放生果。果欄被古物諮詢委員會於2009年12月18日評定為香港二級歷史建築。
油麻地果欄長期以來都是香港和九龍市區的水果批發集散地,果欄中設有約200個水果攤檔,每天凌晨一時至五時都會進行水果批發、競投、交易、轉運等工作,每天約合共銷售50,000 箱水果,約60%的水果進口自中國大陸,其餘的則主要來自美國和東南亞。

資料來原:維基百科
zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/油麻地果欄
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