What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness. These Banyans trees are found everywhere in Hong Kong, growing in parks, street planters and even between the cracks of stone walls. Their imposing presence defines de cityscape. . Its quite magical, seeds carried by the wind or dropped by birds find their way into cracks. As the tree grows, its roots plunge dozens of meters into the soil behind the wall!Respect for bayans runs deep in south Chinese culture. They are considered to …
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A story-upon-story of windows and walls | Una historia sobre historia de ventanas y paredes.
The massive influx of refugees postwar led to a severe housing shortage in Hong Kong. As a result, the government launched a public accommodation program for low-income residents. The “Monster Building”, (named by locals) along with other housing properties became densely populated creating a concrete beehive. (9 mts apartments) This used to be somewhat a hidden gem for night photographers (even after the transformers movie). It was never intended to turn into a hipstagram/tourist spot. I heard the public has since been banned from taking photos of the iconic tower …