umbrellas

5 must-shop events in Hong Kong this weekend, September 6-8, from pet tags to umbrellas

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5 must-shop events in Hong Kong this weekend, September 6-8, from pet tags to umbrellas

Get a cute leather tag fitted with a tracker for your pet, a royalty-approved umbrella for the rain Super Typhoon Yagi is may dump on us, cool lifestyle goodies designed by Hong Kong creatives, and more in our shopping highlights for this weekend. 1. Zootage NFC leather pet tags Social media is full of posts … Read more

How 139-year-old Hong Kong umbrella maker weathered storms from political instability to the Japanese – but not Jet Li

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How 139-year-old Hong Kong umbrella maker weathered storms from political instability to the Japanese – but not Jet Li

It all began in 1885, when ragpicker and repairman Leung Chi-wah (also known as Leung So), who had been fixing European umbrellas for foreigners conducting business in Guangzhou, decided to make Western umbrellas himself using imported materials. He would eventually set up shop in a busier part of the city. Umbrellas for sale at Leung … Read more