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Queen’s Road West Incense Shops

TIME : 2016/2/17 11:55:30

At 136–150 Queen's Rd West, there are shops selling incense and paper offerings for the dead. The latter is burned to propitiate departed souls and the choice of combustibles is mindblowing – dim sum, iPad, Rolexes, Viagra tablets, and – the latest – solar-powered water heaters. You may buy them as souvenirs, but remember that keeping these offerings meant for the dead (rather than burning them) is supposed to bring bad luck.