The next day, feeling marginally improved, I embarked on some cultural sightseeing. I visited Man Mo Temple, which was lovely but much smaller than I expected.
The temple is dedicated to the twin gods of literature and war, a combination that possibly only makes sense to the Chinese. The temple is known for the smoke from incense, but this seemed very suble to me, even after I added my own offerings
On my way to the next point of interest, I was confronted by one of the unspoken aspects of the economic miricle that is Hong Kong- local elderly people, collecting cardboard to sell to recycling companies just so they can eat.
Around TST i had seen homeless Chinese sleeping in the doorstep of closed shops , also a short walk away from the Imperial Hotel.
The famous Mid-level Escalators I also found to be dissapointing, not the hub of activity it was on my previous visits, same thing with Stone Step Street. I suspect COVID has not been kind to the areas of Hong Kong not flooded with Mainland Chinese tourists.
From the top of the Mid-Level Escalators I saw a sign for the zoo, which I followed and finally found. The zoo was free for entry and smaller than expected, but had a good selection of primates, including two different species of Gibbons, probably my favourite animal, whch made me very happy.
The Meerkat enclosure was closed for renovation, but bizarely contained one lone meerkat, who looked very depressed, as they are very social creatures, in addition to being adorable.
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I find I understand the War/ Literature dynamic.
Probably because a fifth of my books fuse the two.
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There is that, it’s not an impossible combination, but it does speak to a certain mindset. I have heard of a god being concerned with both business and war, probably because they could be considered very similar pursuits.
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