Hong Kong in Miniature: Street stalls and plants by Loi-Yau Li

One of the first displays you come to when you enter the first part of the Hong Kong in Miniature exhibition at Westfield Pitt Street is a row of street stalls. These stalls were traditionally found in the streets and lanes of old Hong Kong, and many can still be seen today.

 One of my favourites was the fish stall, complete with a mind-boggling array of fish and shellfish for sale

Photo courtesy of the Joyful Miniature Association

Photo courtesy of the Joyful Miniature Association

and a spot next to it where you can sit down for a meal from the stall.

 Further along is a well-stocked fruit stand,

 a flower stall,

 and a number of stalls which I didn't manage to get good photos of.

All these stalls (and the many many items displayed for sale on them) were made by one woman: Loi-Yau Li.

Loi-Yau's first loves was painting, which she gave up as she did not feel talented enough. Instead she found miniatures, which she fell in love with: often staying up until midnight to work on a model. Eventually she quit her job as a primary school teacher to focus on her miniatures and set up the Hong Kong Miniature Art Society to promote the art and share the joy with others.

She had some of her amazing plants with her and allowed me to photograph them to share with you: 

Loi-Yau will be giving a plant-making demonstration tomorrow afternoon at 3 pm. Afterwards, members of AMEA are invited to meet with the some of the miniaturists who created the exhibits to chat about minis. Details can be found on the AMEA Facebook page.

The Hong Kong in Miniature exhibition is on at Westfield Pitt Street during trading hours until tomorrow. 

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