Yesterday was not only the last day of the Lunar New Year celebrations, it was also Valentine's Day. Hours after
visiting the Kwun Yum Temple, I stopped by Hong Kong's Harbour City Mall which had decorations incorporating both holidays. For a small taste of Valentine's Day, holiday fusion, and the entrepreneurial spirit in Hong Kong, below are Friday evening scenes in an area reaching from a mall entrance to the nearby Star Ferry Pier at Tsim Sha Tsui. The pink lanterns were one of the fusion decorations. See if you can spot at least one other. Some of the sights, such as musical performances and people taking selfies with iconic Hong Kong skyscrapers in the background, could be seen on many other days, but the less common Valentine's Day spirit was unmistakable.
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| Many were taking Valentine's Day selfies under the lanterns |
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| Plenty of posing kids |
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| Deciding whether to buy more Valentine's Day items |
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| Enthusiastic ballon sellers |
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| Posing with a Valentine's Day ballon sculpture for a price |
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| More lanterns |
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| Ballon sellers enjoying themselves |
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| Relatively decent air for a nighttime photo including Hong Kong Island |
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| One bubble-wand seller repeatedly yelled "Only tonight!" |
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| More balloons for sale |
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| Masked man selling Valentine's Day flowers and signs |
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| One of the musical performances in the area |
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| Posing with a bunch of balloons before purchasing one from a clown |
Finally, although many sellers in the area were targeting couples out for Valentine's Day, some people were trying to give a bit of cheer to everyone for free.
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| Very outgoing high school students |
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