Yau Ma Tei Jade Hawker Bazaar
Covered bazaar of four hundred stalls trading jade, jadeite, and gemstones under a Kowloon flyover.
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This guide to the Yau Ma Tei Jade Hawker Bazaar in Hong Kong starts with a bangle pressed against your wrist and the difference between real jade and dyed stone. It then goes back to 1972 and a tailor's wife named Yau Suk Fun, who laid out her jade on a Canton Road pavement. Along the way you'll meet the government inspectors and their rule about five visits. Best heard standing in the aisle among the racks.
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