tai-pak-lau-kennedy-town
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"Tai Pak Lau (太白樓, 4th August, 1915 to 1924)" was an amusement park, located in Kennedy Town, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong Island, nowadays Tai Pak Terrace (太白臺). Mr. Li Sing (李陞先生, ? to 1896) was the host, according to the hill shape, built up pavilion, terrace, two-story building and court; planted a lot of strange flowers and rare grass; facilities equipped with stage theatre, music pavilion, story speaking terrace, firing range, swing frame, slide and manually powered carousel, ...etc., some activities for the scholar, such as lantern riddles, poetry society, go game and calligraphy. If came from Sands Street (山市街), must pass through so many stone stairs, thus, those brothel frequenters like to hire a sedan chair, let 2 carriers bring them up to the amusement park. "Tai Pak Lau (太白樓)" offered snacks too, it was great to enjoy the beautiful scenery from Victoria Harbour (維多利亞港). As it was close to those brothels in Shek Tong Tsui (石塘嘴), attract so many brothel frequenters call came to here with a prostitute.
"Tai Pak Lau (太白樓)" used a lot of gimmicks:
On 31st August, 1918, Saturday, exhibited a set of paper work "Monkey king fighting in aqua palace (孫悟空大鬧水晶宮)" by Fatshan (佛山) artists;
At night on 27th to 28th September, 1918, Friday to Saturday, "Chan Tai Kee (陳泰記)" from Kwangsi province (廣西省) performed freworks;
In 1922, its "story speaking department (唱書部)" employed musician Mr. Ho Liu Tong (何柳堂, 1872 to 1933) as the chief judge, requested those prostitutes from Canton, Hong Kong and Macau, came to join a singing competition, from 9th October, 1922, Monday, let those prostitutes performed erotic Cantonese songs on stage, attracted those brothel frequenters.
興廢從來無定局,登臨猶可摭遺聞。青蓮雅號今何在?一帶紅樓向夕曛。
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