Much burning of paper offerings last night, more again tonight. Why? To celebrate the winter solstice (冬至 literally, winter extreme). The Hong Kong Observatory is forecasting a very cold night -- below 10C.
Hereabouts, on a little island in the South China Sea, it is currently (2:30pm) a glorious sunshine, blue-sky day. Moreover, it is the warmest (17.7C) spot in the region. By way of comparison: Hong Kong Observatory weatherstation is 14C and at Ngong Ping it is 8C. For more about the commercialisation and 'moneytization' of the latter: Ngong Ping 360.
Anyway, granted that we all stay around long enough, those of us who live on a little island in the South China Sea, ce soir we can look forward to a cloudless, starry night. Air pollution, or lack thereof, permitting. And for anyone elsewhere? Wherever you are, night and day, have a great winter solstice.
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