What is regarded as the frst fair of the year takes place on the second day of Fat the Temple fof the God of Wealth (as It Is popularly known) which lies a couple les outside the southwest gate of the city. As this temple Is connected with' such an important object og) money, the majority of temple-goers, do perform certain Many coppers fare spent on bundles of incense. 10 be burnt at" the altar; prostrations. are performed before the idol: for a slight extra charge a struck to draw the special attention of the God of Wealth to a particular supplicant. That deity, one presumes, has ready to hand a list of the wine rining numbers in the National Lottery 'Outside another of the-west gates, fon the road used by foreigners to 0 fo the Race Course, les the White Cloud Temple, a large Taoist temple with many' buildings and courtyards, During most of the year it presents an entirely deserted appearance, and Dut for a few Taoist priests in their patched Fobes hanging about the entrance would scarcely be noticed at all. During the first half of the frst month of the Chinese year It has, however, a very different aspect: the whole road is. blocked with trafic and sightseers thronging to the tem= ple, "Although the fair Iteelf is the main attraction, a certain amount of attention is paid. by many' of the merrymakers to the numerous deities that inhabit the temple.
An Unusual Exerelse The Chinese fresh delights, as are we, and remain longer attached to their old loves, This fair last a fortnight and crowded with visitors every day,
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