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101 Old women with bound feet.
 
102 Old women with bound feet.
 
103 The tiny shoes of this old lady were photographed by a Westerner, who was very curious about them.
 
104 The tiny shoes of this old lady were photographed by a Westerner, who was very curious about them.
 
105 Lottery tickets draping the doorway of the "Rich and Prosperous" Gambling Company.
 
106 Gamblers closely watching the lottery tickets sold by the Head Office of the "Rich and Prosperous" Gambling Company.
 
107 A gambling game, "Tai Siu". It has been popular for a long time.
 
108 Dice casting stalls in the street attracted many passers-by.
 
109 In the old days, dice casting stalls were allowed to open in the streets during the chinese new year, such as this one in the area of Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.
 
110 Mahjong stalls in Rua da Felicidade.
 
111 Pai Jiu was a popular gambling game among the townsfolk.
 
112 Deep concentration on the game. How could outsiders understand the excitement?
 
113 Wooden blinds and carvings in gold characterize a Chinese house
 
114 Artistic decoration in front of the Leung Wing Heng Joss Stick Shop.
 
115 A signboard showing an address made in wood and gilded. The "P" indicated there was a well in the house.
 
116 Chinese houses with tiled roofs were aesthetically charming.
 
117 The entrance to the Leng Tao Girl's Primary School in Rua Pedro Nolasco da Silva before its demolition.
 
118 A mosquito net hanging over the bed, a usual bedroom setting in the past with very old furniture.
 
119 An elegant interior decoration in a Chinese mansion.
 
120 An intact set of old furniture carries a unique charisma.
 
121 An old Chinese set of mahogany furniture in a house.
 
122 The elegant decoration of a Chinese mansion.
 
123 The elegant decoration of a Chinese mansion.
 
124 A hilarious atmosphere in the streets and alleys of the Inner Harbour as a team marches through, carrying colourful flags and banners and announcing their arrival with drums and gongs. The sign board of the famous Hin Kee Cake Shop is very eye-catching.
 
125 A team playing a percussion musical instrument and marching through a busy street.
 
126 Women also played an important role in the parade. This lady is making way for the team with her big gongs.
 
127 Decorative lighting carried on a shoulder pole. Poor people could not even afford a pair of shoes, and walked bare-feet.
 
128 The "Piu Sic" Team in the parade. "Piu Sic" is a parade of ancient Chinese figures usually played by children dressed in ancient Chinese costumes standing or sitting on wooden platforms carried by other members of the parade. This pony team passes by St Dominic's Church in the Largo de S Domingos.
 
129 Sitting on a wooden sedan chair and carried by women is a boy dressed in ancient Chinese costume.
 
130 "Piu Sic" designed by the Chu Luen San Ceremonial Shop, and carrying children.
 
131 Artur Tamagnini Sousa Barbosa was assigned his third term as the Governor of Macau in 1937. A welcoming parade for Barbosa was held. "A Welcoming Ceremony to Barbosa from All Sectors of Macau" was written on the board in the parade.
 
132 In the forties, percussion bands and the "Piu Sic" team were carried through the streets by carts, a significant improvement on manual carrying.
 
133 A car decorated by the Wah Tai Company of Hong Kong. It also served as a mobile advertisement for a cream .
 
134 A brilliant performance by the "Piu Sic" team.
 
135 A brilliant performance by the "Piu Sic" team.
 
136 Residents enjoying a remarkable performance by the "Piu Sic" team.
 
137 A welcoming parade to celebrate Barbosa's third term as the Governor of Macau. This picture was taken in Rua do Campo.
 
138 A beautifully decorated float parading through the heart of the city.
 
139 Richly ornamented floats were popular in the parade.
 
140 A performance on stilts which were fondly nicknamed `Tall Footed Seven', bringing additional joy to the parade.
 
141 A lovely "Piu Sic" team with humourous masks.
 
142 An extraordinary centipede dance.
 
143 The dragon dance was one of the main performances of the parade.
 
144 The energetic performance of the lion dance was remarkable.
 
145 A lion dance performance in Rua de Almeida Ribeiro.
 
146 A lion dance team passing by a traffic booth in Rua do Campo providing an interesting scene which includes an Indian traffic officer.
 
147 A lion dance team performing a food hunting ceremony at the fish market in the forties.
 
148 Acrobatics performed in front of a large crowd of onlookers in the street.
 
149 A comic performance of the Ceremonial Company of Luen Fok.
 
150 A young newlywed couple in traditional Chinese wedding costume showing their happy faces.
 

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