Play House

Inside this vernacular aluminum house of cards on the island of Peng Chau was a pretty elaborate theater. I first walked in mid-afternoon while people were putting up the many fans that would be needed to cool the space during the performance. I went back in at night when I heard some commotion and saw a bit of a Chinese opera. It was very similar to Kabuki. Both of which are very visually impressive, but I'm not a big fan of that kind of overacting unless it's accompanied by explosions and Patrick Swayze.






The floor was just wooden planks laid over a grid of bamboo, which was theoretically strong but worryingly bouncy and loose-seeming. To a nervous white person.


The rusted, perforated metal siding.