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7/14/2025, 8:01:30 AM
I am of Mainland Chinese heritage, and have been visiting my extended family in (mostly southern) China semi-regularly since 2011. I've witnessed China's remarkable transformation and ascension through firsthand experience, with all its positive and negative aspects.
I've never been to any of the "alternate Chinas" of HW, TW, Macau, or SG.
Whenever I go to China, there are a zillion da pai dang options.
Yet, per Wikipedia:
>Founded after the Second World War, dai pai dong are tucked next to buildings, on streets, and in alleys. For instance, the dai pai dong in the Central and Western District are regard as "terrace type" dai pai dong since most of the streets are sloped, meaning the stalls occupy different terraces. In the late 20th century, the Hong Kong government decided to restrict the operation and license of dai pai dong in order to remove them from public streets. Some were relocated into indoor cooked food markets built by the government. After the decline of dai pai dong from the 1970s, most of them no longer operate within the family but through sole proprietorship or partnership instead.
>According to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, only 17 dai pai dong remained in Hong Kong as of July 2024, down from the 25 in 2014.
What's up with this? Is it another Mainland W? Are the da pai dang places I visit in Mainland China not "real" da pai dang (which is sort of the same situation as Abrahamic houses of worship)?
I've never been to any of the "alternate Chinas" of HW, TW, Macau, or SG.
Whenever I go to China, there are a zillion da pai dang options.
Yet, per Wikipedia:
>Founded after the Second World War, dai pai dong are tucked next to buildings, on streets, and in alleys. For instance, the dai pai dong in the Central and Western District are regard as "terrace type" dai pai dong since most of the streets are sloped, meaning the stalls occupy different terraces. In the late 20th century, the Hong Kong government decided to restrict the operation and license of dai pai dong in order to remove them from public streets. Some were relocated into indoor cooked food markets built by the government. After the decline of dai pai dong from the 1970s, most of them no longer operate within the family but through sole proprietorship or partnership instead.
>According to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, only 17 dai pai dong remained in Hong Kong as of July 2024, down from the 25 in 2014.
What's up with this? Is it another Mainland W? Are the da pai dang places I visit in Mainland China not "real" da pai dang (which is sort of the same situation as Abrahamic houses of worship)?
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