BOOK: Chungking Mansions: Photographs from Hong Kong’s last ghetto Mugs An ideal play companion at

An ideal play companion at home or on the go: on car trips

as an ancient Chinese animal symbol is an emblem of dignity

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symbolising abundance as well as perseverance and strength

BOOK: Chungking Mansions: Photographs from Hong Kong’s last ghetto Mugs An ideal play companion atSquatting amid the luxury hotels and malls of modern Kowloon, Chungking Mansions resembles the dirty vent of a giant subterranean machine. This Hong Kong landmark is a hotbed of criminality and home to pimps, hookers, thieves and drug pushers. The five 17 storey towers also offer the citys last low rent refuge for asylum seekers and immigrants coming to start a new life. Nepalese guesthouse owners rent out rooms to Bangladeshi workers, and Pakistanis