The Firecracker Industry in Taipa
Author:Albert Lai Hung Kin
Translator:Bernard Cheung Ming On, Vong Weng Kan
Year of publication:2018
ISBN/ISSN:9789993704256
Language:English
Pages:242
Size:22 X 26 cm
Format:Paperback
Price:MOP 200.00
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The Chinese edition of this book was first released in 2013, with the second printing in 2014 and the third printing, on which this English edition is based, in 2015. This book is to introduce the story of Taipa’s firecracker industry from its birth in 1923 to its eventual demise in the last quarter of the 20th century, including details of the development of the firecracker industry in Taipa, the six firecracker factories in Taipa, the traditional process of making firecrackers, and the demise of the firecracker industry in Taipa.

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