No Clogs please - they're bad Feng Shui
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/hongkongnetherlandsexhibitionoffbeat
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It is important to remember to be charitable, but it is more important to remember your Feng Shui. That's the rule that one of Hong Kong's tallest buildings lives by.
The Cheung Kong Centre were not in favour of having clogs (wooden footwear) hanging from their building, as part of a charity exhibtion, due to the negative Feng Shui the shoes would bring.
The exhibition was initially supposed to promote Dutch culture as well as raise money for Chinese children. However, the tower buildings management were uneasy about it all -- 'the Cantonese word for shoes -- hai -- sounds similar to a sigh of exasperation'.
The Cheung Kong Centre were not in favour of having clogs (wooden footwear) hanging from their building, as part of a charity exhibtion, due to the negative Feng Shui the shoes would bring.
The exhibition was initially supposed to promote Dutch culture as well as raise money for Chinese children. However, the tower buildings management were uneasy about it all -- 'the Cantonese word for shoes -- hai -- sounds similar to a sigh of exasperation'.
