It isn’t a difficult segment of the ride, but the path that I originally described in Ghost Alley is an integral part of the day’s adventure. The attraction here is the artwork—on footpaths, on walls, on houses—although nothing new had appeared during the past two years. Nevertheless, every time that I pass through the area, I’m on the lookout for new developments, although even if I hadn’t been paying attention yesterday, I couldn’t have missed a sensational new mural on the wall opposite the ‘ghosts’.
Because the alleyway is quite narrow, it’s impossible to photograph it all in one go, but here is a sequence of four photos that I hope convey something of the artistry involved:
The photos are arranged in the sequence that you would see if approaching from Ping Yuen Road, which is the usual direction that a visitor would come from. The colours have not been enhanced, and the painstaking workmanship is obvious. I wonder if this is someone’s vision of an earthly paradise, or an ironic observation that such a paradise would be empty.
The usual exit from the ghost alley area is via what Paula once christened ‘the giraffe path’. This collection of painted stones is an interesting way to introduce more colour into the scene, although I cannot guess the thinking behind their use:
The paintings on the house behind are not new.
A lot of the original footpath art around here has faded, but the artwork on the two elaborately decorated houses is reasonably well preserved, and the ‘ghosts’ are as ethereal as ever. This new mural is a splendid addition to a location that is marked on Google Maps as ‘Ping Yeung Mural Village’. It is well worth a special visit.
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Ghost Alley Revisited
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