Papier-mâché offering shops in Hong Kong

Since the start of the 21st century, demand for sacred papier products has declined, and thus papier-mâché shops and the entire industry is facing a reduction in sales.

[3] In the 1950s, the Communist Party in China began to simplify funeral services through education, persuasion and step-by-step measures.

[citation needed] During Chinese New Year, shops provide paper money, joss sticks, Fai Chun and red candles for good luck inscriptions.

Traditionally, candles in wooden bowls are placed on street corners or along rivers to guide wandering spirits to the feasts prepared for them.

[citation needed] Bo Wah Paper Craft (寶華紮作) was established in 1963 and located in Sham Shui Po.

[13] Chau Zi Paper Craft (秋記紮作), established in 1930 and located in Central, is one of the oldest papier-mâché shops in Hong Kong.

[opinion] Chau Zi attracts tourists from all over the world who come to visit, order and explore traditional Chinese papier-mâché products.

Besides China and Hong Kong, papier-mâché offering shops can be found in Japan, Vietnam and Chinese oversea communities in Southeast Asia with their unique cultures.

[citation needed] In Vietnam, the Hàng Mã Street located in Hanoi, has been selling paper goods for more than 500 years.

[opinion] A large tablet is placed on top of the door with the name of the shop written in gold, yellow or red, around which there are some Chinese lanterns for decoration.

Generally, there are tables placed in the middle of the shop, with a lot of packages of foss paper and papier-mâché placed on them for ancestral worship, which are sorted by plastic baskets or cartons.