Festive frills: Perak Nam Hoi Association secretary Mak Chen Choong (left) and Ng holding pinwheels used during a Yuan Xiao festival procession. – RONNIE CHIN/The Star
THE Cantonese from China who came to Ipoh in the 1880s brought with them community-specific practices and traditions.
While some of these are still practised, however, many have faded away.
