Feng Shui boat, bungalow for departed

KOTA KINABALU: When it comes to honouring their ancestors, no amount is too much for some Chinese.

This includes buying a paper-made Feng Shui boat priced at RM488.80 to burn for their loved ones in the Qing Ming Festival on April 5.

Customers wont be thrifty with purchasing offerings and burn prayer paraphernalia for their ancestors, said Kenny Wong, manager of Rong Ji Tang at KK Taipan, Inanam.

Rong Ji Tang started its operation in November last year, selling an assortment of prayer paraphernalia for burning.

Wong said the reason the Feng Shui boat, manufactured in West Malaysia, was so expensive was due to its craftsmanship. Indeed, tiny papers were folded and stuck together to form the base of the boat.

So far, Rong Ji Tang has sold around six of the Feng Shui boats.

Then there is also the double-storey bungalow complete with furniture, cars, maid, security guard and lawn that is priced at RM148 each. Transparent plastic sheets are attached to the paper bungalow as windows that allow customers to look into the furniture placed in the rooms.

Traditional replicas of houses are cardboards with windows, doors, roof and bricks printed on them which cost around RM18.

The bungalow is much more realistic in terms of its interior, he explained.

Wong said Rong Ji Tang also sold pre-packaged bags of boxes containing the necessary items for the Qing Ming festival, such as paper clothes and hell notes.

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Feng Shui boat, bungalow for departed