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iokevins Jul 4, 2023

Taiwanese Xing Fu Tang (幸福堂) caramelized brown sugar boba store had their grand opening on June 17, 2023 in Milpitas, California 🧋

We visited in the late afternoon of Sunday, July 2, 2023 and tried the #28 Damascus Rose Tea With Lemons, and #18 Bunny Jelly Mango Smoothie. 😋

The fortune woodbox drawer we selected via the fortune stick was empty, no slip of paper (we watched another customer open a few without success) 😛

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuKoKgnppAq/

#Boba #XingFuTang #Milpitas

Xing Fu Tang California | Bubble tea on Instagram: "Sipping on happiness at the grand opening of Xing Fu Tang in Milpitas! 🤩 A little bit of how much we enjoyed that day with all of you🙌🏼 Here's to many more happy moments with Taiwan No.1 Brown Sugar Boba🧋 #xingfutangmilpitas #happinessinmilpitas #bayareaboba"

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A few more photos from Xing Fu Tang grand opening in Milpitas 🧋

#Boba #BubbleTea #XingFuTang #Milpitas

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iokevins Jul 4, 2023

The fortune woodbox at Xing Fu Tang:

"Kau chim or kau cim, also known as lottery poetry ... is a fortune telling practice that originated in China in which a person poses questions and interprets answers from flat sticks inscribed with text or numerals. ... The similar practice is also found in Japan, named O-mikuji."

The store had the Chim bucket (a tall cylindrical container) with the Kau shim fortune sticks, which were painted red at one end.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kau_chim

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-mikuji

Kau chim - Wikipedia

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iokevins Jul 4, 2023

I'm not superstitious. Curious only about history and practice. 🙂