Background : triads first started as political opposition groups more than three centuries ago .
背景:三个多世纪前,三合会最初是作为朝廷在政治上的反对势力出现的。
Mr ho has consistently denied any connections with macao or hong kong criminal gangs , or triads .
何鸿则始终否认与澳门或香港犯罪团伙或黑道有任何关系。
So , too , with organized crime : the hong kong based triads and the japanese yakuza have joined forces to market synthetic drugs , and colombia 's cartels cooperate with russian and eastern european mafias to expand the reach of their products .
Gangs and triads controlled much of the illegal activity , with the most notorious being the green gang headed by shangdai du yuesheng , " big eared du " .
帮派控制着大部分的非法生意,最有名的是杜月笙为头目的青帮,他的绰号是“大耳朵杜”。
Following bishonen , you worked on another drama , city of glass , before moving into the triads and turf war territory of young & dangerous : the prequel . Was it a big culture shock ?