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Cheung Chau Bun Festival

Cheung Chau Bun Festival, a festival emerging within the rural communities of fishermen in Hong Kong during the 18th century, is now a celebrated annual national festival, occurring on the fourth lunar month from the fifth day to the ninth day. Fishers believed that Lord Pak Tai warded off the evil spirits of the plague that devastated the Cheung Can Island. The present venue of the festival is the very Cheung Can Island, with the official bun partner Kwok Kam Kee, delivering 60,000 buns for the event. Read More

Declared as a monument in 1982, the Cheung Chau Rock Carvings was discovered in 1970 soon after the Big Wave Bay Rock Carving. Located in Tung Wan in Chueng Chau, the Cheung Chau Rock Carvings is a bronze-age preservation which consists of proto-historic artistry. These carvings are now covered with a protective glass, which can pose a difficulty for day-time photography,

The natural cave of Cheung Po Tsai, located in Cheung Chau, is arguably one of the best-kept secrets of Hong Kong. It is believed that Cheung Po Cave was a hiding place for the iconic pirate leader of the same name. This cave is snuggled in the remote regions of Hong Kong island. The iconic cave of Cheung Po Tsai is a peculiar-looking formation that boasts a rich history dating back to the 19th century. It is believed that the Guangdong pirate, Cheung Po Tsai hid his treasures in this secret place to prevent capture. However, in the later years, no traces of treasures were found here. This cave became a centrepiece of many movies and stories namely the Pirates of the Caribbean which depicts the character of Cheung Po Tsai and his stories of pillage. The cave was also named after Cheung Po Tsai, the infamous hero and draws locals and tourists from far and near. Read More

The Chi Lin Nunnery is a Buddhist temple complex on Diamond Hill in Hong Kong. It is regarded as one of the most majestic looking religious shrines in the country that combines exquisite wooden architecture, exquisite flora and greenery with the serene chanting of the nuns. The architecture of Chi Lin Nunnery is reminiscent of the Tang Dynasty style, a distinguishing feature being that it was built without using any nails. The nunnery has unique temple halls for different purposes flanked around with the ever so immaculate corridors and courtyards along with intricate wooden carvings and stunning goldwork. Opposite the Chi Lin Nunnery is the famous Nan Lian Garden, built in the same architectural style to compliment the beautiful temple complex. Both of these attractions can be visited free of cost. Read More

A contemporary shopping complex located at the end of Harbour City Mall in Kowloon, this super popular mall is easily recognisable thanks to it being clad in a golden curtain-like exterior! It is the perfect place to get mark-downs of up to 70 per cent off in over 20 fashion outlet stores. The categories of shops span from fashion and clothing to electronics, personal care, jewellery and more.

Situated on Hennessy Road in Wan Chai, the Chinese Methodist Church was a unique landmark when it was built with its green-glazed roof tiles and triangular shape. This is an autonomous church for methodists which is a covenant church of the World Methodist Council and is also one of the founding members of the World Federation of Chinese Methodist Churches.

The Chinese New Year is celebrated glamorously in Hong Kong especially around the port area of Victoria Harbor. The first day of the Lunar New Year is marked by a special Night Parade followed by the magical Firework Show which takes place late in the evening on the second day. The third and the last day of this celebration ends on a high note with the Chinese New Year Day Race which is truly fascinating to watch with the participants all geared up and dressed up in beautiful dragon and lion costumes. The Chinese New Year, modernly known as the Spring Festival marks the beginning of a fresh year according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Not only does it invite the Spring Festival holidays, but also stands as one of the most important national holidays in Hong Kong. Apart from the main events hosted each year, there are quite a number of rituals and customs to be followed during the New Year preparations and many special dishes to be tried out. Drink in the sight of the beautiful houses, each of them decorated in an elegant, yet unique way. So, go ahead and have a fun, prosperous new year! Read More

The present Ching Chung Koon Temple was initially set up as a rural retreat in 1961 was further on moulded into a Taoist temple. Lying on the Tsing Chung Path, the temple also houses Chinese-styled gardens, a small artificial hill and fishponds. Ching Chung Koon is sectioned with storages for the ashes, photos and details of the dead devotees. The Ching Ming Festival and other temple festivals witness many grieving families to remember their deceased loved ones here. Read More

The 2,500 years old festival of Hong Kong is the Ching Ming festival, also famously called the Sweeping Tomb festival. This culturally rich Chinese festival is now celebrated as a public holiday where people spend their time cleaning the tombs of their ancestors, showing respect. To make their ancestral relations comfortable, Chinese during this time offers food and weeds in the monuments along with the burning of paper imitations for their ancestors, which are often believed as luxuries which will be later used by the ancestors in their afterlife. Read More

Chop Alley, also known as Man Wa Lane, lies in Sheung Wan near Central in Hong Kong. The lane, whose second name means Chinese Cultural lane, is lined with shops of chop-makers. These chop-makers engrave characters of ancient and modern Chinese scripts and sometimes foreign scripts onto jade, wood, cow bone and crystal. Even paintings are carved onto these objects. Due to the decreasing popularity of traditional seals, some shops have also started printing name cards and mass-producing rubber seals. Read More