Hong Kong Cultural Celebration – Cheung Chau Bun Festival

Cheung Chau Bun Festival 2015One of Hong Kong’s most colourful cultural celebration event, Cheung Chau Bun Festival, has been staged on 25 May 2015 (Monday).

This festival has over 100 years of history. Every year, thousands of people descend upon the tiny island for The ‘Piu Sik’ (Floating Colours) Parade and Lucky Bun (Ping On Bun), the ancient custom during the festival.

This year, huge crowd of travelers had descended upon this tiny island celebrating this wonderful mixture of Chinese customs, food, music, sport and colourful ceremonial parade that makes this festival one of the Hong Kong most tourist attractions.

The ‘Piu Sik’ (Floating Colours) Parade

In the colourful ‘Piu Sik’ (Floating Colours) Parade, one of the extraordinary highlights of the day, children dressed in the guises of traditional deities and modern celebrities, balance on poles and accompanied by gongs and lion dancers, appearing to float above the crowds in a carnival-like procession.

Lucky Bun (Ping On Bun)

The hand-made Lucky Bun is a must-to-buy item for every traveler. The bun is stamped with red Chinese characters for peace and stability, and made of flour, sugar and water with one of three fillings (sesame, lotus and red bean).

For more details about the event, please visit: www.discoverhongkong.com