brave troops dances 1750 | Brave Troops Dance 舞貔貅 | Event | dance traditional performance |
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Type:Event Subject:dance traditional performance |
Description:Brave troops dance is a traditional folk dance popular in Meilongtou, Wuchuan City, Zhanjiang, Guangdong. During the Chinese New Year or festive day, the local people must dance, or cooperate with the national martial arts team and various colors to perform parade together, for the hope for peace and luck in the year. [show more]
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BuddhaBC565 | Buddha 佛陀 佛 | Deity | Deity God Teacher |
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Type:Deity Subject:Deity God Teacher |
Description:In Buddhism, Buddha is a title for someone who has achieved enlightenment, nirvana and Buddhahood, and has fully comprehended the Four Noble Truths.The title is most commonly used for Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who is often simply known as "the Buddha". The word Buddha means "the awakened one" or "the enlightened one". According to the Chinese Buddhist tradition, the title is literally translated as "the knowing one".In Buddhism they also refer the budda as the teacher who teach diverse culture [show more]
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Bun carnival1800 | Bun Carnival 包山節 Cheung Chau Bun Festival | Event | Festival Carnival |
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Type:Event Subject:Festival Carnival |
Description:It is a traditional Chinese festival on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong.It will held annually and with the most public exposure.It draws tens of thousands of local and overseas tourists every year, is staged to mark the Eighth day of the Fourth Month, in the Chinese calendar,which is also as same as the Buddha's Birthday.It is believed that the original of the festival is in the 18th century due to the island of Cheung Chau was devastated by a plague and infiltrated by pirates,until local fishermen brought an image of the god Pak Tai to the island.Villagers will disguised themselves as different deities and walked around the island to drive away the evil spirits. This custom and origin formed the festival every year.
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buncompetition17 | Bun-snatching Competition Bun-scrambling Competition Bun-grabbing Competition 搶包山比賽 | Event | Competition |
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Type:Event Subject:Competition |
Description:Three conical 60-feet bamboo towers covered in Ping On steamed buns would be erected outside of Pak Tai Temple. This competition consists of participants scrambling up a bun tower and trying to grab as many buns into their bags as possible within the 3-minute time limit. The higher-up the buns, the more points they are worth. Relay races were added in 2006. Held on the last day of the weeklong festival, is the highlight of the Cheung Chau Bun Festival. [show more]
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BunTower1800s | Bun Tower 包山 Bun Mountains | Physical Object | Bamboo tower Ping On Bun Cheung Chau Bun Festival |
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Type:Physical Object Subject:Bamboo tower Ping On Bun Cheung Chau Bun Festival |
Description:The centrepiece of the festival is at Pak Tai Temple where the "Bun Mountains" or "Bun Towers"(包山) stand. These are three giant 60-feet bamboo towers covered with buns. It is these bun-covered towers that give the festival its name.
From the 1800s, real Ping On buns were used to cover the towers. However, after 2005, plastic Ping On buns are replacing real buns every year. [show more]
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burningofpapereffigy | Burning of Paper Effigies 祭大幽 燒鬼王 | Event | Paper effigy |
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Type:Event Subject:Paper effigy |
Description:It is a ceremony at the night before the end of the Cheung Chau Bun Festival. It is believed that this can release the souls of ghosts that are still in the human world, and the ghosts can also get clothes, money and food through this ceremony. This ceremony opens the pathway between the human world and the nether world, so that the ghosts can leave the human world. During this ceremony, females, especially pregnant women must stay away and males need to bring a red pocket to protect themselves. The "Ghost King" is a ten feet tall paper effigy for controlling the ghosts. At the end of the ceremony, the "Ghost King" is burnt, and the ghosts that bring bad fortune and diseases would be gone. [show more]
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BVvilla | Bela Vista Villa 東堤小築 | Physical Object | Bungalow Holiday Resort |
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Type:Physical Object Subject:Bungalow Holiday Resort |
Description:The Bela Vista Villa are a series of bungalows gathered near the Tung Wan beach in central Cheung Chau. It has been said to be haunted after a woman with marital problems killed his son and proceeded to hang herself wearing Chinese traditional clothes in 1989. Since then, there were repeated sightings of her ghost around the area, and more than 20 cases of suicides occurred within the resort. Of these cases, many were linked to burning charcoal, hence its nickname "the Resort of Charcoal Suicide". However, to this day, it is still a popular dwelling location for visitors, with rentals especially soaring during the most famous festival on the island. [show more]
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cheungchau | Cheung Chau 長洲 | Others | Outlying Islands |
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Type:Others Subject:Outlying Islands |
Description:It is an island located in the southeast of Lantau Island, and the southwest of the Hong Kong Island. It is included in the Island District (one of the 18 districts) in Hong Kong. It is a famous tourist spot. Some popular places in Cheung Chau include the Cheung Po Tsai Cave, and the Pak Tai Temple, but the most attracting event must be the Bun Festival. [show more]
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CheungChauOpera1276 | Opera Performances Chinese Opera 中國戲曲 | Event | Chinese Opera in Cheung Chau Bun Festival |
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Type:Event Subject:Chinese Opera in Cheung Chau Bun Festival |
Description:In the past, the Opera is divided into male and female audience regions, where male seats are at the left and females at the right. The seats requires a ticket while the empty space in the middle is free of charge. Anyone can watch while standing. The opera is built at a 20 degree angle so the audience can watch easily. [show more]
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Chinese unicorn dances 1600 | Chinese Unicorn Dance 麒麟舞 | | Folk art Chinese unicorn Dance |
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Subject:Folk art Chinese unicorn Dance |
Description:It is a folk art from Chinese traditional culture.The Chinese unicorn dances originated from the Central region of China. It was taken from the unicorn representing Xiangrui and Guotai Min'an. It is similar to lion dance. It appears in festivals and celebrations. There are dances, which must be played in music or in the drama. It is now circulating in Yunnan Province, Henan Province, Hebei Province, Guangdong Province, and Shanxi Province. The unicorns of various regions and ethnic groups have different shapes. The most common unicorn dance in China comes from Guangfu and Hakka traditional Guangfu and Hakka dance unicorns. It is now included in the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage and Hong Kong's intangible cultural heritage [show more]
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