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Title
Bun-snatching Competition
Bun-scrambling Competition
Bun-grabbing Competition
搶包山比賽
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.
Creator
Cheung Chau residents
Date
Eighth Day of the Fourth Lunar Month on the Chinese Lunar Calendar annually
Rights
Only selected participants are allowed to compete
Relation
Pak Tai Temple
1978 Collapse of a Bun Tower
Ping On Bun
Type
Event
Identifier
buncompetition17
Coverage
17th century Qing Dynasty
1800s
Date Modified
2005
2006
Event Item Type Metadata
Held on
Last day
Midnight
Duration
3 minutes per round
Around 1 hour total
Participants
Selected contestants
Cheung Chau current residents
Visitors
Organising committee
History
Ping On buns were originally made as offerings to Pak Tai and were stacked in front of the temple. Since they represent fortune, the villagers would snatch them from the piles. This is also known as "搶孤", a Southern Fujian and Chaozhou custom. Soon, families were sending their strongest to grab the buns from the top.
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