Hong Kong heritage [2018]
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1. 瑞獸麒麟 = The auspicious animal
2018-12-06
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"During celebrations of local deities' birthdays and in festive events in the New Territories, people can always enjoy the "qilin dance" performance. "Qilin" is a legendary animal and one of the four ...
2. 戲為神功 = Drama for rituals
2018-12-13
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"Every time it approaches 13 February in the Chinese calendar, villagers of Kau Sai Chau at East Sea in Sai Kung return to their home village to help organise and celebrate the Hung Shing Festival, wh...
3. 執手傳承 = Cantonese opera : unite and protect
2018-12-20
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"Every series of shengongxi in Cantonese Opera features set pieces, common examples of which include Eight Immortals Bestowing Longevity, Blessings for Promotion, and Fairy Delivers Her Son to his Mor...
4. 竹紙有情 = Paper-craft making
2018-12-27
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"To the indigenous villagers in Hong Kong, paper-craft making is like a cycle. Every year, it appears in festivals, celebration activities, sacrificed offerings and religious ceremonies of all scales ...
5. Martial arts and bone-setting = 醫武一家
2019-01-03
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"Bone-setting goes way back in history. It was called "battlefield medicine" in Zhou dynasty and "osteopathy" in Song dynasty, up until Qing dynasty. "Bone-setting" is the name commonly used in the Ca...
6. Nostalgia of nanyin = 南音杳裊
2019-01-10
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"The melodious nanyin (southern tunes) is sorrow-provoking. While nanyin in the broad sense can be traced to ancient times, we are unable to ascertain when exactly Guangdong's nanyin emerged. During D...
7. Eating from the same basin = 同吃一盆菜
2019-01-17
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"Poon Choi - Eating From the Same BasinIn preparing Poon Choi, which means "basin meal", ingredients cooked in advance are placed layer by layer in a basin, starting from the bottom. The more refined ...
8. A time for Jiao = 醮. 有期
2019-01-24
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"According to Guangya, "jiao" is offerings. In Shouwen Jiezi, jiao equals to the coming-of-age ceremony, wedding ceremony and sacrificial offerings. Therefore, jiao means to worship god, to pray for g...
9. The transforming Jiao = 醮.變
2019-01-31
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"Among the commonly-seen religious rituals held by villages in Hong Kong, Tai Ping Qing Jiao is of the largest scale. However, there is an even more high-profile Taoist jiao festival, the Taishang Gol...
10. More than dialects : Hakka and Wai Tau = 說客家話圍頭
2019-02-07
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"Native dialects are the dialects which were widely-used among residents on land in Hong Kong before it was ceded to the United Kingdom, including Weitou and the mainstream Hakka dialect, as well as t...