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New Set of Exhibition Panels: "Traditional Festivals in Hong Kong"

Category: Self-collecting Exhibition Panels
Quantity: 20 Panels

As an international crossroads with densely populated metropolitan areas, Hong Kong is also home to over 700 villages in the surrounding countryside. Culturally, the territory has experienced a variety of Western and other external influences. Nevertheless, it has also retained a well-rooted Chinese character. Traditional festivities such as the Lunar New Year, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Tin Hau Festival and the Ta Chiu Festival remain occasions for important social events even today. Against this backdrop of Chinese great traditions, the Hong Kong community enjoys a wide-ranging and unique cultural heritage. The social and religious activities held during these festivals not only bring the community together, they also underscore the multicultural aspect of Hong Kong’s modern life. Focusing primarily on how the territory’s local communities maintain the folk culture of traditional festivals in their own unique ways, this exhibition showcases Hong Kong’s colourful intangible cultural heritage.

The display is available for free loan to schools, charitable and non-profit-making organizations registered in Hong Kong, please click here for details. Teaching Aids on "Traditional Festivals in Hong Kong" are also provided for free loan. Please contact our Extension Services Unit at 2724 9026 for advance booking, then download and complete the Application Form , and return it to the Museum by fax to 2724 9090.