Chapter 2 Traditional Rural Life of Hong Kong

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Chapter 2 Traditional Rural Life of Hong Kong

• III Life in Rural Hong Kong

(5) Traditional Customs
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• keep many traditional Chinese customs
• celebrate many Chinese festivals throughout the
  year

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Rural people worship their ancestors during the
Qingming and Chongyang Festivals.
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• the Goddess of the Sea
• protects fishermen and give them a full net of
  fish

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History Archives Tam Kung (??)
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Worshipping Tianhou http//www.chiculture.net/1604
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Hong Kong people celebrating the Tianhou Festival
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Worshipping Tianhou
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Daimao was the oldest Tianhou temple in Hong
Kong. It was built in 1266.
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Many people would visit Daimao during the Tianhou
Festival.
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• (c) The Daijiao Festival
• a religious festival
• to pray for peace and prosperity

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• burn incense
• bring wine, fruit and roasted pigs to thank gods
  for their blessings
• put up huge flower boards with messages of
  peace and honouring gods
• put up Cantonese operas and lion and dragon
  dances.

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The street parade
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Knowing More About History

• It is also called the Taiping Qingjiao.
• It dates back to 1777. A serious plague occurred
  in that year.

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Taiping Qingjiao on Cheung Chau
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• The plague stopped when local people brought a
  statue of Beidi to Cheung Chau.

Yu Xu Gong (???) is built to worship Beidi.
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The Dajiao Festival
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Cantonese operas put up during the Dajiao Festival
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Cantonese Operas
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Browse the homepage of the Cheung Chau Rural
Committee and find out the another name of
Taiping Qingjiao.
http//www.cheungchaurc.com/index2.html
Answer It is also known as the Cheung Chau Bun
Festival.