Stories of Hong Kong Traditional Customs - 1 (Revised Edition)

Do you know why Tai Hang hosts the Fire Dragon Dance during the Mid-Autumn Festival? What's the difference between the Tai O Dragon Boat Festival Parade and regular dragon boat races? Why do people beat up villains? What's the purpose of the wishing tree in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po?

Hong Kong is our home. These are some of Hong Kong's famous traditional customs. How many do you know? Did you know that some of them are even listed as national intangible cultural heritage? Please open this book and take a look!

Hong Kong Traditional Customs Story #1
- Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance
- Tai O Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Parade
- Gooseneck Bridge Beating the Villain
- Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree in Tai Po


About the Author:

Tang Chi-kin, born in Hong Kong in 1980, founded the art group Hong Kong Creative Arts Association in 2006 and has served as its president ever since. He is also the operations director of the Korean Culture and Arts Research Association, a member of the Korea-China-Japan Cultural Cooperation Committee, a member of the Hong Kong Association for Art Education, and the director and educator of Brother System Studio Co. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Graphic Design from the University of Newcastle, a Higher Diploma in Computer Illustration from the Hong Kong University of Art and Design, and a Diploma in Early Childhood Instructorship from the School of Professional and Continuing Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has held solo exhibitions in South Korea, Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong.