Foreword
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 in uences; 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 festivities in their own unique ways, this exhibition showcases Hong Kong’s colourful intangible cultural heritage.
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