Take a look at Hong Kong's Hung Shing Festival
發佈日期: 2026-03-22 22:10
TVB News
Celebrations of the Hung Shing Cultural Festival continued in Ap Lei Chau on Sunday. The festival will last until April 1st.
This may look like a dragon boat race. But it's actually a ritual of the Hung Shing festival -- Blessing of Dragon Boats.
The ceremony seeks the blessing of safe water from Hung Sing, the sea deity.
Paddlers from the eight teams row toward the Ap Lei Chau Hung Shing Temple three times to honour the deity.
Another tradition is to release lotus-shaped water lanterns, also known as "vessels of wishes," into the sea for the blessings of safety, peace and prosperity.
For the first time, the festival offers a public session for visitors to place their water lanterns on a first-come, first-served basis.
English tourist Mark said, "I think it's great; it's great that they are still celebrating and represent it. We're gonna stay around all day. I'm looking forward to the dragon parade."
American tourist Edward said, "I see it (the festival) on the website; the Tourism Board website. It's pretty good, I like it. I've never seen anything like that before, like when they are running on the boat, it's pretty cool."
The festival has become part of the city's intangible cultural heritage since 2014. Apart from Ap Lei Chau, Mui Wo and Sheung Shui are among the other locations that celebrate the sea deity.
In the afternoon, spectators gathered on Ap Lei Chau Main Street waiting to see the parade, which this year consisted of 16 teams from different sectors.
At around 2 pm, the celebration began. A key element of the procession is to find statues of Hung Shing and other deities in the tour.
Carried by carriages, the statues were brought out from the Hung Shing Temple to go through the streets of Ap Lei Chau to bless the residents.
Other performances include dragon and lion dance.
