Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, a series of three nights of traditional Tai Hang fire dragon dance in weekdays quiet streets with  very lively the firelight flashing. What happened was the residents while beating drums and dancing side studded with sparklers giant pearl, leading to a long 67 fire dragon flying somersault on the streets! Pokfulam Village  studded with incense dragon dancing in the street, do see fanatical passion.

According to legend, the custom of the fire dragon dance, from 1880 a plague pit area residents for the sake of the good of predicament, then in accordance with the guidelines of the gods, woven pearl with grass on the dragon body studded with sparklers, three consecutive nights burning firecrackers, fire dragon dance, after the scourge really extinct. Since then, the activities pursued since become a unique customs, last year it was included in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage.

Tai Hang

Date: 29 September to 1 October 2012
Time: 7:30pm-10:30pm (29 September and 1 October)
7:30pm-9:45pm (30 September)
Venue: Tai Hang, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island


Pokfulam Village

Date: 30 September
Time: 6:30-11:30pm
Venue: Pokfulam Village
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