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Cheung Chau Bun Festival, 

Cheung Chau, China

Cheung Chau Bun Festival - The old-style 'Bun Mountain' made up of bamboo sticks
The old-style 'Bun Mountain' made up of bamboo sticks
09 May 2008 - 12 May 2008  

Each year the small island of Cheung Chau hosts the popular Cheung Chau Bun Festival which draws visitors from miles around. A customary Chinese celebration that‘s seen all over the Asian world, huge towers are constructed out of bamboo poles to which white buns are attached, covering the entire outer shell of the structure. Although the festival officially lasts for four or five days, nothing really happens until the final day when the celebrations and excitement reach fever pitch. Participants climb the bun towers, dislodging the buns as they go and throwing to the amassed crowds below.

Times
TBC.


Spectacle  History  Religion 


Where?

Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau is a small island approximately 20km (12 miles) from Hong Kong

Getting There

Water: A regular ferry service is available from the Outlying Islands Ferry Pier near the Star Ferry on Hong Kong island and takes approximately 40 minutes.
Foot: Turn left at Cheung Chau ferry pier and walk for approximately five minutes to the Pak Tai Temple. There are no cars, buses or taxis but the island is so small that you can walk around the main part in less than an hour.

How Much?

Free.

For More Information

Discover Hong Kong

9-11/F Citicorp Centre
18 Whitfield Road
North Point

Hong Kong
China

Email 

Website  www.discoverhongkong.com

Future Events

01 May 2009 - 31 May 2009
Date to be confirmed

Where
As above

More Information
As above

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