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Hong Kong ICH
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- Spring and Autumn Ancestral Worship of Clans
- Bamboo Theatre Building Technique
- Cantonese Opera
- Technique of Making Hong Kong Cheongsam § Kwan Kwa Wedding Costume
- Cheung Chau Jiao Festival
- The Arts of the Guqin (The Craft of Qin Making)
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- Hong Kong-style Milk Tea Making Technique
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- Taoist Ritual Music
- Sek Pun (Basin Feast)
- Mid-Autumn Festival – The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance
- Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade
- Tin Hau Festival in Hong Kong§
- Hakka Unicorn Dance in Hang Hau in Sai Kung
- Wong Tai Sin Belief and Customs
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Exhibitions
- Lost and Sound Exhibition Series I : Hong Kong Festivals and Traditional Craftsmanship
- Lost and Sound Exhibition Series II : Ordinary ∙ Extraordinary
- Lost and Sound Exhibition Series III : Sam Tung Uk and Traditional Village Culture
- Traces of Human Touch — Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition
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- Education Programmes
- Guided Tour Services
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Past Exhibitions
- 2021 'Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong' Exhibition
- 2021 Genesis and Spirit – Online Programmes on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
- 2021 'The Jiao Festival of the Hing Chun Yeuk, Sha Tau Kok' Exhibition
- 2020 'Folk Festival in These Days ...' Exhibition
- 2020 'The Oral Legacies Series II: The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong' Exhibition
- 2019 'The Oral Legacies ─ Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong' Exhibition
- 2019 Inheritance – The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Japan Exhibition
- 2019 Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage – Exhibition on Traditional Craftsmanship of Lantern Making
- 2019 Genesis and Spirit – Enchanting Shandong ‧ An Exhibition on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Shandong
- 2019 Hong Kong Flower Show: Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage – Exhibition on Traditional Paper Crafting
- 2019 Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage – Exhibition on Traditional Paper Crafting
- 2019 'The Oral Legacies: Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region' Exhibition Month
- 2018 An Artist's Impression of HKICH
- 2018 Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage – Exhibition on Traditional Paper Crafting
- 2018 Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage – Exhibition on Traditional Paper Crafting
- 2017 The Oral Legacies: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong Exhibition
- 2017 The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong – Exhibition on Traditional Craftsmanship of Lantern Making
- 2017 Genesis and Spirit: Recalling Jiangnan – An Exhibition on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Zhejiang
- 2017 Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage – Exhibition on Traditional Craftsmanship of Lantern Making
- 2016 Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage – Exhibition on Traditional Craftsmanship of Lantern Making
- 2016 300 Years of Hakka Kung Fu: Digital Vision of its Legacy and Future
- 2016 Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage - Exhibition on 'Traditional Craftsmanship of Lantern Making'
- 2016 Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage - 'Paper-crafting Technique on Southern Dragon' Exhibition
- 2015 Exhibition and Talks on Intangible Cultural Heritage of Gansu
- 2014 Indigenous Hong Kong - An Exhibition on our Intangible Cultural Traditions
- 2014 The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story
- 2013 Genesis and Spirit: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Guizhou Exhibition
- 2012 The Greatest Skills of Shu : Intangible Cultural Heritage of Sichuan Exhibition
- 2011 Genesis and Spirit: Intangible Cultural Heritage of China Exhibition
- 2011 Application for Inscription on the Third National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Hong Kong Items
- 2010 Golden Dragon of Ma Tin Tsuen, Yuen Long
- 2009 Exhibition of Intangible Cultural Heritage in China
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Past Events
- 2022 'Meet the Masters!' Series
- 2022 Singing Nanyin as We Go
- 2022 Intangible Cultural Heritage Seminar – Hong Kong Cheongsam Making Technique
- 2022 'Fun in ICH' Series
- 2021 Muse Fest HK — Making Joy: ICH Fun Day
- 2021 'Fun in ICH' Series
- 2021 ICH @ Schools Programme Series
- 2020 'Fun in ICH' Series
- 2020 ICH Talk Series: Migrants and Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage
- 2019 'Fun in ICH' Series
- 2019 ICH Talk: The Aesthetics and Sewing Craft of Cheongsam for Men and Ladies
- 2019 'Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade' Talk and Observation Tour
- 2019 ICH Ambassadors Training Course – Young Eyes on ICH
- 2018 'Fun in ICH' Series
- 2018 ICH Ambassadors Training Course – Young Eyes on ICH
- 2018 "Fun in ICH" Fun Day
- 2018 'Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade' Observation Activity
- 2018 The 2nd 'ICH Day @ Hang Hau'
- 2018 Hong Kong Flower Show: Appreciating Intangible Cultural Heritage in the World of Flowers
- 2018 'The Oral Legacies Series II: The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong' Exhibition Fringe Activities
- 2018 ICH Fun Day
- 2017 Narrative Singing.New Interpretation of Nanyin
- 2017 'Take a Closer Look at ICH' Fun Day cum Launching of 'ICH Legacy: Passing on with Passions' Video
- 2017 ICH Mission – Lectures on Craftsmanship of Tai Hang Fire Dragon
- 2017 The Secret Tea Recipe of 'Kamcha King' – Demonstration x Tasting x Hands-on learning
- 2017 'Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade' Observation Activity
- 2017 ICH Day @ Hang Hau
- 2017 'ICH Mission – I wanna be an ICH Bearer' Series – Mastering the ABCs of the Ten Local ICHs
- 2017 Talk on 'Cheung Chau Jiao Festival' and Behind-the-Scene Look of the Piu Sik Floats
- 2017 ICH @ New Year
- 2016 'ICH Mission – I wanna be an ICH Bearer' Series
- 2016 Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Mart
- 2016 ICH Mission – Lectures on Craftsmanship of Tai Hang Fire Dragon
- 2016 Yu Lan @ Every District – Talks on the Yu Lan Festival Tradition
- 2016 CH Fun @ Summer Time
- 2016 ICH Fun @ Sam Tung Uk
- 2016 'Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade' Talk and Observation Activity
- 2016 Talk on 'Chenug Chau Jiao Festival' and Behind-the-Scene Look of the Piu Sik Floats
- 2015 Talk and Demonstration on the Craftmanship of the Tai Hang Fire Dragon
- X 'Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade' Talk and Observation Tour
- X 發現非遺 — 5月活動
- X Fun in ICH – June Events
- X Fun in ICH – July Events
- X Fun in ICH – August Events
- X Fun in ICH – September Events
- X Fun in ICH – October Events
- X Fun in ICH – June & July Events
- X ICH Talk: The Aesthetics and Sewing Craft of Cheongsam for Men and Ladies
- X Fun in ICH – August Events
- X Fun in ICH – September Events
- X 'Fun in ICH' Series – January to March Events
- X 'Fun in ICH' Series – July to September Events
- X 'ICH Mission – I wanna be an ICH Bearer' Series – 'Hakka Unicorn Dance'
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Exhibitions
- Funding Scheme
- ICH On-line
- Research and Publications
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Exhibitions
- Lost and Sound Exhibition Series I : Hong Kong Festivals and Traditional Craftsmanship
- Lost and Sound Exhibition Series II : Ordinary ∙ Extraordinary
- Lost and Sound Exhibition Series III : Sam Tung Uk and Traditional Village Culture
- Traces of Human Touch — Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition
- Public Programmes
- Education Programmes
- Guided Tour Services
ICH Talk Series: Migrants and Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage
Co-organised by: |
Intangible Cultural Heritage Office |
In association with: |
Hong Kong Museum of History |
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Migrants and Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage
Hong Kong is located on the eastern bank of the Pearl River estuary and became home to early inhabitants such as the She and Yao people centuries ago. Due to a number of historical factors, including Westerners coming to China as well as social unrest in the Mainland, there have been waves of mass migration to Hong Kong over time. Generations of immigrants settled here, and also through inhabitation, multicultural contact, integration and assimilation, they have become local people. These incomers brought with them their customs, habits and cultures from their places of origin. This lecture focuses on the migration of people and their impact on Hong Kong culture, and in particular on intangible cultural heritage.
Date |
4 July (Saturday) |
Time |
2-4 pm |
Speaker |
Professor SIU Kwok Kin (Director of the Centre for Hong Kong History and Culture Studies, Chu Hai College of Higher Education) |
Venue |
Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History (100 Chatham Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong) |
Language |
Cantonese |
Folk Beliefs of Hakka People in Hong Kong: Cases Studies on Tam Kung (Lord Tam) and Sam Shan Kwok Wong (Kings of Three Mountains)
Both Tam Kung (Lord Tam) and Sam Shan Kwok Wong (Kings of the Three Mountains) are widely believed by the Hakka people. However, there are many questions about these gods, such as their divinity, positions and duties, etc. There are also different legends, sacrifice offerings and attributes related to the same god. As such, it is worth finding out the reasons behind such differences. This lecture takes Tam Kung and Sam Shan Kwok Wong as examples to tell different stories about the gods based on their integration into the Hakka people's unique beliefs and customs.
Date |
11 July (Saturday) |
Time |
2-4 pm |
Speaker |
Dr NGAI Ting Ming (Associate Researcher of the Centre for Hong Kong History and Culture Studies, Chu Hai College of Higher Education) |
Venue |
Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History (100 Chatham Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong) |
Language |
Cantonese |
Current Situation and Transmission of the Jiao Festivals Celebrated by the Fisherfolk in Hong Kong
The fishing industry once made an important contribution to Hong Kong's economy and a large number of fishermen settled within Hong Kong's waters. These fisherfolk formed a unique group within the community and brought with them some traditional beliefs and customs. They even performed traditional ceremonies on their vessels, including the Jiao ritual carried out in the water. Local fishermen mainly worshipped the deities Tin Hau and Chu Tai Sin. They would form a ceremonial field by gathering their vessels together in the sea. They would then perform a salvation ritual, and pray for good weather and good fish catches. This lecture introduces the characteristics, current situation and inheritance of the Jiao ritual of the local fisherfolk.
Date |
17 October (Saturday) |
Time |
2-4 pm |
Speaker |
Dr CHAN Tak Ho (Senior Editor of the Hong Kong Chronicles Institute) |
Venue |
Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History (100 Chatham Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong) |
Language |
Cantonese |
Singing by the Sea: Transmission and Innovation of Hong Kong Fisherfolk's Ballads on Land
The sea has been home to many fishermen who earned their living by fishing. Their singing traditions and songs are named according to their ethnicity, dialects and ways of presentation, and are commonly known as "tanka songs", "saltwater songs", "laments" and "fisherfolk ballads", etc. With the decline of the local fishing industry, some fishermen moved onto the land to make a living. As a result, many of their traditional customs changed and their singing traditions gradually diminished within the urban environment.
Date |
24 October (Saturday) |
Time |
2-4 pm |
Speaker |
Dr WONG King Chung (Assistant Executive Director of The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage)
Demonstrators:Ms. LAI Tai Kam, Ms. Kiki NG |
Venue |
Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History (100 Chatham Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong) |
Language |
Cantonese |
Folk Religion of Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community: Case Studies on the Tin Kung Festival and Tin Hau Festival
The period from the 1950s to 1960s witnessed an influx of Chiu Chow natives to Hong Kong, although a local Chiu Chow community had already been established here well before World War II. Festivals and temples became focal points and gathering places for the Chiu Chow people in Hong Kong. This lecture takes the Tin Hau Temple, Lok Fu, the Gods of Heaven and Earth Temple at Sham Tseng and the festive celebrations of the Chiu Chow community in Kowloon City as examples, which, through the Tin Kung (Jade Emperor) Festival on the 9th day of the first lunar month and the Tin Hau Festival on the 23rd day of the third lunar month, not only bring people together from their hometowns, but also play a role in maintaining the neighbourhood community, respecting the elderly and helping the poor. These events also help to spread Chiu Chow culture, which includes valuable customs to be passed on to future generations.
Date |
31 October (Saturday) |
Time |
2-4 pm |
Speaker |
Professor YAU Chi On (Deputy Director of the Centre for Hong Kong History and Culture Studies, Chu Hai College of Higher Education) |
Venue |
Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History (100 Chatham Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong) |
Language |
Cantonese |