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Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China - Sik Sik Yuen Intangible Cultural Heritage Lantern Festival

Exhibition to introduce 12 ICH items of Hong Kong inscribed on the National List of ICH

 

Date: 

 

16 September – 6 October 2024

 

Venue:

 

Fung Ming Hall, Wong Tai Sin Temple

 

Presented by: 

 

Sik Sik Yuen

 

Co-organised by:

Intangible Cultural Heritage Office

Wong Tai Sin District Office

 

 

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Office under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and Wong Tai Sin District Office collaborated with Sik Sik Yuen to organise an exhibition to introduce 12 ICH items inscribed on the National List of ICH from Hong Kong, which include Cantonese opera, Wong Tai Sin belief and customs, Mid-Autumn Festival - the Tai Hang fire dragon dance, Hakka unicorn dance in Hang Hau, Sai Kung, Quanzhen Temples Taoist ritual music, Tai O dragon boat water parade, Cheung Chau Jiao Festival, the arts of the guqin (the craft of qin making), Yu Lan Festival of Hong Kong Chiu Chow community, herbal tea, Hong Kong cheongsam making technique and Tin Hau Festival in Hong Kong. Members of the public can learn more about traditional Chinese culture through the exhibition.