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HAU WONG FESTIVAL

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Hau wong birthday festival happens yearly on lunar Month 6 Day 6.

Tai O village
Tai O village
Hau Wong festival (侯王寶誕) is celebrated in a few areas in Hong Kong, i.e. Kowloon City and on Lantau island (Tai O and Tung Chung).

Tai O village's food speciality is shrimp paste and also dried salted fish. Strong smell expected during hot summer...

Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
During Hau Wong festival in Tai O, there is free outdoor Chinese opera. Some advertisements can be see around the widespread village.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
There are many kinds of Chinese opera. The one featured in Tai O village during Hau Wong festival is Cantonese opera.


Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Numerous green flags are set up all around Tai Po to celebrate Hau Wong festival.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
During Hau Wong festival, some seafood restaurants are full thanks to the numerous locals celebrating the event.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Numerous colorful flags are set up all around Tai O to celebrate Hau Wong festival. Those are colourful clan banners.


Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Various deities are staying in Yeung Hau Temple. They are covered with traditional Chinese outfit.
Yeung Hau Temple
Yeung Hau Temple
Hau Wong deity is located into Yeung Hau Temple, North of Tai O and facing the Hong Kong international airport. The temple doors feature fearful guards supposed to chase away any evil.


Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Some temporary toilets are installed during Hau Wong festival near the Opera theater. They are overlooking the shore and everything left behind will be washed away during high tide...
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Temporary bridge between Yeung Hau Temple and the Chinese opera theater. It crosses the sea and allows Hau Wong deity to travel easily.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Temporary bridge between Yeung Hau Temple and the Chinese opera theater. It crosses the sea and allows Hau Wong deity to travel easily.
Tai O
Tai O
On top of the temporary Chinese opera theater, many colorful flags can be seen. Cantonese Opera schedule and details are also given.
Tai O
Tai O
One billboard only indicates that it is Hau Wong festival and various information. Worth to notice that the shape of the Chinese opera theater and the other various temporary buildings seem to remain the same over the years.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
The temporary buildings include a Chinese opera theater, altars for devotion and prayers, huge candles burning slowly during the whole festival...
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
The main impressive building remains the Chinese opera featuring backstage, stage, wide seating area for a few hundreds people, an altar for deities to enjoy the show.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong deity birthday in Tai O village on Lantau island. Hau Wong temple is one of the numerous Chinese temple in Tai O.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Normally the Cantonese opera show lasts five days with performances during afternoon and evening time.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Positioning of the flags is based on the symbolic meaning of their respective colors.


Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Local performers get prepared in the Chinese opera theater backstage.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Chinese Cantonese opera is played during afternoon and evening time. Performers wear beautiful outfits.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Big attendance for this yearly Hau Wong festival! Old and young generations are here.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Small speech by some local villagers representative before the Cantonese opera starts.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Numerous performers are acting during Cantonese performance today. Up to twenty performers on the stage!
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Cantonese opera performance is started and it will last around three hours.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Cantonese opera stars have dedicated assistants to help them to dress and to comb.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Cantonese opera main stars have a dedicated and private room where they can get prepared.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
This assistant is in the long backstage behind the temporary Chinese opera theater.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Cantonese opera performers are mainly coming from Hong Kong.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Cantonese opera outfits are quite complex so the help of assistants is always needed to ensure it is neat and correctly set up.
Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival
Normally during free outdoor Chinese opera events, it is always "allowed" to go inside the backstage to take pictures of the performers.


Hau Wong festival
Hau Wong festival



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