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Traditional Dragon Boat Parade in Tai O, Hong Kong

Year of Approval

2011-2012

Grantee

Joint Association of Traditional Dragon Boat in Tai O

Project Status

Completed in August 2012

Brief Description of the Project

Tai O Traditional Boat Parade

Members of Sin Yu Heung perform the deity invitation ritual on the fourth day of the fifth lunar month
A dragon boat of Hap Sim Tong passes under the Sun Ki Bridge with a deity boat in tow
A dragon boat of Pa Teng tows a deity boat during the water parade on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month
Local carftsmen set the garboard strakes for a dragon boat built for the Joint Association of Traditional Dragon Boats in Tai O, Hong Kong.
A newly built traditional dragon boat
Members of the Joint Association move the new dragon boat into the dragon boat dockyard next to Tai O's Yeung Hau Temple
Paddling their new dragon boats, Hap Sim Tong, Pa Teng and Sin Yu Heung pay their respect to the Hau Wong Temple during the consecration ceremony
The Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons of the Joint Association hold the roast pig cutting ceremony with the guests

Photos provided by South China Research Center, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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