Projects

A Glimpse Through Chinese Mosaic Windows: The Bridal Laments of the Last Walled Villages Brides

Year of Approval

2016-2017

Grantee

Caritas – Hong Kong

Project Coordinator

Mr CHAN Kwok-ming

Project Status

Completed in December 2019

Brief Description of the Project

This project aims to preserve the art and culture of bridal laments of the walled villages at Lung Yeuk Tau in Fanling through collecting the oral histories on the wedding culture of the walled villages and recording the singing of bridal laments of the villagers.

Project Deliverable(s)

The Project deliverables included:

(a) Book/Booklet/Academic journal

Two Chinese publications titled "明瓦口 - 一瞥驚鴻"(with CD and DVD)

(b) Audio/Video recording

43 audio recordings on bridal laments

A video on sharing and performance by female villagers