Bun scrambling sets off festival season

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Bun scrambling sets off festival season

Hong Kong has this week been thanking its lucky buns.

A local delicacy, the buns are called “ping on bao” and the Cheung Chau Bun Festival to celebrate them is inscribed on the ******** territory’s National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

The festival includes a “bun-scrambling competition”, a spokesperson for Hong Kong Tourism Board explaining: “At midnight, the legendary Bun-Scrambling Competition begins. Twelve climbers race up a roughly 14m tower covered in lucky buns (ping on bao), grabbing as many as they can.

“Higher buns earn more points, and the top scorer wins. Meanwhile, the competitor with the most buns earns the playful title of ‘Full Pockets of Lucky Buns’.”

Held in the fishing village on outlying island Cheung Chau, the festival was recognised as part of China’s national list of intangible cultural heritage in 2011.

It honours sea god Pak **** who, it is said, saved the island from a plague in the 18th century.

Camera IconBun scrambling competition in the Bun Festival. Credit: Supplied

SPRING FESTIVALS

There are lots of festivals in spring in Hong Kong, with the Cheung Chau Bun Festival, from May 5 to 6, marking the start of this season of arts, culture and sporting events.

+ Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races, June 7 to 8. Big, colourful boats and well-trained teams compete off the Tsim Sha Tsui East Promenade in Hong Kong. There are thousands of dragon boat paddlers, with teams coming from around the world. hkcdba.org/en

+ Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, May 22 to 25. Tradition and modernity meet, with artworks from 98 leading galleries coming together at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. affordableartfair.com/fairs/hong-kong/

+ ******** Culture Festival, June to September. There are dance performances, opera, film screenings, talks and art exhibitions throughout the festival. discoverhongkong.com

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