The Tuen Ng Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month - which is June 2 this year, a public holiday. Some celebrations will already start early, for instance the Dragon Boat Festival will be celebrated on Sunday June 1 in Discovery Bay and also in Tai O. But most of the… Continue reading Dragon boat races 2014
Today is a public holiday to celebrate the Qu Yuan, poet and statesman of the Chu kingdom during the Warring States period. He committed suicide by drowning in a river. People remember him in different ways, but the most common ones are the dragon boat races and rice dumplings. What is the origin of these… Continue reading Dragon Boat Day in Discovery Bay
Tomorrow is the big race day for the Dragon boats, and the teams in Discovery Bay have been practising many Sundays in the Nim Shue Wan Bay next to our apartment block. The dragon boat races are held on Wednesday 12th June 2013, which is called Tuen Ng day and there will be several races… Continue reading It’s almost time for the dragon boats
This weekend is the weekend of the dragon boat races, and there are races here on Lantau Island too. In fact, we've even got two race days here in Discovery Bay and the whole plaza and beach was packed with people. The weather could have been better, but at least it was not raining all… Continue reading Discovery Bay Dragon Boat Day
Yesterday we went to the final day of the Dragon Boat Carnival in East Tsim Sha Tsui. Together with thousands of other dragon boat enthusiasts we went to the East Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront and watch the dragon boat races. They had already started on Friday, went through Saturday and finished today - so it… Continue reading Dragon Boat Carnival 2011
