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Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance

Above: the fire dragon getting a fresh supply of fire (incense sticks) at the annual Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance.

The name may sound suspicious, but no one gets hanged at the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance. It is a local festival observed annually in the fall season by residents in the Tai Hang area (in between Causeway Bay and Tin Hau areas).

The main attraction is basically a dragon made of thousands of lit incense sticks, held up by a team of the Tai Hang residents parading through a few streets. In addition as part of the parade, there are also children dressed up in traditional Chinese garb holding lanterns. (Left: children form part of the parade in the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance)

It is within walking distance from the Tin Hau MTR station.


Above: martial arts students also form part of the parade in the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance


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