Chinese Culture Festival 2025's "Encountering Chinese Culture" Carnival held today (with photos)
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The Carnival kicked off with an exciting dance by the Pok Fu Lam Village Fire Dragon Association, followed by a number of performances by outstanding arts groups and ICH practitioners from the Mainland and Hong Kong. Some of the music and dance performances were excerpts from this year's CCF highlights, including the Museum Series: "The Sounds from Cultural Relics", "Ancient Styles ‧ Modern Chants" Classical Literature × Contemporary Dance and "Taisheng and Huayin Lao Qiang: Big Uncle, Second Uncle are All His Uncles" Concert. The "Vibrant ICH" performances featured ICH items of Jiangxi Province, such as Xingguo folk songs, Gannan tea-plucking opera as well as Hakka folk songs and dances. These were complemented by local puppet show and Hakka song performance, which received an enthusiastic response from citizens and visitors with rounds of applause throughout the event.
The Carnival featured various booth activities covering a wide range of ICH items of traditional craftsmanship, including Chinese brush making, Hong Kong cheongsam making, puppetry, fishing net plaiting, movable-type printing, patterned band weaving and gold leaf decoration. Many citizens also made special visit to watch demonstrations and participate in workshops to closely explore the essence of ICH.
Mentees from the Strive and Rise Programme were invited to participate in today's Carnival. Apart from watching live stage performances, they also took part in the activities at different booths to experience the charm of Chinese culture and ICH items.
In addition, the "Library-on-Wheels" from the Hong Kong Public Libraries brought books with Chinese cultural themes to the Carnival, and story ambassadors also delivered stories with the children. The "Mobile ICH" vehicle attracted members of the public with its on-board displays and interactive devices. Meanwhile, the "ICH Story-telling" sessions helped participants of all ages learn about the characteristics of ICH items in Hong Kong through illustrated books on ICH.
Many visitors also joined the "Mystery of Chinese Writing" Roving Exhibition and explored the photo display on ICH and cultures of Ganzhou, Jiangxi at scene. They also enjoyed Chinese music performances by a trainee's ensemble from the Music Office of the LCSD.
The CCF, presented by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB) and organised by the Chinese Culture Promotion Office under the LCSD, aims to promote Chinese culture and enhance the public's national identity and cultural confidence. It also aims to attract top-notch artists and arts groups from the Mainland and other parts of the world for exchanges in Chinese arts and culture. The CCF 2025 is held from June to September. Through over 280 performing arts programmes in various forms and related extension activities, the festival provides members of the public and visitors with more opportunities to enjoy distinctive programmes that showcase fine traditional Chinese culture, thereby facilitating patriotic education and contributing to the inheritance, transformation and development of traditional Chinese culture in Hong Kong. For details, please visit www.ccf.gov.hk.
Hong Kong ICH Month 2025 is presented by the CSTB and organised by the ICHO of the LCSD with ICH June as the strategic partner. Delightful programmes include 80 ICH performances, 60 interactive experiential booths and 20 "ICH Highlight Tours", covering over 100 ICH items and bringing together over 50 ICH practitioners, including representative bearers of the national ICH. For details, please visit www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/hk_ich_month_2025.html.
Ends/Sunday, June 22, 2025
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