[2025 Hong Kong ] Travel Guide for The Cheung Chau Bun Festival (Updated Apr)

#HongKongGood Places Today I went on a day trip to Cheung Chau with my daughter to see the mountain, eat and swim Once you get off the boat, walk to the right hand side, because the right hand side is mainly the tourist attractions, such as Cheung Po Tsai Cave (if you have to walk over, it will be harder, it is recommended to rent a family car) There will be big stalls and small bungalows along the way! Walking along the coast you will see different fishing boats⛵️ After going to Cheung Po Tsai Cave, you can walk towards the pier! You can go to eat at Tai Pai Dang or restaurants and shops along the way! Or you can go to the seafood 🦞 stall on the left hand side of the pier, $288 has 2 dishes to choose from! (lunch🥣) After lunch, you can walk in front of the pier, which is the beach🏖️ Along the way, you will pass different snack shops: there are big fishballs, potato chip skewers, tea dumplings, watermelon 🍉 ice and more! There are also quite a few photo spots Finally, take a swim on the beach to cool off! Cheung Chau Beach has a sand net and shower facilities, which is very convenient for children to change clothes👍 When you leave, you can buy mango glutinous rice dumplings and durian glutinous rice dumplings near the pier to eat😚 Cheung Chau is a convenient island with all the basic facilities of the city, and you can feel the sunshine and beaches, away from the hustle and bustle. It is a good place to go on holidays with children😉 Access: 5-10 minutes walk from Central Station or Hong Kong Station and board the boat at Pier 5 Suggestion: Only high-speed boats have air conditioning. If you take your children to Cheung Chau in summer, you can take a high-speed boat! Firstly, it will arrive faster, and secondly, it can be cooler! Children can rest on the boat😁

In the past, I would travel to Cheung Chau every year, reflecting the unique fishing village and island scenery of Cheung Chau. This year's Cheung Chau tour coincides with Buddha's Day. This traditional festival in Cheung Chau, of course, attracts many overseas and Hong Kong tourists. The Northern Emperor Temple, after the Buddha's birthday still existed Baoshan frame and Baoshan hanging paintings, can be imagined that Buddha's birthday grab the Baoshan scene crowded, very lively and festive scene #HongKongGood Places

Traffic Tips-5 Local attractions - 5 Hotel - 5 Food and Restaurants - 5 Shopping Guide - 5 Cheung Chau West Garden Camping Experience🍳 This time, we got in touch with nature, kissed goats, and experienced the fun of cooking in the wild. Indian Camp - Native American Teepee tent equipment actually has a long history~ - There are 3 cots, sleeping bags, mosquito nets, fans, outdoor chairs - If you are not used to sleeping on a canvas bed, do not book the Indian camp, you can choose other camps- The space inside the tent is very narrow and small, we put away a bed to make room for our belongings- Due to the lack of light in the tent, it is recommended to bring your own camping lights/lighting equipment - There is no locking device in the tent. If you leave the tent, your valuables must be kept with you. - Cooking is not allowed in the camping area or near the tents 【Camp Facilities】- Toilets and shower facilities are available. Please bring your own bathing supplies. Hair dryers can be borrowed in advance from the reception staff. - Although there are lockers in the campsite, they are very far away from the camping facilities and are very simple. - Simple food is available at the reception, and barbecue packages require reservation. - Tableware must be washed and put away after use. Please bring your own paper tableware as shown in the video. - The barbecue site is located some distance from the camping site. - The facilities at the barbecue site are densely populated and the barbecue is filled with smoke. People who are prone to dry eyes and watery eyes should pay attention. - Cook Set / Cooking stove must be reserved and must be cleaned and returned to the reception after use. However, I still recommend you bring your own Cook Set because it is too sticky. - If you don't want to have a barbecue, you can go out of the camp and eat at the restaurant outside. There are several restaurants outside. Bring a 'wristband' with you when you come back so that you can easily identify it. - The breakfast cooking activities in the video are all carried out in the designated barbecue area 【Kiss the Goat】 - The goats come out to eat grass in the morning, so it is recommended to get up early to see them. Take a boat from Central Pier No. 5 to Cheung Chau. From the public pier on the right side of Cheung Chau Pier (under the white awning), take the "Huasheng Street Ferry" to "Sai Wan Pier/Cheung Po Tsai Cave" (about 10 minutes by boat). From Sai Wan Pier, take the "Zan Duan Road" on the left, pass the "Sai Di Road" archway and the "American Economic Aid Village", and go up the slope to see the big red cage gate of Sai Garden. The journey takes approximately 4 minutes. #8月vlog #localtravel #beaches #consumptionvoucherstrategy

It has been 2 years since I last visited Cheung Chau, but there are still many delicious foods to try. The most famous ones are Cheung Chau big fish balls and mango glutinous rice dumplings. Big fish balls: $12/2 pieces Mango glutinous rice cake: $13 each. The mango in the glutinous rice cake is very big and the flesh is very sweet. It is worth buying as a souvenir to bring back to the city. #Local Tour #Good Places to Go in the Suburbs

This small shop is run by two original residents of Cheung Chau born in the 1990s. The dumplings are made to order, without MSG🥟 and they create Hong Kong-style special drink flavored shakes🍹 💗Salted Egg Yolk Golden Dumplings ($33/4 pieces) The pan-fried dumplings are golden and crispy, filled with ginger and scallion pork. Each dumpling is filled with sweet and rich salted mayonnaise and stir-fried 💗Black and White Bandit Dumplings ($33/4 pieces) The dumplings are semi-fried and become golden and crispy, the chicken filling is soft and full, and cumin powder makes the taste rich and delicious, and finally sprinkled with black and white sesame 🐓 💗 Onion Beef Fried Dumplings ($29/4 pieces) The dumplings are fried until crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The beef filling is filled with onions to increase the flavor. The meat juice bursts at a bite. The beef flavor is very rich. Season with cumin powder🐃 💗Hometown Meat Cake Steamed Dumplings ($29/4) The steamed dumplings highlight the crystal clear skin of the dumplings, which is thin and smooth. The delicious pork filling is added with mushrooms and horseradish, which adds a refreshing taste and prominent mushroom flavor🐖 💗Cooked Egg and Barley Smoothie ($33) The bean curd sweet soup is cool and refreshing, the bean curd flavor is quite prominent, and the grains of barley are very chewy🫘 💗Bamboo Cane, Thatched Root, Carrot Smoothie ($33) The sugarcane and grass root shake is cool, very sweet, the carrots are relatively more prominent, but the taste is lighter when you drink it🥕 Taste Index: 😋😋😋😋😋 Value for money: 💲💲💲💲💲 Environmental Index: 😍😍😍 💰Average consumption per person: Below $50 📍Dumpling Ice House Gogi Ice House G/F, 86 Tai Sin Beach Road, Cheung Chau #foodie #summerfood recommendations #hkfoodie #offshoregoods

🌟 The Yuen Long Jiao Festival, held every ten years, will be held from December 2 to 20, 2023, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Yuen Long Kaifong Community in Hong Kong in the Year of the Rabbit. This grand religious ceremony originated from the Qing government's cancellation of the order to relocate the villagers and began to appear after they returned to their hometowns. 🌿 During the Ming and Qing dynasties, praying for peace and worshipping homeless souls were the responsibilities of local officials, but Hong Kong's Dajiao has become localized, with elements of "praying in spring and reporting in autumn, and driving away plague and epidemics." After a long period of evolution, the form and scale of Dajiao in Hong Kong have gradually become standardized, becoming a large-scale religious festival held in specific communities at specific times. 🎭 During every Tai Ping Qing Jiao Festival, a large stage is built in the village to perform "divine performances", which are usually Cantonese operas, but also puppet shows. There are also stalls selling mascots to ward off evil spirits, making the festival very lively. The most famous Jiao Festival in Hong Kong is the Cheung Chau Festival. Currently, there are about forty village conventions that maintain the Jiao custom. 🏮 There are two main functions of building a temple: to pray for the well-being of the community, to protect the country and to fulfill wishes; and to reaffirm social relations and the identity of the people. The dates of the Jiao Festival vary between agricultural and fishing communities. Agricultural communities such as Kam Tin in the New Territories usually hold it in October or November of the lunar calendar, while fishing communities such as Cheung Chau hold it in April or May of the lunar calendar. 🎪 In addition to the meritorious rituals of transcending the souls of the dead and the Cantonese opera, the Tai Ping Qing Jiao Festival also includes a large amount of intangible cultural heritage, including a hand-built bamboo opera stage, which is about 20 meters high and covers an area of ​​about 2,000 square meters, and can accommodate one to two thousand spectators to enjoy the Cantonese opera. I hope these traditional crafts can be passed down forever to our next generation. #Taoism #Sacrifice #TaipingQingjiao #Intangible Cultural Heritage #Shengong Cantonese Opera #Wooden Architecture #Bamboo Shed #Theater Shed #Traditional Culture #Wood Craft

Speaking of Cheung Chau Island, everyone will think of the cute image of McDull🐽. This gentle and friendly island 🏝️ is the hometown of the cartoon character McDull. But you may not know that the annual bun grabbing event on Cheung Chau Island is also very interesting and popular. In this custom, the more peace bags you grab, the greater your blessings🧧, and the more luck and success you will have in the whole year💫. 🥁As the gong was struck, the highlight of the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival in Hong Kong, “Bun Grabbing”, officially began🧗🏻. The contestants sprinted up the 14-meter-high bag mountain and used all their skills within the 3-minute time limit to quickly grab the bag with their left and right hands🏅. There was a lot of cheering and shouting at the scene, it was very interesting. This festival was also selected by Time magazine as one of the “Top Ten Weird Festivals in the World”. The peace bun is about the size of a palm and is made of flour, white sugar and water. The word "peace" is printed on the front of the bun with red oil. There are many flavors such as sesame paste, lotus paste, and red bean paste🫘, which means peace and health. Many tourists buy it as a souvenir to take home🛍️. Friends who plan to come to Hong Kong in May, don’t miss this fun festival full of Hong Kong traditional style💕. 🕑Time: 📆Climbing Carnival: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on May 5 📆Bun Grabbing Finals and Award Ceremony: 11:30pm on May 15 to 12:45am on May 16 💰Activity Fees: Free admission 🚢Transportation: Walk from Central/Hong Kong MTR station to the pier and take a ferry from Pier 5 in Central (see the last picture for the ferry schedule). If you are traveling to Hong Kong during the holidays, Dorsett Mongkok is definitely a treasure residence that you cannot miss. Clean and comfortable rooms, unparalleled value for money, perfect service and free shuttle bus will surely give you a perfect travel experience! 📍Hotel location: 88 Tai Kok Tsui Road, Hong Kong. #HongKong #HongKongTourism #Cheung Chau Island

🌟Hong Kong Tai Ping Ching Jiao Festival, also known as the "Bun Festival", is a traditional folk activity held regularly at the Pak Tai Temple on Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong to worship the God of Xuantian. It is listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages. This activity originated from Taoist rituals and is held in the fourth month of the lunar calendar every year. It includes ceremonies such as welcoming the gods, opening the eyes of the deity, walking at noon, offering water sacrifices, sailing on boats, parading around the scenic spots, offering sacrifices to the dead, thanking heaven and earth, grabbing buns, distributing ghost buns and sending off the gods. 🌈According to legend from the islanders of Cheung Chau, there was a plague in Cheung Chau in the late Qing Dynasty, and many islanders died. In order to ward off disaster, the residents of Huizhou invited the eminent monk Nanmo to set up an altar in front of the Pak Tai Temple to pray and pray for the salvation of the wandering souls on land and water. They also carried the statue of Pak Tai in a pacification procession through the streets. After that, the plague really stopped. Since then, the islanders have held Taiping Qingjiao every year to thank the Northern Emperor for his grace and for protecting the peace of the island. 🏮For more than a hundred years, the residents of Cheung Chau Island have held the Tai Ping Qing Jiao ceremony every year to ward off disasters and pray for blessings, to protect the country and the people, and it has never been interrupted. Jianjiao is a way for residents to display their folk traditions: folk crafts such as paper-made statues of gods, making buns, and hand-made buns, as well as folk Taoist rituals and music, floats, lion dances, unicorn dances, gongs and drums and other folk performing arts, have enabled the Taiping Qingjiao to be passed down year after year. 🎉The "Piao Se" parade and the "Bun Grabbing" competition are unique traditional customs in the outlying islands. "Piao Se" is a performance during a parade celebration where a group of five or six-year-old children dressed in brightly colored clothes, dressed up as various ancient and modern figures, are "lifted" high in the air by special devices made of bamboo and wood to perform. From a distance, it looks like they are "floating" above the long parade team. 🏆"Bun grabbing" is another highlight of the Cheung Chau Bun Festival, so much so that in the eyes of many people, the Bun Festival is almost synonymous with bun grabbing. The highlight of the whole event is the three 16-meter-high Baoshan, which are said to be for the salvation of all lives lost in fishing and hunting. The Cheung Chau Jiao Festival has its unique cultural and historical connotations, attracting a large number of tourists from home and abroad every year. 🙏"Jiao" mainly refers to thanking God and praying for the elimination of plague, good luck and peace. The bun grabbing competition is usually held on the last night of the Taiping Qingjiao Festival, when contestants climb up the bun mountain and compete for the buns. It is said that the more buns one gets, the greater the fortune one will have, so the competition for them is fierce. The snatched buns will be distributed to other residents to “share the blessing”. The float parade was crowded with spectators; the lion and unicorn dances were performed with great enthusiasm and joy. 🎈After watching the game, tourists will buy a few steamed buns with different fillings and a big red "peace" stamp on the surface to pray for good luck and blessings. These "peace buns" are made of flour, white sugar and water, and come in a variety of flavors such as lotus paste, sesame paste, and red bean paste. The word "peace" is printed on the front of the bun with red oil, which means peace and health. #HongKong #Cheung Chau #BunFestival

🌟 The Tai Ping Ching Jiao Festival is an important traditional activity in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. It is both a custom and a symbol of human life. Every year, this festival attracts countless tourists and local residents to participate and experience its cultural charm. 🎉 During this festival, people will hold grand parades and sacrificial activities, and the scene will be very lively. 🏮 At the same time, there are also various food and handicraft exhibitions that make people linger. This is a cultural feast not to be missed, allowing people to find a bit of tranquility and joy in their busy lives. #HongKong #CheungChau #JiaoFestival2024

👉 The Tai Ping Ching Jiao Festival is a unique folk festival on Cheung Chau Island, which has a history of a hundred years. The residents of Cheung Chau generally call the Tai Ping Ching Jiao Festival "Da Jiao", which means "worshiping gods". It is one of the traditional festivals for Cheung Chau residents to pray for good weather and to drive away the plague. The bun scramble starts at 23:30 on 5/26 and the final will be held after midnight. This year there are 9 men and 3 women. In just a few minutes, the more and higher the buns that can be grabbed, the more blessings and luck they will have, and they will be able to become the king and queen of the bun scramble this year. In previous years, it was not held due to mask issues. It will be grand in 2023. I hope the epidemic can be driven away and everything will be fine. During this period, all bakeries on Cheung Chau Island will sell peace buns. Come here and buy one to try, 10 Hong Kong dollars each. During the Tai Ping Qing Jiao Festival, people on the island need to fast for three days from 5/26 to 5/28. In addition to feeling the atmosphere of the Tai Ping Ching Jiao Festival, don’t forget to appreciate the beautiful scenery of Cheung Chau Island. You can go to the beach to play in the water, check in at Zhang Baozai Cave for adventure. I like the potato towers here, which are delicious and sit by the sea. Take a ferry from Central Pier 5 to Cheung Chau, which takes about 30 to 55 minutes. #Hong Kong #Hong Kong Life #Cheung Chau

🌟Take advantage of the Buddha's Birthday holiday to experience the annual Cheung Chau Island event - the Tai Ping Ching Jiao Festival. This event, which lasted for several days, reached its climax in the last two days, with the island filled with a sense of ritual sacrifice and celebration. 🏮There are big and small buns everywhere, which symbolizes a good omen of peace and health. The sound of gongs and drums from the Piao Se parade is incessant. Children are carried high up, put on makeup and wear various costumes, walking through the streets under the scorching sun, showing full professionalism. 🌞We squeezed in the crowd to watch under the scorching sun, unable to go in or out. Even with an umbrella, we felt suffocated. One of the highlights on the island is that you have to queue up to buy anything, especially there are so many people buying peace buns that you have to give up regretfully. 🚶‍♂️The most outrageous thing was that when leaving the island, the boat queue stretched for about two kilometers back and forth, and it took an hour to get on the dock. This is probably the longest line I have ever waited in. The Tai Ping Ching Jiao Festival is really great, allowing people to experience the folk culture of Cheung Chau up close and personal. 🤔But it's enough to have seen it once. I was scared of being squeezed by others, and I won't dare to come here at this time next time. #Cheung Chau#Taiping Ching Jiao Festival#Hong Kong Culture

For more than a hundred years, the residents of Cheung Chau Island have held the Tai Ping Ching Jiao Festival every year to pray for peace and prosperity. The island's colorful folk crafts, such as paper-made statues, floats, mountain buns, and peace buns, as well as qilin dances, gongs and drums, and Taoist music 🎏, these folk performing arts 🐲 are all showcased through this traditional festival. The annual “Bun Carnival” is very popular and attracts many local and overseas tourists to participate. The bun grabbing competition was tense and exciting 🧗🏻‍♀️. The gongs and drums for the start of the competition sounded 🎷, and there was cheering and shouting at the scene. The contestants climbed up a mountain more than ten meters high, which was made up of 9,000 peace buns. They used their hands and feet to pick as many peace buns as possible at a very fast speed. The scene was even more lively than the Chinese New Year! The Piao Se Parade is also not to be missed. Children dress up as ancient and modern figures 🦸🏻, stand on a stand, and parade through the streets to drive away ghosts and gods 🪄. After a day of fun, you can try the peace buns, which symbolize peace and health, as well as the Cheung Chau specialty fish balls and grilled squid and dried shrimps 🍤. These are all special delicacies on the island that will make you linger. Do you want to experience the prosperity of the city 🌃, but don’t want to miss the island style ⛰️? Stay at 🏨Dorsett Wan Chai, Hong Kong, and take the hotel's free shuttle bus 🚌 directly to the Central Ferry Pier, and take a ferry from Pier 5 to Cheung Chau Island. 📆Piao Se Festival Parade: May 15, 2024 🕑 2:00 pm; 📆Climbing Carnival: May 5, 2024 🕑9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. #HongKong #HongKongTourism #Cheung Chau Island

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Cheung Chau is an island in Hong Kong that resembles a dumbbell and is also known as Dumbbell Island Gu Chau, about 10 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong Island. Cheung Chau is part of the 18th District of Hong Kong, with an estimated population of about 20,000, making it the most densely populated island in the Offshore District. There is no land public transport in Cheung Chau, and the basic development is quite complete. In addition to basic equipment such as the police station, fire station and hospital, there are also infrastructure such as schools, public housing estates and complex buildings. If you want to take a day trip to the offshore islands during the holidays, many people will choose Cheung Chau. It has convenient transportation and many delicious food. It is a good place for both couples and families! In recent years, many hipster attractions and small shops have been stationed, so if you have time, you might as well arrange a day trip around Cheung Chau for yourself, see the beautiful scenery, taste the food, and feel a different Cheung Chau! Cheung Chau West Park covers an area of ​​over 400,000 square feet and has 6 characteristic themed campsites to choose from! If you are afraid of heat, mosquitoes, or dirt, camping here is absolutely no problem, because most camps have air conditioning, separate bathrooms, barbecue facilities and outdoor adventure activities! Coupled with the convenient location, only 3 minutes from the convenience store, forget to bring daily necessities can always buy.

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I haven't been to Cheung Chau for five or six years. I saw on the internet that there are many photo-taking restaurants, so I went in with my friends on weekdays. Once in Cheung Chau, immediately went to Cafe to drink a cup of coffee to wake up and finally went to eat at noon to eat a egg-themed restaurant. Because the summer is relatively hot, after a famous drink shop for photography can not help but go in for a drink and sit for a while to rest. End with crepe, a satisfying day. #Cheung Chau

#Godzilla Food #Godzilla Cheung Chau Long time no see🐒 This time I want to recommend the dumpling rankings that are number one 🥰 Although the wait time is longer because it is ready-to-eat But his dumplings are excellent! Especially the leek dumplings are super juicy 🥶 You must order the leek dumplings when you go there I also tried the bandit chicken pan-fried dumplings🥟 Normal, normal But it was delicious! 🦖 Dumpling Ice Cream (Cheung Chau) G/F, 86 Tai Sin Beach Road, Cheung Chau

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This small shop specializes in handmade Chinese desserts and pastries, which are nourishing and convenient. You can buy bottles at home and enjoy them 😋 💗 Coconut stewed snow peas ($12) The coconut juice is moderately sweet, the snow swallow is plentiful, and the threads are very smooth. It has the effect of moisturizing the intestines and nourishing the skin🤍 💗 Premium Coconut Cold ($14) Made with coconut meat, coconut water, coconut juice and sugar, the coconut flavor is super rich, plus the soft coconut juice ice cream increases the taste🥥 💗Longan and Pear Tea ($18) Made with red dates, longan and pear, it tastes sweet and thirst-quenching. It has the effects of nourishing blood and sleeping, relieving cough and relieving dryness, and moisturizing the lungs and clearing dryness🍐 💗Royal Stewed Peach Jelly ($12) Made with peach jelly, red dates, goji berries and white fungus, the peach jelly maintains a refreshing and bouncy taste, and the red date flavor is more prominent. It has the effect of nourishing the skin, anti-aging, clearing heat and quenching thirst🔴 Taste Index: 😋😋😋😋 Food value index: 💲💲💲💲💲 💰Average consumption per person: Below $50 📍Hing Fat Kee Snack G/F, 2 Shing Chang Lane, Cheung Chau #localtour #foodie #summerfood #hkfoodie #offshoregoods

In addition to relaxing, you really need to enjoy a beautiful dessert when you come to Cheung Chau! Shops are open in the streets and alleys. Not too severely affected by the outside. The checkered cake here is really delicious this time. It doesn't affect the lives of the residents of the island! After eating, you can go to the beach for a walk. Although we can't go to the beach to play, we can still take pictures! #Local Tour Home Isolation Activities #Local Tour