{"id":1442,"date":"2026-05-26T10:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gifthampers.com.hk\/blog\/en_hamper\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T03:15:02","slug":"how-do-people-celebrate-tuen-ng-festival-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gifthampers.com.hk\/blog\/en_hamper\/how-do-people-celebrate-tuen-ng-festival-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"How do People Celebrate Tuen Ng Festival In Hong Kong?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Tuen Ng Festival is also referred to as the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. In Mainland China, the name Duanwu Festival is also used. The festival is one of the busiest in Hong Kong and one of the most significant Chinese festivities on the lunar calendar. Every year, it is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It\u2019s marked by the famous Dragon Boat Races, after which the celebration is named, and other activities like eating rice dumplings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to find out more about what this festival celebrates (its origin) and how one can participate in the festival in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are differing theories about the origin of the festival, but the most widely accepted one is about Chu Yuan, also written as Qu Yuan. The traditional Chinese legend has it that this Chinese poet and minister drowned himself in 278 BC to protest against the emperor. When people heard that he had drowned, they jumped into boats to search for him. Failing to find him, the people hit drums and made loud noises hoping to scare away the fish so that they won\u2019t touch Chu Yuan. The people lived along the river and put cooked rice in the river as a sacrifice. However, realizing that the fish ate the rice, the rice was now wrapped in bamboo leaves. This is what evolved into the present-day rice dumplings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Hong Kongers celebrate Tuen Ng Festival <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The People in Hong Kong celebrate this public holiday in different following ways. Here are the most popular traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Paying homage to Qu Yuan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Sampling rice dumplings on the morning of the festival for a late breakfast. They may sometimes be wrapped in rice paper or bamboo. The texture and flavor also vary, depending on the region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Other culinary delights that grace the occasion include Mianshanzi, fried round cake, eggs steamed with tea, and pancakes that contain meat and mushrooms. Mianshanzi is a flour-based dish with a fan-like shape. It is vibrant and colorful in the manner of the Dragon boat festival.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Boat races take place across waterways as part of the festival. Many of these races come with prizes and medals. The dragon-headed canoes take the form of a traditional Chinese dragon and often get special paint and designs for the occasion; the fierce and vibrant colors used are reminiscent of the old war canoes. Drumbeats go with the movements of the ornately carved boats and fierce painted dragon heads and tails. The heavy drumming gets intense as the racers near the finish line.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. After the races, it is considered good luck to \u201cswim in the dragon boat water,\u201d although generally, this may mean swimming in the sea. Some of the races are held near beaches, notably at Stanley Beach and the races on Lamma and Cheung Chau, which are adjacent to public beaches. This is a fun activity on what is usually a sweltering hot day.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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