Cheung Chau Bun Festival 長洲搶包山

Yesterday, I went to the Bun Festival which began as a tradition where people pray for safety from pirates. It apparently is also Buddha's birthday so people give and pray at temples.

I once again thought, why not! What was I going to do? So I took the Ferry with Tim, Kienman, and Dennis to see what's up! There's the regular ferry and the faster ferry. The faster Ferry is like twice the price so instead of a 50 mins ride it's maybe a 40 mins ride instead. I took the slower ferry to the island and the faster ferry back. Honestly, I could care less about the extra 10mins! I'd pay $18HKD for the slower Ferry!

The place was packed with plenty of street foods, souvenir shops, and loud loud majong noises. It was an interesting scene but I'm not sure I'd go again as there wasn't much you could do there. It's not like a carnival or a festival with activities. People parade the streets, look at the bun mountain, and 睇大戲. Place was PACKED!

Maybe not during a special event, it might be nice to come to Cheung Chau and eat Dai Pai Dong 大排當 style. Seafood by the beach baby!

Had no idea what they were singing

Don't need to tell me...I know I gained some weight. I plan on detox-ing this week. Going to go to the gym and eat healthy! Healthy foods are surprisingly hard to come around in Hong Kong.

Giants incense sticks or according to my friend Kienman, they are joss sticks. 香棒

From afar, what looks like a lighthouse is the bun mountain made out of fake buns. At midnight, contestants race up the mountain to put as many buns in their collection bags as possible. I was not present at the event but there were 5 guys and 3 girls in the race to the top.

 

 

Some more mini bun mountains here are actually made out of real buns but since it rained last night, some of the buns fell apart while others already have flies swarming around them.