In HongKong Mid-Autumn Festival, you would find the wonderful fusion of this modern city and traditional festival,everywhere is full of surprise! As the round shape symbolises unity in the Chinese culture, the full moon stirs these ancient sentiments, which are embodied in the way the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated since the early Tang dynasty (618–907). To many, this is considered to be one of the most important festivals of the year. Highly urbanised Hong Kong still celebrates this holiday, and does so in style and with its characteristic penchant for fusing tradition with innovation. Please follow me, enjoy this great holiday celebrate in HK.
HongKong Mid-Autumn Festival
Fire Dragon Dance
Dances the procession of lanterns, is Hong Kong Mid-Autumn Festival richest traditional features custom. When the people of Tai Hang village miraculously stopped a plague with a fire dragon dance in the 19th century, they inadvertently launched a tradition that has since become part of China’s official intangible cultural heritage. and a major feature of Mid-Autumn celebrations in Hong Kong.
Fire Dragon Dance
Story: Long long ago, Tai hang district had been attacked by windstorm disaster. After that, a python was appeared in this small village, and threaten the security of villagers. They made a decision to kill the python and they were won. But few days later, plague occurred in Tai hang, the elders said that they got message from Bodhisattvas. She told them the Fire Dragon Dance can stopped a plague. So they did it. Coincidentally, it worked. Since then, this custom have been passed so far.
Fire Dragon Dance

Date:14–16 September 2016
Time:Around 8:15pm to 10:30pm, 14 & 15 September
Around 8:15pm to 10pm, 16 September Venue:Tai Hang, Causeway Bay
(Best vantage point: Wun Sha Street)
How to get there
Tai Hang: MTR Tin Hau Station, Exit A1. Cross King's Road and turn right. Walk straight to the second junction on the left to enter Tung Lo Wan Road, which leads to the Tai Hang area.
Victoria Park: MTR Causeway Bay Station Exit E, walk along Great George Street to the park; or MTR Tin Hau Station Exit A2, turn left at exit and enter the park from Hing Fat Street.
Fire Dragon Dance map
Mooncakes
If you are in Hong Kong during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be impossible not to notice mooncakes. Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Mooncake Festival, you can find it mooncake is play a important role of this festival. Traditionally, mooncakes are infused with embedded egg yolks and lotus seed paste, but this is Hong Kong where nothing is spared a modern makeover. You can find an exciting jumble of creative fillings now to take your taste buds on a dizzying tour!
Hong Kong  Mid-Autumn Festival,  mooncakes
Hong Kong  Mid-Autumn Festival,  mooncakes
Lantern Displays & Carnivals
Neighbourhoods across Hong Kong arrange a host of magical lantern exhibitions and carnivals in homage to the Mid-Autumn Festival. There are traditional stage shows, palm readings, game stalls, lantern riddle quizzes and many more. The grandest of all of these is held in Victoria Park on Hong Kong Island.
Lantern Displays & Carnivals
Victoria Park: MTR Causeway Bay Station Exit E, walk along Great George Street to the park; or MTR Tin Hau Station Exit A2, turn left at exit and enter the park from Hing Fat Street.
Lantern Displays & Carnivals
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