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First Intangible Cultural Heritage Month held in Hong Kong(1/7)

2025-06-30 10:19:29 Ecns.cn Editor :Zhang Dongfang

Photo shows a giant promotional display on the exterior wall of Kai Tak Sports Park, a new landmark in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), during the Intangible Cultural Heritage Month (ICH Month) event in June 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)

Hong Kong launched its first Intangible Cultural Heritage Month event in June. Delightful programs 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.

The event offers diverse performances of Hong Kong ICH items, such as lion dance and Engor parade, Cheung Chau floating colors and dragon dance parade, Hakka unicorn dance in Hang Hau in Sai Kung, Cantonese opera excerpts, Nanyin, Yip Man Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Pixiu dance, and dragon boat dance.

A foreign artist experiences Hakka unicorn dance during the Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Month (ICH Month) event, June 24, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)

A fire dragon dance master instructs teenagers on key techniques before performance during the Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Month (ICH Month) event, June 22, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)

Citizens and tourists learn shrimp paste blocks and shrimp paste making technique during the Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Month (ICH Month) event, June 28, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)

A little learns how to make rice dumplings with lye water during the Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Month (ICH Month) event, June 28, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)

The demonstration of Hakka Lei cha, one of the most laborous Hakka cuisines, attract residents during the Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Month (ICH Month) event, June 28, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)