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Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Bun Festival Draws Over 10,000 Visitors

Hong Kong's annual Cheung Chau Bun Festival attracted more than 10,000 people, including tourists, to its signature parade. Visitors enjoyed traditional food and activities despite the hot weather.


Hong Kong’s annual Cheung Chau Bun Festival drew more than 10,000 visitors by noon on Sunday, including tourists who had travelled specially to witness the signature parade featuring “floating” children dressed as Middle Eastern oil moguls and judges. Visitors to the outlying island on Sunday splurged on frozen pineapples, watermelon juice and frozen mango mochi to beat the heat as the mercury hit 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit). The event, also known as Da Jiu Festival, includes the Piu Sik....

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