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Hong Kong Year Books 香港年報 All

Children attached to support frames and representing various guilds appear to float in the air (above) and gods are carried through the streets (right) during the 'Bun Festival' on Cheung Chau. The ceremony gets its name from the bun-studded tower erected as a sacrifice to the gods.

Below: Adults and children gather in Victoria Park under the full moon for the Mid-Autumn Festival, held on the 15th day of the eighth moon. They celebrate with colourful lanterns and exchange gifts

of mooncakes, fruit and wine.

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