One of Hong Kong’s most notable outlying islands is Cheung Chau. Offering the perfect opportunity to explore this tiny dumbbell-shaped\u00a0island by foot, which is bursting with unique history, culture and\u00a0tradition, our specially designed private excursion includes a visit to the\u00a0island\u2019s Pak Tai Temple, dedicated to the Taoist God Pak Tai and built in 1783, as well as the 17th century\u00a0Tin Hau Temple, which attracts local fishermen who come to worship the\u00a0famous Goddess of the Sea. Continue the day tour with a trek to Tung Wan Beach, a hotspot for swimmers, windsurfers and canoers that also protects 3,000-year-old Bronze Age rock carvings, before exploring the famous\u00a0Cheung Po Tsai Cave \u2013 a historic hideout of a famous local pirate! Cap off the afternoon with a succulent fresh seafood lunch.<\/p>\n
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Every year on the fifth to ninth days of the fourth lunar month\u00a0(usually at the end of April or beginning of May) the people of Cheung\u00a0Chau get busy making papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 effigies of deities, preparing\u00a0costumes, baking buns and building a bamboo tower for what\u00a0Time.com\u00a0deemed one of the world’s ‘Top 10 Quirky Local\u00a0Festivals\u2019. Known locally as the spectacular Cheung Chau Bun Festival – a\u00a0week-long event that includes Taoist ceremonies and music, a parade,\u00a0lion dances, drum beating and an exciting Bun Scrambling Competition – they\u2019re preparing\u00a0for the thousands of people that will soon descend upon their tiny island.<\/p>\n
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