How are mainland Chinese visitors enjoying Hong Kong during ‘golden week’?
Tai Hang’s Fire Dragon Dance, Lantern Carnival, Blue House and Lee Tung Avenue, as well as races, proving popular with visitors
Mainland Chinese visitors have continued to stream into Hong Kong for the National Day “golden week” holiday, with many heading to the horse races and enjoying discounts on movie tickets and free transport rides.
According to the Immigration Department, 454,778 cross-border trips were made on the first two days of the eight-day holiday.
A check of mainland social media and interviews with tourists showed which activities, events and places were proving to be popular. High on the agenda was the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on October 6 this year.
The Fire Dragon Dance in Tai Hang has attracted enthusiasm on social media, with travel guides lauding the local tradition. The National Intangible Cultural Heritage event features a 67-metre (220-foot) dragon made of rattan, rope and over 10,000 burning incense sticks.
Dozens of performers will parade the dragon for three consecutive nights from Sunday to next Tuesday, starting at 7.30pm.
Rose Zhang, a visitor from Zhejiang province in her twenties, said on Friday she and her friends were looking forward to watching the dance on Sunday evening before leaving Hong Kong later in the evening.