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A golden kumquat rice dumpling from Tsui Hang Village in Hong Kong. Alkaline rice dumplings are a Dragon Boat Festival sweet treat with ancient origins. Photo: Tsui Hang Village
Food and Drinks

What are alkaline rice dumplings, the Dragon Boat Festival sweet treat?

Alkaline rice dumplings, traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat or Tuen Ng Festival, boast a rich history that dates back to ancient times.

Hong Kong Voices

How Hong Kong’s all-female Renegades dragon-boating team is making waves

Being Chinese

Being Chinese | My food obsession has deep Chinese roots

Chinese culture

Language Matters | What to know about intangible cultural heritage amid Hong Kong celebrations

With Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Month in full flow, a look at ICH’s five main domains and the importance of linguistic heritage.

The annual Mid-Autumn Festival fire dragon dance is performed in Tai Hang, Hong Kong on September 16, 2024. The fire dragon dance is listed on the Representative List of the ICH of Hong Kong, under social practices, rituals and festive events. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Chinese legends, Disney characters compete in Hong Kong dragon boat races

Paddlers don dazzling array of colourful costumes for final day of Hong Kong’s International Dragon Boat Races.

As dragon boating grows around the world, friendship is driving sport’s boom

Nearly 5,000 athletes from around the world descend on Hong Kong for international races in Victoria Harbour.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Dragon boat races and the like must have proper waste management plans

Readers discuss waste reduction at large outdoor events, the trouble with reducing clinical training hours for medical lab technologists, and how closing schools will affect students and teachers.

The Stanley International Dragon Boat Championship is held at Stanley Main Beach on Tuen Ng Festival on May 31. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong economy

2.3% rise in mainland visitors to Hong Kong on first day of Dragon Boat Festival

Mainland Chinese tourists soak up festive vibes and savour cheap eats, as some lament ‘no advantage at all’ in shopping in city.

Hong Kong tourism

High spirits as Hong Kong’s Dragon Boat Festival kicks off amid strong winds

‘We will do our best and enjoy the event,’ paddlers say, with authorities expecting 16 per cent increase in number of mainland visitors.

Lessons from China's history

Reflections | Qu Yuan, Chinese poet whose death is marked in Dragon Boat Festival

Whether or not customs of Duanwu or Tuen Ng Festival can truly be ascribed to Qu Yuan’s drowning in 278BC, his life is worthy of celebration.

Dragon boat teams cross the finish line at the end of a race in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour in 2024. Dragon boat racing is one of the traditions of the Duanwu Festival, or Tuen Ng Festival, said to have arisen from the death of poet Qu Yuan in ancient China. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong Observatory cancels amber rainstorm warning

Forecaster issued a special weather warning of widespread heavy rain, before cancelling alert more than two hours later.

Heavy rain is expected in the next couple of hours. Photo: Sam Tsang
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 30 – June 1

Enjoy Yat Tung Heen’s zongzi, try Ruen’s new hawker-style menu, and indulge in a 7-course Black Pearl Tasting Menu at Celestial Court.

Food and Drinks

Cold, or fried with XO sauce? Creative ways to serve sticky rice dumplings

Drizzled in honey, fried with a fish sauce dip. Hong Kong chefs share inventive ways to serve Dragon Boat Festival snack we usually steam.

Food and Drinks

Love sticky rice dumplings? 9 great places to get your fix in Hong Kong

These hotels and restaurants are offering a variety of creative savoury and sweet ‘zongzi’ ahead of the 2025 Dragon Boat Festival on May 31.

Tangerine peel and red bean sticky rice dumplings at The Legacy House. Photo: The Legacy House
Hong Kong tourism

Dragon Boat competition in Hong Kong to draw 4,500 athletes from 12 countries

A food market and pop-up store will also take place in run-up to the event happening from June 7 to 8.

(From left) Kenny Lo, president of the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association; Dane Cheng, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board; and Clement Lam, CEO of Sun Life. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Global chief urges Hong Kong dragon boat investment, as China rule Asian races

Hong Kong poised to host the 2027 World Dragon Boat Racing Championships, as Asian event provides lessons for organisers.

International Dragon Boat Races draw large crowds on Hong Kong harbourfront

Paddlers from far and wide, some in fancy dress, compete in second day of races, watched by thousands on Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade East.

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Hong Kong tourism

Heavy rain puts damper on festivities after Dragon Boat Festival fireworks axed

Tourism Board announces decision after forecaster issued third amber rainstorm warning of the day, leaving dozens gathered disappointed.

Around 100 people had gathered along Wan Chai waterfront for the show before it was cancelled. Photo: Edmond So
China travel

Dragon Boat holiday rides wave of travel spending in China amid ‘stable’ tourism

Three-day holiday figures bode well for the coming summer vacation, with students expected to help drive domestic tourism.

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Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong cross-border trips hit 1.3 million over holiday, but far fewer head in

Retail industry says major holidays such as Dragon Boat Festival no longer a guarantee of spending bonanza in Hong Kong.

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Video | Drumbeats and cheers in Hong Kong for Dragon Boat Festival

Hong Kong dragon boat racers make a splash as city celebrates Tuen Ng
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Hong Kong tourism

Thousands gather for Hong Kong harbourfront Dragon Boat Festival drone show

The 10-minute display featured more than 1,000 drones.

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Crowds gathered on Monday evening at the the Wan Chai harbourfront for the drone show. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong dragon boat racers make a splash as city celebrates Tuen Ng Festival

Revellers ignore periodic rain and flock to places such as Stanley, Tai O, Sai Kung and Tai Po to see Dragon Boat Festival races.

Chinese culture

How the craft of building dragon boats has dwindled in Hong Kong

With family-run shipyards dependent on finding someone to keep them going, and others moving to China, dragon boat building risks becoming another sunset industry in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong economy

No plans for Hong Kong’s Dragon Boat Festival? Here are some ideas

Revellers can enjoy dragon boat races in Victoria Harbour, Stanley, Tai O, Aberdeen, Sai Kung, Sha Tin, Tuen Mun and Tai Po.

Aberdeen is one of the locations hosting dragon boat races. Photo: Sam Tsang

Visually impaired Hongkongers ‘challenge the impossible’ at Dragon Boat Festival

The Darkness Fighters are Hong Kong’s only team to pair visually impaired people with sighted volunteers to compete in the annual festival.

The Darkness Fighters, the dragon boat team of visually impaired rowers, during training. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong transport

Mainland Chinese tourist accuses Hong Kong taxi driver of overcharging by 300%

Visitor from Shenzhen complains on Xiaohongshu about being ‘ripped off’ after paying HK$600 for a trip from Tuen Mun to Hong Kong airport.

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Chinese culture

Explainer | Revealed: quirky secrets which make China’s Dragon Boat Festival special

China’s Dragon Boat Festival has a history stretching back centuries. Here, the Post takes a look at some of the event’s lesser-known customs.

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