Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Bun Festival back after 3-year suspension

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Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Bun Festival back after 3-year suspension

STORY: Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Bun Festival back after 3-year suspension DATELINE: May 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bun Festival in Cheung Chau 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Cantonese): YUNG CHI-MING, Chairman of Cheung Chau Bun Festival Committee 3. various of Bun Festival in Cheung Chau 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JANET KUNG, Competitor in Bun Scrambling Competition 5. various of street views in Cheung Chau STORYLINE: The Bun Festival, one of Hong Kong's most colorful cultural celebration events, came back to Cheung Chau, a small island south of Hong Kong, after three years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the five-day festival concluded on Saturday last week. A large number of visitors watched the "piu sik" parade, one of the festival's highlights. Other activities included lion dances, opera performances and a bun scrambling competition. It is said that the festival originated from the tradition of islanders dressing up as gods and

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