Cheung Chau Festivities: Athletes Scramble for Buns and Colorful Parade with Satirical Twists and Athlete Tributes

2023-05-26 21:45:00

The latest picture this morning: A group of athletes scrambling to grab buns. (Photo by Huang Weibang)

The Taiping Qingjiao parade was resumed this year after 3 years of the epidemic. In the evening, there was a bun grabbing and drama fight. Cheung Chau celebrated the festive season yesterday. About 20 floating colors were running through the streets and alleys of Cheung Chau like a moving live-action news slideshow During the performance, the satirical scene was full of jokes and worries. Some of them turned into small boats to protest the fare increase of the new ferry; some of them satirized the price increase of everything in life, adding “crazy” everywhere, and others dressed up as government officials, doctors and firefighters. And Hong Kong female flying fish He Shibei and others. Tourists lined the streets to welcome them. Some people came to the scene several hours early to wait for a good seat, and some merchants took the opportunity to rent out “stools” to make money. As of 8:00 last night, more than 43,300 people traveled to and from Cheung Chau, a decrease of 13% compared to before the epidemic.

This year’s parade is composed of 8 neighborhood associations and other organizations. About 19 vehicles set off from Pak Tai Temple in Cheung Chau at 2:00 noon yesterday, and shuttled through the streets and alleys. The parade was led by the “Fire Ambition” of the Hui Hailu Association. The “ambulancemen” wearing white shirts and helmets and the firefighters next to them praised the fire brigade who had recently traveled to Turkey to help rescue victims of the earthquake.

In addition, floating colors are turned into small boats with the theme of “adding weight to a hundred times”. The children act as sailors, and the color cores on the color frame hold the slogan “Protest against the new ferry fare increase”; A large check of more than 5.3 million yuan satirizes the power outage of Hong Kong Electric, but it is expected to bring millions of dollars in bonuses; the children below continue to distribute candy, implying that the government will send more money to fight inflation.

It was recorded at 29°C yesterday, tourists prepared sun hats early

There is a theme of the Hong Kong team athletes. The children put on the winning sportswear and become “Little He Shibei” to praise Hong Kong female swimmer He Shibei for winning two silver medals in the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle in the Tokyo Olympics. Athletes can win more than one medal in a single Olympic Games, and some children pretend to be the fencing gold medalist Zhang Jialang of the Tokyo Olympics.

The Observatory recorded a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius yesterday, with an average UV index of 6, which is considered high. However, the hot weather did not hinder tourists from watching the parade, and attracted a large number of citizens and tourists along the way. They had already prepared for heatstroke prevention. Fans, towels, sun hats, etc. were dispatched one after another. Some people even sat on the fence of the balcony of the building passing by the parade route to enjoy it. They wave.

Rent a stool for 100 yuan in the shop

Both sides of the street that the floating color parade passes are full of people, and the shop rents a stool for 100 yuan per person for visitors to enjoy the floating color. Mr. Wen came to see Piaose alone. He thought the price was reasonable, and the most important thing was that he didn’t need to bask in the sun or force others. Mrs. Tang said that children like dragon and lion dances the most, but she thinks that this year’s theme is not too special, and the athletes are the most impressive. This year, Piaose was accused of being under the “Hong Kong National Security Law”, which greatly reduced the elements of political satire. Huang Chengcheng, the director of Piaose, Hui Hailu Association, said that he is not worried that the content of Piaose will be illegal. If the government does not do well, it will be impeached. “.

小朋友扮成工人,抗議新渡輪加價。(袁志豪攝)

Children dressed up as workers protested the new ferry fare increase. (Photo by Yuan Zhihao)

平安包十分搶手。

Pingan bags are very popular.

小朋友穿上得獎運動裝,化身成「小何詩蓓」。

The children put on the winning sportswear and turned into “Little He Shibei”.

傳統造型亦受歡迎。

Traditional shapes are also welcome.

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