Hong Kong Favorite Tips by Lemonita

Mid-Autumn Festival Festivals Review

Favorite thing: Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated according to the lunar calendar and it corresponds to the15th of the 8th month. It is said that this is the time when the moon is the fullest and brightest during the year.
Families will get together for the dinner and kids will play with the multicolor lanterns. Throughout all the city, you would see tons of lanterns decorating residence buildings.

Fondest memory: Every year, lots of families gather at Victoria Park (Causeway Bay) to admire the bright moon, eat mooncakes and light the lanterns and candles. I would strongly recommand a stroll in Victoria Park in the evening because the lit lanterns & candles are such a beautiful sight.

This year, we can see a HUGE lantern (the biggest in the world) and different giant lanterns lit up in Victoria Park. Also, there is the traditionnal 'Fire Dragon', made up of burning incense and carried by 20/30 men accross a neighborhood in Tai Hang, Causeway Bay.

Chinese New Year Festival Festivals Review

Favorite thing: If you happen to be in Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year or the anniversary of the handover (1st July), you should definitely not miss the fireworks on Victoria Harbour.
They are really beautiful and impressive. The picture was taken from my parents' appartment on the 5th anniversary marking the return of HK back to China.