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A child plays a game with zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings, on a high speed train running between Chongqing and Chengdu in southwest China in May 2017, ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival. Photo: Xinhua
Being Chinese

Being Chinese | My food obsession has deep Chinese roots

The rationing era imprinted something on me – not just a craving for food, but a reverence. In Chinese culture, food is never just food.

Chinese culture

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

Hong Kong society

Chinese legends, Disney characters compete in Hong Kong 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.

Teams compete in the Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races on Saturday. Photo: Dickson Lee
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.

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.

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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.

Dragon boat paddlers race in Stanley. Photo: Nora Tam
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.

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.

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.

Ruen in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui East has unveiled a new menu inspired by the buzzing hawker dishes of Bangkok. Photo: Handout
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.

Sticky rice dumplings are a Dragon Boat Festival staple that are usually cooked by steaming. Creative Hong Kong chefs share tips on how to prepare them differently. Photo: Spring Moon
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.

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.

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.

China (in red) beat Chinese Taipei in the exciting open championship final at the Asian Dragon Boat Championships at Kwun Tong Promenade. Photo: Jonathan Wong

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.

Paddlers give their all in the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Championship Final on Sunday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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.

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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Hongkongers and Shenzhen residents flock to the new Costco which has opened in the bay area city. Photo: Eugene Lee

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

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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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.

Contestants battle it out during the festival’s dragon boat races. Photo: Sam Tsang
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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While the annual dragon races draw thousands of spectators, the craft of dragon boat building in Hong Kong is slowly dying. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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.

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.

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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Hong Kong’s government is seeking to crack down on bad behaviour by the city’s taxi drivers. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

The central theme of China’s Dragon Boat festival is obvious, but the event has some quirky, lesser-known customs. The Post takes a closer look. Photo: SCMP Graphic Image
Food and Drinks

Dragon Boat Festival sticky rice dumpling types across China and East Asia

Across East Asia, the sticky rice dumplings eaten to celebrate Tuen Ng Festival have different fillings, wrappers and shapes. We look at the many varieties from Shanghai to Singapore.

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Food and Drinks

Dragon Boat Festival: 10 Hong Kong restaurants for creative rice dumplings

Sticky rice dumplings are a Dragon Boat Festival staple. This year Hong Kong restaurants are serving dumplings with an Omnipork filling, dumplings made with quinoa, and one suited to the keto diet.

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