A Hong Kong lion dance performance at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Kowloon. Photo: Felix Wong
Lion dancing: history, traditions and its special place in Hong Kong culture explained
Once there was a lion dance troupe in every walled village in what became Hong Kong’s New Territories, and more than 100 still perform their dazzling routines; but as teens swap sport for studying, recruiting dancers gets harder
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A Hong Kong lion dance performance at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Kowloon. Photo: Felix Wong