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INFOGRAPHIC: Hungry Ghosts in Town

Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghost Festival: all you ever wanted to know 

Two women burning hell money during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Hong Kong. Photo: Vincent Yu

A man prays with incense during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Hong Kong. Photo: Tyrone Siu

People burn incense on the beach. Photo: Tyrone Siu 

A man burns paper offerings in Shau Kei Wan. Photo: Sam Tsang 

A man prays with incense during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Tai Kok Tsui. Photo: Sam Tsang

INFOGRAPHIC: How dragon boating evolved from an ancient Chinese tradition into a global sport

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Yu Lan Ghost Festival, also known as Ullambana or the Hungry Ghost Festival, has been celebrated in Hong Kong for more than a century. In 2011, the Yu Lan Ghost Festival of the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community was inscribed onto the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Here we learn about the vibrant religious culture of the community
