Culture & Customs

Question 1

The government promotes environment-friendly and sustainable ways of handling ashes, including scattering them in the 11 A managed by the FEHD or at sea.

Answer 1

A Gardens of Remembrance

Question 2

The A falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

Answer 2

A Seven Sisters Festival

Question 3

A A or ‘Tung Sing’ is based on the lunar cycle.

Answer 3

A Chinese almanac

Question 4

Visitors coming to Hong Kong in spring (April to May) may witness the timeless intangible culture of Hong Kong in 4 festivals ie the birthdays of A, plus the B.

Answer 4

A Tin Hau, Buddha and Tam Kung

B Cheung Chau Bun Festival

Question 5

The ancient Chinese’s astronomers called the 5 major planets by the names of the element they were associated with 1. Venus=A, 2. Jupiter=B, 3. Mercury=C, 4. Mars=D, and 5. Saturn=E

Answer 5

A metal
B wood
C water
D fire
E earth

Question 6

In 2011, four Hong Kong festivals, including the Cheung Chau A, Tai O B, Tai Hang C, D of Hong Kong Chiu Chow community were all included in China’s third national list of intangible culture under a UNESCO convention.

Answer 6

A Bun Festival
B Dragon boat Water Parade
C Fire Dragon Dance
D Yu Lan Ghost Festival

Question 7

According to the Chine Temples Committee, there are four festivals in the lunar year in honour of Kwun Yum. They fall on the 19th day of the A lunar months (birth, ordination, deification and asumption).

Answer 7

A second, sixth, ninth, eleventh

Question 8

Tam Kung’s birthday falls on the A day of the fourth lunar month. The oldest temple is located in B

Answer 8

A eighth

B Shau Kei Wan

Question 9

Villain hitting is a folk sorcery popular in Hong Kong and the Guangdong area of China. Its purpose is to curse one’s enemies using A. The sorcery is often done in gloomy places. In Hong Kong the B flyover between Causeway Bay and WanChai is a popular place for Villain Hitting.

Answer 9

A black magic

B Canal Road

Question 10

Situated in Tsuen Wan, Sam Tung Uk Museum was originally a 200 year old A walled village. In June 2016, the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) office set up the “B” at Sam Tung Uk Museum as a display and resource centre.

Answer 10

A Hakka

B Hong Kong ICH Centre

Question 11

On 30 September 2009, A was officially inscribed onto UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Answer 11

A Cantonese opera

Question 12

Today some Punti (local) clans still follow the practices of “A”, distributing section of pork to clan members and speaking in the B dialects during the rituals.

Answer 12

A eating on the hillside

B weitou

Question 13

In Hong Kong, ritual performances or A plays are commonly held to celebrate traditional annual festivals, deities’ birthdays or give thanks to deities or ghosts. Such performances are performed in a B theatre which is temporarily built.

Answer 13

A god-worshipping

B bamboo shed

Question 14

What are the 4 maintypes of local ritual performances?

Answer 14

A Cantonese operas, Chiu-chow operas, Hoklo dramas and puppetry

Question 15

Many ancient buildings in the New Territories were built in traditional style with gables decorated with motifs such as peonies (symbolizing A), bats (symbolizing B), dragons, phoenixes, tortoises and Chinese unicorns (symbolizing C and dignity).

Answer 15

A wealth
B happiness
C longevity

Question 16

Located at A, Lo Pan Temple is the only temple in Hong Kong dedicated to the worship of Lo Pan, the patron saint of Chinese builders and carpenters.

Answer 16

A Ching Lin Terrace, Kennedy Town

Question 17

A or pun choi is a traditional Hakka cuisine with layers of different food.

Answer 17

A Basin dish

Question 18

Hong Kong’s rich and colourful culinary history is intrinsically linked with the four main staple dishes A, B, C, and D

Answer 18

A congee
B noodles
C rice
D rice noodles

Question 19

‘One cup and two pieces’ is a common colloquial saying that refers to drinking tea while enjoying ‘dim sum’. It is what Hong Kong people typically call A.
One cup refers to the B cup or bowl used for the Infusion of tea leaves and the comsumption of tea in Cantonese restarants in the past. Two pieces means two pieces of dim sum.

Answer 19

A yum cha

B lidded

Question 20

Sticking the chopsticks into a bowl of rice straight down should be avoided because it resembles the A that family members burn to mourn a dead relative. It also resembles the manner in which rice is symbolically offered to B

Answer 20

A incense

B dead

Question 21

Yuangyang is a special Hong Kong drink, a concoction of A, bringing out the flavours and aroma in a magical combination.

Answer 21

A milk, tea and coffee

Question 22

Cooling tea is quite popular in Hong Kong and Guangdong area. It is a kind of medicinal A tea.
In february 2006, cooling tea was included in the B.

Answer 22

A herbal

B national list of intangible cultural heritage

Question 23

Jingzhe is the A of 24 solar terms in the traditional East Asian calendars. In Hong Kong, Jingzhe is traditionally a prime time for B.

Answer 23

A third

B villain hitting