South China Research Center always conducts field trips in Hong Kong to understand local religious activities, social organizations, festival ceremonies, antiquities, monuments, archives, etc. We also work hand in hand with the Historic Anthropology Research Center of Sun Yat-sen University to hold various field trips in China, Macau and other places.
Situating at the Pearl River Delta estuary with its unique geographical and ecological environment, Tai O was a significant port for fishing, salt-making, agricultural and commercial activities. Various ethnic groups intermingled, and a local ritual system was formed. The field trip will allow participants to gain first-hand experience with the Tai O community and understand the transmission of ICH within the local society.
The Fan Lau Tin Hau Festival, one of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage items, will be held from June 8 to 11, 2023 in Tai O. Cantonese Opera will be performed to celebrate the birthday of Fan Lau Tin Hau. There will be a lion dance performance and the redistribution of flower-cannons on June 10, the main day of the festival. On June 8, during the Ritual of Inviting Deities from Fan Lau, a field trip for the public will be held to explore the relationship between “Tai O” and “Fan Lau,” as well as the relationship among the fishing industry, Cantonese Opera, and the Tai O community.
There are eighteen village clusters in the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Sai Kung forming the Hang Hau District, which has native, Hakka, and fisherman communities. The Hakka immigrants have been settled in the coastal flatland and river valleys for almost 300 years. They brought with them their traditional unicorn dance and would perform the dance during temple festivals, wedding ceremonies, and the enlightening rituals of the new houses and ancestral halls. These fieldtrips aim to introduce the participants the heritage and history of Hakka Unicorn Dance in Hang Hau district.
西貢清水灣半島上的十八條鄉村組成坑口區,區內有客家、本地鄉村及漁民社群。客家移民早在三百年前於西貢沿海及河谷建村定居,並傳承舞麒麟習俗。每逢神誕、婚禮、祝壽、祠堂開光及新居入伙,村民都會舞麒麟,驅除煞氣,送上祝福。2014年,西貢坑口客家舞麒麟成為國家級非物質文化遺產項目。本活動讓參加者實地考察瞭解舞麒麟技藝及其與地方社會之關係,並與國家級非遺項目傳承人座談,進一步認識舞麒麟的地方意義。
大澳位處大嶼山的西端、珠江口的東岸,歷史上是連接香港、珠江三角洲及鄰近地方的交通樞紐。珠江口曾經是魚產豐富的漁場,讓大澳社區發展了漁、鹽、農、商等經濟活動,匯聚了不同職業群及族群,以及塑造了多樣性的地方文化傳統。本活動讓參加者實地考察瞭解大澳社區,並與國家級非遺項目大澳傳統龍舟遊涌傳承人座談,進一步認識非遺傳承與大澳社區的關係。
Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance and Intangible Cultural Heritage
September 14 (Saturday)
Ping Shan Lineage Organization and Local Heritage
September 29 (Sunday)
History of Hong Kong Muslim and the Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association
October 12 (Saturday)
Heritage and Local Society in Yimtintsai
October 20 (Sunday)
Tai O Community and Intangible Cultural Heritage
November 9 (Saturday)
Tai O Society and Intangible Cultural Heritage - Fishermen Lament Songs
February 24 (Sunday)
Kau Sai Hung Shing Festival and Local Society
March 19 (Tuesday)
Spring Sacrifice and Lineage Organization in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long
March 21 (Thursday)
Culture and Society in Nansha, Guangzhou
April 13-14 (Saturday and Sunday)
Hang Hau’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (Field Trip / Service-Learning)
May 10-16 (Friday to Thursday)
Dragon Boat Water Parade in Tai O (Service-Learning)
June 5-7 (Wednesday to Friday)
Mid-Autumn Festival and the Fire Dragon Parade in Tai Hang
September 23 (Sunday)
Heritage and Local Society in Yimtintsai
October 6 (Saturday)
Cultural Sustainability: Nansha and Guangzhou
October 27 to 28 (Saturday & Sunday)
Local Society and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Tai O, Lantau Island
November 3 (Saturday)
The Tang Lineage Community in Ping Shan, Yuen Long
November 17 (Saturday)
Jiao Festival in Yuen Kong, Yuen Long
December 8 (Saturday)
Ping Shan: Making of a Heritage Trail
March 3 (Saturday)
Ha Tsuen: Spring Sacrifice and Lineage Organization
March 21 (Wednesday)
Kau Sai: Hung Shing Festival and Local Society
March 29 (Thursday)
Tai O: Heritage and Popular Religion
April 21 (Saturday)
Mid-Autumn Festival and the Fire-dragon Parade in Tai Hang
October 3 (Tuesday)
Local Society, Ethnicity and Religion in Tai O, Lantau Island
October 14 (Saturday)
Cultural Sustainability in South China, Nansha and Guangzhou
November 4-5 (Saturday & Sunday)
The Tang Lineage Community in Pingshan, Yuen Long, New Territories
November 11 (Saturday)
Tai Wai Jiao Festival
November 25 (Saturday)
Ping Shan Lineage Organization and Heritage
February 5 (Saturday)
Kau Sai Hung Shing Festival
March 10 (Friday)
Tai O Local Society, Ethnicity and Religion
March 25 (Saturday)
Hang Hau Tin Hou Festival
May 5 (Friday)
Service-Learning: Dragon Boat Parade in Tai O, Lantau Island
May 28~30 (Sunday to Tuesday)
Fire Dragon Dance (Tai Hang, Causeway Bay)
September 16 (Friday)
Lineage Organization and Heritage (Ping Shan, Yuen Long)
October 8 (Saturday)
Local Society, Ethnicity and Religion (Tai O, Lantau Island)
October 29 (Saturday)
Jiao Festival (Shek O, Southern District)
November 12 (Saturday)
Autumn Ancestral Worship (Ping Shan, Yuen Long)
September 23 (Wednesday)
Fire Dragon Dance (Tai Hang, Causeway Bay)
September 26 (Saturday)
Local Society, Ethnicity and Religion (Tai O, Lantau Island)
October 31 (Saturday)
Jiao Festival (Kam Tin, Yuen Long)
November 22 (Sunday)
Lantern Lighting Ritual (Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long)
March 5 (Thursday)
Kwun Yum Open Treasury (Tai Hang, Causeway Bay)
March 15 (Sunday)
Hung Shing Festival (Kau Sai, Sai Kung)
April 1 (Wednesday)
Lineage Organization and Heritage (Ping Shan, Yuen Long)
April 11 (Saturday)
Intangible Cultural Heritage and Local Society (Tai O, Lantau Island)
April 25 (Saturday)
Cultural Sustainability in South China (Nansha, Guangzhou)
Sept 20-21 & Oct 25-26
(Saturday & Sunday)
Lineage Organization and Heritage (Ping Shan, Yuen Long)
Oct 4
(Saturday)
Jiao Festival (Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long)
Oct 29
(Wednesday)
Intangible Cultural Heritage Fieldtrip (Tai O, Lantau Island)
Nov 15
(Saturday)
Hung Shing Festival (Kau Sai, Sai Kung)
March 13
Lineage Organization and Heritage (Ping Shan, Yuen Long)
March 29
Local Society and Popular Religion (Tai O, Lantau Island)
April 12
Tin Hou Festival (Cha Kwo Ling, Kowloon)
April 22