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The traditional Hakka Unicorn Dance has been practiced for more than 200 years. The Hakka people believe that the Chinese unicorn, qilin, is an auspicious animal that can ward off evil and bring them good luck. They perform unicorn dances during Lunar New Year, weddings, birthday parties, and communal festivals, as well as in enlightening rituals for new houses and renovated ancestral halls. After settling in Hong Kong’s New Territories, the Hakka people have developed their style of music and sequence of movements for the unicorn dance. In 2014, the Hang Hau Hakka unicorn dance was inscribed onto the fourth National list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).
The Joint Association of Traditional Hakka Unicorn in Hang Hau and Sai Kung, funded by the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Funding Scheme and supported by South China Research Center, organizes this Hang Hau Hakka Unicorn Dance Training Workshop, to foster preservation, transmission and promotion of ICH and local heritage.
Date
24 Aug 2025 - 11 Jan 2026
(Every Sunday, except 21 Dec 2025)
Time
3:00pm-5:00pm
Venue
Common Room 5 & 6, UG Hall VI, HKUST
Plaza of Tin Hau Temple, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
Language
Cantonese
Fee
Free
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Organizer
Joint Association of Traditional Hakka Unicorn in Sai Kung and Hang Hau Hong Kong
Co-organizer
South China Research Center, HKUST
2025 Hang Hau ICH Day & Traditional Hakka Unicorn Dance Conservation Project
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