02:18The famous Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance, part of Hong Kong's Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, returned to the city streets on Thursday after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
Footage shows participants burning and hanging incense from the dragon figure they carry while performing different dances.
For three nights, 300 performers carry a glowing dragon through the streets, parading the giant 67-metre-long creature in a dance as it meanders through the area.
The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance was first performed on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1880, possessing a history of more than 140 years, to pray for safety and peace.
Centuries-long Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance returns to Hong Kong streets after COVID-19 hiatus
The famous Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance, part of Hong Kong's Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, returned to the city streets on Thursday after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
Footage shows participants burning and hanging incense from the dragon figure they carry while performing different dances.
For three nights, 300 performers carry a glowing dragon through the streets, parading the giant 67-metre-long creature in a dance as it meanders through the area.
The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance was first performed on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1880, possessing a history of more than 140 years, to pray for safety and peace.
The famous Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance, part of Hong Kong's Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, returned to the city streets on Thursday after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
Footage shows participants burning and hanging incense from the dragon figure they carry while performing different dances.
For three nights, 300 performers carry a glowing dragon through the streets, parading the giant 67-metre-long creature in a dance as it meanders through the area.
The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance was first performed on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1880, possessing a history of more than 140 years, to pray for safety and peace.