Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau, a dumbbell-shaped island with a population of around 20 000, is located to the southeast of Lantau Island, facing the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula. In 2011, the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival was officially inscribed onto the third national list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Jiao Festival Grand Parade and the Bun Scrambling Competition, held on Cheung Chau on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month every year, are vibrant traditional festive events which attract many visitors from around the world. Cheung Chau is also home to the famous Yuk Hui Temple (also known as the “Pak Tai Temple”), an ancient temple which was built in 1783 and was accorded Grade 1 historic building status in 2010.