Kam Tin’s spectacular week-long, once-in-a-decade thanksgiving festival continues until Friday.
Kam Tin’s Jiao Festival on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.The centrepiece of the centuries-old Jiao festival is an illuminated HK$20 million bamboo, tin roof theatre, surrounded by flags.
Kam Tin’s Jiao Festival on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.The Kam Tin tradition dates back to 1685.
Kam Tin’s Jiao Festival on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.Taiping Qingjiao ceremonies are held to request blessings from Taoist deities for a particular location or neighbourhood.
Kam Tin’s Jiao Festival on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.The grand event, organised by the Tang clan, involves lion dances, vegetarian feasts, elaborate rituals and Cantonese opera.
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Kam Tin’s Jiao Festival on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.Visitors can also marvel at intricate dioramas of hell.
Kam Tin’s Jiao Festival on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.Near to midnight, late on Thursday, giant effigies are set to be burned.
Kam Tin’s Jiao Festival on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.Jiao festivals are part of the government’s Intangible Cultural Heritage database.
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