The Bun Festival is where Cheung Chau somehow scares away evil spirits with buns. The festival goes for a few days and culminates today with a parade and a bun climb. The bun climb is a 60ft tower made of buns (these days they are plastic, not edible) and men scramble up it plucking off the buns. How bizarre! I've seen photos of it and was really keen to go this year.
So Chris and Chris and I headed to the ferry today with 50 million other people. It was stinking hot, and when we got there we just couldn't move. I can't remember a time where I've been so squashed. It was awful! Chris (D) and I hated it.
We were slowly pushed along with the crowds until we could finally escape up an alley way and breathe again. We could hear the parade all afternoon but couldn't really see much. And we almost got close to the bun towers. There were actually 4 - but I think 3 of them were just for practise. And the disappointing thing was that we discovered the tower isn't climbed until midnight.
We didn't even consider staying then. It was just SOOO hot and claustrophobic and we had to get out of there. I'm surprised the island didn't collapse under the weight of the 50 million people all squashed on it!
But we are all pleased we can now say we have been to the Bun Festival - and I think I'll be quite pleased to not go next year!
Look, blue sky and fluffy white clouds!! Very unusual for Hong Kong! It was so nice to see the city clearly, and not through smog.
The girl next to us on the ferry was carrying her cute dog around in a bag, and he actually looked like he was enjoying it.
I wish this photo was a bit clearer - coming into Cheung Chau and seeing so many people on the tiny strip next to the water.
The Bun Tower!
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