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A child parades on a float during the Bun Festival on May 25, 2015 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. One of Hong Kong's most colourful cultural celebration event, Cheung Chau Bun Festival, will be staged on 25 May 2015 (Monday) till 26 May 2015 midnight (Tuesday). This festival has over 100 years of history. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)

A child parades on a float during the Bun Festival on May 25, 2015 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. One of Hong Kong's most colourful cultural celebration event, Cheung Chau Bun Festival, will be staged on 25 May 2015 (Monday) till 26 May 2015 midnight (Tuesday). This festival has over 100 years of history. Every year, thousands of people descend upon the tiny island for The Piu Sik (Floating Colours) Parade, Lucky Bun (Ping On Bun) and The Bun Scrambling Competition, the ancient custom during the festival. The tradition has been passed down for generations. To ensure the tradition keeps passing on, every year, Cheung Chau Islanders fuse the new elements with the custom to draw the attention from the young. This year, “K-Pop stars” will be featured by one of the Piu Sik parade teams, the first-ever “Ping On (Lucky) Macaron” with Chinese tea favour is invented, and more to be found out on the island. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)




Girls, dressed in traditional Chinese costumes, stand above the crowd with the support of an elaborate rig of hidden metal rods as they take part in the Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Girls, dressed in traditional Chinese costumes, stand above the crowd with the support of an elaborate rig of hidden metal rods as they take part in the Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. The festival celebrates the islanders' deliverance from plague many centuries ago and is meant to placate ghosts and restless spirits, while parading statues of deities through the narrow lanes and building an altar in front of the Pak Tai Temple. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




A girl, dressed in a traditional Chinese costume, stands above the crowd with the support of an elaborate rig of hidden metal rods, during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

A girl, dressed in a traditional Chinese costume, stands above the crowd with the support of an elaborate rig of hidden metal rods, during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




A girl, dressed as a classical Chinese figure, is supported with a rig of hidden metal rods as she participates in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

A girl, dressed as a classical Chinese figure, is supported with a rig of hidden metal rods as she participates in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




A boy, wearing a protective suit to depict a healthcare worker handling the bird flu, stands above the crowd with the support of a hidden steel rods on a float during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

A boy, wearing a protective suit to depict a healthcare worker handling the bird flu, stands above the crowd with the support of a hidden steel rods on a float during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




Phoebe Lo (L), a four-year-old, receives make up as Peony Chu (bottom R), a five-year-old, looks on before taking part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Phoebe Lo (L), a four-year-old, receives make up as Peony Chu (bottom R), a five-year-old, looks on before taking part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




A boy, wearing a protective suit to depict a healthcare worker handling the bird flu, stands above the crowd as his float makes its way past a small bun tower during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

A boy, wearing a protective suit to depict a healthcare worker handling the bird flu, stands above the crowd as his float makes its way past a small bun tower during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




A young girl, dressed in a traditional Chinese costume, stands above the crowd with the support of an elaborate rig of hidden metal rods as she takes part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

A young girl, dressed in a traditional Chinese costume, stands above the crowd with the support of an elaborate rig of hidden metal rods as she takes part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




A man playing the role of the Monkey King takes photos with his phone during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

A man playing the role of the Monkey King takes photos with his phone during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




A man playing the role of the Monkey King takes a selfie with his colleague during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

A man playing the role of the Monkey King takes a selfie with his colleague during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




A worshipper prays inside a Pak Tai temple during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

A worshipper prays inside a Pak Tai temple during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




Peony Chu, a five-year-old, receives make up before she takes part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Peony Chu, a five-year-old, receives make up before she takes part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




Peony Chu (L), a five-year-old reacts before taking part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Peony Chu (L), a five-year-old reacts before taking part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




Participants rehearse before they take part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Participants rehearse before they take part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




Participants carry a Chinese deity during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Participants carry a Chinese deity during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




Participants rest in front of two small bun towers during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Participants rest in front of two small bun towers during a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island, China May 25, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)
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