Dragon Boat Festival Archives

Where To Get Rice Dumplings This Dragon Boat Festival

By Ashley Soo | Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

Besides the annual Dragon Boat race, foodies in Hong Kong also know the festival by the rice dumpling ranges that come with it. Rice dumplings..

The Best Places to Buy Tuen Ng Glutinous Rice Dumplings

By The Loop HK Contributor | Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021

For most Hongkongers, Tuen Ng Festival, aka dragon boat festival, is all about glutinous rice dumplings (zongzi). We may watch or participate in a dragon..

[Postponed] Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships 2020: June 25

By The Loop HK Staff | Friday, May 15th, 2020

Hit The Races: A fixture of the annual Dragon Boat Festival, a Chinese festival said to commemorate the death of poet and minister Qu Yuan, the..

Walking on Water: the Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade

By The Loop HK Staff | Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

While most of Hong Kong celebrates Dragon Boat Festival by watching races between the eponymous boats at various beaches across the city, Lantau village Tai..

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival June 2-4

By The Loop HK Staff | Thursday, May 25th, 2017

Ready, set, row: Tuen Ng Festival (aka the dragon boast festival) on May 31 has been marked as an official holiday on the Hong Kong..

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival 2016

By Kate Springer | Thursday, June 9th, 2016

The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is upon us... and you obviously know what that means. It's time for the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival to..