Temples / Culture

abandoned gods on TempleStreet. Various Chinese gods and tablets are left in a pile on Temple Street

backstage at the YuLan (Hungry Ghost) opera – traditional Chinese musicians play live music

old man and his shadow – an old man sits alone, watching the YuLan opera performance from afar

A peak behind the curtains at the Chinese opera – a man plays the pipa

Giant sticks of incense fill the night sky with plumes of smoke at a YuLan (Hungry Ghost) festival in ShekKipMei

The old man and the old man – a Chinese plaster doll of an old man stares into the camera at a YuLan (Hungry Ghost)

bonfire of offerings on the streets of Mong Kok for YuLan (Hungry Ghost Festival)

bushels of rice with incense sticks in them – offerings to Hungry Ghosts

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taoist chanting ceremony at the YuLan (Hungry Ghost) festival in SauMauPing

Chinese paper dolls adorn giant incense sticks at a YuLan (Hungry Ghost) festival