Moon over Yuen Long

Date: 31 May, 2007
Place: Yuen Long, New Territories
Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF70-200/2.8L IS USM w/ 1.4 X extender

Related Photos:

• Full Moon
• Partial eclipse of the moon
• Moon over Yuen Long
  

Joss House Bay Tin Hau Festival

Event: Joss House Bay Tin Hau Festival (大廟灣天后誕)
Place: Joss House Bay (Tai Miu Wan), Sai Kung, New Territories
Date: 9 May, 2007
Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF 24 - 105 mm F4.0L, B+W CPL

On 9 May 2007, Hong Kong celebrates the birthday of Tin Hau, also known as the Queen of Heaven and Goddess of the Sea, who enjoys a special place in people’s hearts thanks to the territory’s long maritime history. Many people in Hong Kong still owe their livelihood to the sea and celebrate Tin Hau’s birthday in grand style every year.

According to legend, Tin Hau was born a thousand years ago and was the daughter of a fisherman in China. As a child she had the gift of predicting storms and on one occasion she saved her father’s boat during a fearful storm. Over the years, stories were told about how Tin Hau had saved fishermen from drowning by pulling their boats to shore, and soon temples dedicated to her dotted the coastline.

To celebrate this auspicious occasion, fishermen decorate their boats and gather at Tin Hau temples to pray for fine weather and good catches during the coming year. Every year, fishermen gather for a big celebration at Joss House Bay, and traditional rites are performed at the temple.























Directions : Po Lam MTR Exit A2, take minibus 16 to Clear Water Bay Country Club, then walk for several minutes following signs.

Ferry service to Joss House Bay available from North Point Ferry Pier during Tin Hau Festival

Related Photos:

• Joss House Bay Public Pier
• Yuen Long Tin Hau Festival - Performers
  
• Yuen Long Tin Hau Festival - Lion Dance
• Yuen Long Tin Hau Festival - Dragon Dance
  
• Day before Yuen Long Tin Hau Festival

For a great selection of places to stay with discount prices visit Hong Kong Hotels for more information.

Yuen Long Afterglow

Date: 27 May, 2007
Place: Yuen Long, New Territories
Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Related Photos:

• Gradient
  
• Yuen Long Afterglow
  

Bathing Buddha

Date: 24 May, 2007 (8th day of the fourth month in the Lunar calendar)
Place: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
Event: Buddha's Birthday, also known as "Buddha Bathing Festival" or "Showering Buddha Festival" (浴佛節, 佛誕)
Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

According to legend, Prince Siddhatta who was then known as Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born in Lumbini Park, Kapilavatsu in Northern India on the 8th day of the fourth lunar month calendar.

At his birth nine dragons sprayed water to bathe the baby Buddha and seven lotus flowers sprung up beneath his feet as he walked - pointing one hand to the sky and ground, he said "in the heaven above and earth below, I vow to liberate all who suffer in these three realms (天上天下，唯我為尊)".



Today, to commemorate the birth of the Buddha, the bather scoops up water from the ceremonial basin and carefully sprinkles water onto the head and shoulders of the baby Buddha statue, making sure that none spills out of the basin. This action also reminds people to use Buddhism’s teachings to cleanse their minds and bodies.



It has become a public holiday in Hong Kong since 1999.

Related Photos:

• Buddha's Birthday
• Bathing Buddha
• Birthday of Lord Buddha
• Buddha Bathing Festival
  

Buddha's Birthday

Shakyamuni Buddha was born in B.C. 560


and died at the age of eighty in B.C. 480.

Date: 24 May, 2007 (8th day of the fourth month in the Lunar calendar)
Place: Victorial Park, Causeway Bay
Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

Buddha's Birthday (佛誕), the birthday of the Gautama Buddha traditionally celebrated on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, is an official holiday in Hong Kong. The date varies from year to year in the Western (Gregorian) calendar:

Related Photos:

• Buddha's Birthday
• Bathing Buddha
• Birthday of Lord Buddha
• Buddha Bathing Festival

Joss House Bay Public Pier

Joss House Bay Public Pier (大廟灣公眾碼頭)

Place: Joss House Bay (Tai Miu Wan), Sai Kung, New Territories
Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF 24 - 105 mm F4.0L, B+W CPL

Joss House Bay Public Pier (大廟灣公眾碼頭) is just in front of Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay. You can enjoy the sea view of Tai Miu Wan and Tathong Channel from the pier or from the large open area of the temple during ordinary days.

Related Photos:

• Joss House Bay Tin Hau Temple

Joss House Bay Tin Hau Temple

Joss House Bay Tin Hau Temple (大廟灣天后廟)

Place: Joss House Bay (Tai Miu Wan), Sai Kung, New Territories
Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF 24 - 105 mm F4.0L, B+W CPL

Joss House Bay, also known as Tai Miu Wan (大廟灣) indigenously, is near the south end of Clear Water Bay Peninsula (清水灣半島) in Hong Kong.

The Cantonese name Tai Miu Wan (大廟灣) means the bay of large temple after the oldest Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong.

The Tin Hau Temple was a large joss house built in 1266. It is the oldest and biggest Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong so it is called the Big Temple. It is a Grade I Historic Building. The temple is located near Fat Tong Mun (佛堂門), the channel between the peninsula and Tung Lung Chau (東龍洲) on the major channel along the sea route in the South China. It was founded by the Lam family in former Po Kong in Kowloon.











Rock Inscription at Joss House Bay (大廟灣刻石) is a one of Declared monuments of Hong Kong. This inscription is dated to the Jiashu year of Xianchun reign of Southern Song Dynasty (i.e. 1274 AD) (南宋咸淳甲戌). It is the oldest dated inscription found in Hong Kong, which records a visit by an officer in charge of the salt administration. It also gives the history of two temples, north and south of Joss House Bay


Rock Inscription at Joss House Bay (大廟灣刻石)

Directions : Po Lam MTR Exit A2, take minibus 16 to Clear Water Bay Country Club, then walk for several minutes following signs.



Ferry service to Joss House Bay available from North Point Ferry Pier during Tin Hau Festival


Related Photos:

• Joss House Bay Public Pier

Leung Yiu-chung

Leung Yiu-chung (梁耀忠) at 3.18 March for Universal Suffrage

Leung Yiu Chung (梁耀忠, born May 19, 1953) is member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong since 1995, except for a period between 1997 and 1998. Since 1998 he represents the New Territories West. Leung is also a member of the Kwai Tsing District Council.

Leung is a member of the Neighbourhood Workers Service Centre.

info from wikipedia

Golden River

Equipment: Canon 30D,Canon EF 24-105/4L IS USM
Place: Urban Council Centenary Garden (市政局百周年紀念公園), Tsim Sha Tsui East

Related Photo:

• Urban Council Centenary Garden

Race Wong Yuen-ling

2R : Race Wong Yuen-ling (黃婉伶)

Race Wong Yuen-ling (黃婉伶) was born on September 7, 1982 in Malaysia and is now a Singapore permanent resident. Wong is a member of a Hong Kong-based pop music group 2R alongside her sister Rosanne Wong.



Profile

• Name: Race Wong Yuen-Ling (黃婉伶)
• Date of Birth: September 7, 1982
• Height: 160 cm
• Weight: 41kg
• Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Japanese
• Education : Curtin University of Australia
• Family : Father, Mother, older sister Rosanne and younger sister Rhonda
• Marital status : Single
• Note: Nominated for "Best New Actress" at the HKFA Film Awards for her performance in "Ab-normal Beauty" (死亡寫真)

Related Photos:

• 2R

External Links:

• 2R Photo Gallery @ Hong Kong Celebrity
  
• Race Wong Yeun-ling Photo Gallery @ Hong Kong Celebrity
  
• Wong Yuen-guan Photo Gallery @ Hong Kong Celebrity

2R

2R : Race Wong Yuen-ling (黃婉伶) and Rosanne Wong Yuen-guan(黃婉君)

2R is a pop group in Hong Kong. The group consists of Race Wong Yuen-ling (黃婉伶) and Rosanne Wong Yuen-guan(黃婉君), two sisters raised in Singapore.


Both sisters were born in Malaysia but moved to Singapore with their family at very early ages. Rosanne was born on June 30, 1979, and Race was born on September 7, 1982. Before entering show business, the sisters studied at Fowlie Primary School, Tanjong Katong Technical School, Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia. The pair were discovered by an agent in a singing contest in 1998 and were brought to Hong Kong and later signed by Universal Music

Related Photos:

• Race Wong Yuen-ling

External Links:

• 2R Photo Gallery @ Hong Kong Celebrity
  
• Race Wong Yeun-ling Photo Gallery @ Hong Kong Celebrity
  
• Wong Yuen-guan Photo Gallery @ Hong Kong Celebrity