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HONG KONG: 4 May, 2008 - Kids from Beijing Manchu Skipping Rope Team (北京花樣跳繩隊) taking photo before they perform at the Golden Bauhinia Square (金紫荊廣場) which celebrate Olympus at Beijing later this year.

The Legislative Council Flag Half-mast for three days

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HONG KONG : 19 May, 2008 - The Legislative Council and Government organisations keep flags at half-mast from 19, May 2008 to 21May, 2008 to mourn Sichuan quake victims.

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National Flag Half-mast mourn Sichuan Earthquake Victims

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HONG KONG: 19 May, 2008 - All Chinese National flag kept at half-mast to mourn for Sichuan earthquake victims. Flags will be flown at half mask for three days, with three minutes of silence to be observed at 2:28 p.m., the time the earthquake hit on May 12.

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake at a magnitude 7.9 Mw, occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST (06:28:01.42 UTC) on 12 May 2008 in Sichuan province of China. In China, it was named the Wenchuan earthquake (汶川大地震), after the earthquake's epicenter in Wenchuan County in Sichuan province. The epicenter was 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with a depth of 19 kilometres (12 mi).The earthquake was felt as far away as Beijing (1,500 km away) and Shanghai (1,700 km away), where office buildings swayed with the tremor.

Official figures (as of May 18, 14:00 CST) state that 32,476 are confirmed dead, including 31,978 in Sichuan province, and 220,109 injured.The Chinese government warned that the death toll could soar to 50,000. Tens of thousands are missing, approximately 14,000 of them buried, and eight provinces were affected.It was the deadliest and strongest earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed over 240,000 people.

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Buddha Bathing Festival

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HONG KONG: 5 Aug, 2008 - Buddha's Birthday Carnival (佛誕嘉年華) organised by Buddha's Light International Association of Hong kong (國際佛光會香港協會) open at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay to celebrate the birthday of Lord Buddha.

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)".


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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.

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Birthday of Lord Buddha

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HONG KONG: 5 Aug, 2008 - Buddha's Birthday Carnival (佛誕嘉年華) organised by Buddha's Light International Association of Hong kong (國際佛光會香港協會) open at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay to celebrate the birthday of Lord Buddha.

Buddha's Birthday is the birthday of the Gautama Buddha traditionally celebrated in East Asia on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar.


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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.


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

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Christina Chan Waving Tibetan Snow Lion Flag

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Hong Kong : 2 May, 2008 - Hong Kong University student Christina Chan Hau-man (陳巧文) wrapped the Tibetan snow lion flag around her body and later began waving it during Beijing Olympic torch relay in Hong Kong.


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Several onlookers heckled Christina Chan, shouting "What kind of Chinese are you?" and "What a shame!" In the end, she and some of the protesters were taken away against their will by the authorities via a police vehicle for their own protection.

Date: 2 May, 2008
Event : Beijing Olympic torch relay
Place : Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Equipment: Canon 40D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM

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