Piu Sik where Piu means floating and Sik means colourful. The children dressed in lavish costumes, as fairies, characters from Chinese legends or modern heroes, are suspended by a group of hidden rods and wires. When seeing from a distance, they appear to be floating.
Event: Tam Kung Festival (譚公誕) – The birthday of Tam Kung
Place: Tam Kung Temple , Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong
Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Stock Photo ID : hkdigit-20070524-120108 (flickr), hkdigit-20070524-120034
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Nice shots Chris! How do manage to go to all these places?
Roland