A child is hoisted up during the Piu Sik Parade at the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Children in costumes were carried on stands through Cheung Chau’s narrow lanes during Hong Kong’s iconic bun festival, a century-old tradition celebrating peace and blessings.
A participant performs a lion dance in the Piu Sik Parade at the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)Artists perform a Chinese opera during the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)A child participates in the Piu Sik Parade with a replica gas station price sign model at the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)A participant performs a lion dance in the Piu Sik Parade at the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)A child is hoisted up during the Piu Sik Parade at the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)“Ping On” buns are prepared for sale for the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)“Ping On” buns are prepared for sale for the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)Customers line up for “Ping On” buns during Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)Participants collect buns from a tower covered with plastic buns during the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)A participant collects buns from a tower covered with plastic buns during the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)“Ping On” buns are prepared for sale for the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)Participants collect buns from a tower covered with plastic buns during the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)A participant performs a lion dance in the Piu Sik Parade at the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)A group of children in traditional clothing participate in the Piu Sik Parade at the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)Worshippers burn incense at a temple during the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)A participant performs a lion dance in the Piu Sik Parade at the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
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