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HONG KONG STORIES 2009: MY WEDDING BANQUET
Looks at how Chinese-style wedding traditions are maintained by the New Territories' walled-villages and the fishing community in Tai O. A Chinese-style wedding garment tailor shows the different styles and materials used now as compared to the old days. Looks at the food served and how work is shared in a walled-village wedding banquet. Shows the traditional ceremonies followed in one such wedding. Maria Tam Siu-mi (Professor, Department of Anthropology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) explains what traditional weddings mean to the walled-village community. Shows a re-enactment of a traditional fisherman's wedding. Young people express their views towards traditional weddings.
DVD
30 minutes
2009
USD 500.00