Flower plaque

[1] We can find Chinese flower plaques in New Territories such as Tin Hau Temple and Yuen Long.

In the 1960s, Hong Kong craftsman discovered a new type of Chinese flower plaques which was a mechanical box.

The mechanical flower plaques performed a short play based on Chinese folklore and historical stories.

In 2014, Chinese flower plaques were brought into the first list of the Hong Kong's intangible cultural heritage.

They are made of highly reusable and easily assembled materials such as bamboo, tins, wire meshes, colourful papers, fabrics and plastics.

It includes Chinese calligraphy, painting, paper artwork and sophisticated skills of putting all decorations on a bamboo frame.

The first step of making it is to build a stable frame by using bamboos, wire meshes and metallic foils.

The Chinese flower plaques are mostly located in Hong Kong's rural villages in the New Territories[7] as there are more open areas and less high density buildings.

Chinese Flower plaques are used in the Cheung Chau Bun Festival to thank gods for the peace of nation.

For example, residents in Cheung Chau use flower plaques to inform others on travelling and weddings instead of decoration and promotion.