Tsing Yi Bamboo Theatre

It is located in Fung Shue Wo Road Football Field, which is next to Municipal Service Building in Tsing Yi, Hong Kong.

There will be people selling Hong Kong local food and snacks such as bubble gums, teppanyaki (fast grilling on hot plate), barbeque food, fried glutinous rice, fried pork and egg hamburger, and people performing Chinese Opera, fireworks, dragon and lion dance, etc.

[1][2] During the commemoration of Tin Hau and Zhen Jun King in the lunar March and April, local inhabitants celebrate this every year by holding the bamboo-shed theatre.

In the past, inhabitants in Tsing Yi had strong religions, they always went to temples to pray to Tin Hau and Zhen Jun King for fortune.

They thought the two majestic gods could protect their economy and daily life, so they praised them wholeheartedly and kept holding events for them every year.

During the Japanese occupation in Hong Kong, inhabitants in Tsing Yi were safe from the booms in front of the Tin Hau Temple.

During the Song dynasty, coastal areas in Guangdong were threatened by the pirates, Zhen Jun died while helping with the government and the villagers.

It is believed that the Chinese God would hear their prayers while they murmured their hope holding a bunch of joss sticks to show sincereness.

Tsing Yi bamboo theatre will only be opened twice a year, including the birthday of TinHau (The Empress of Heaven) and ZhenJun(The True Lord).

Apart from the traditional drama in bamboo theatre, the most important feature would be those snack stalls which attracts thousand of people to come every year.