Exhibition Hall, 1/F, Low Block, Hong Kong City Hall
14th September to 10th October 2018
9:00am to 8:00pm
Through a closer look at the coastal communities in Fujian and Guangdong in the past four centuries, a period filled with natural hazards as well as unrest, audience will be introduced to the different practices taken for the sake of survival, and how they have in time become indispensable as parts of the local intangible cultural heritage. The exhibition will consist of two sections – Starting with a dialogue on piratical disturbances and inter-lineage feuds, hence the emergence of Fujianese Martial Arts, the oldest martial arts system in South China, developed historically to defend the communities against attacks. The second part of the exhibition will delve into rituals that were believed to have kept away spiritual threats, such as Hakka unicorn dance, fire dragon dance and parade, and Jiao Festival. These martial arts and traditions, nowadays regarded as invaluable cultural heritage, were once the key to safeguarding the communities.
Atop conventional exhibits such as texts, images and displays, the exhibition offers its visitors a multisensory experience with boxing manual animation, Hakka Unicorn Dance water projection, 360-degree immersive projection of Jiao Festival in Lam Tsuen that only takes place every 10 years, a fire dragon dance 3D animation created by renowned visual effects director Victor Wong and creative director Anothermountainman (Stanley Wong), and more.
Amongst the valuable exhibits, is an over 3-metre long Wako-Zukan (Wokou Scroll) lent by University of Tokyo. With a Linear Navigator developed by exhibition curator, Professor Jeffrey Shaw of School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, the weapons and martial skills used to defend against invaders are augmented in details with masters’ demonstrations, making it one of the major highlights of the exhibition.
**Details of guided tours will be updated soon.
Venue: Exhibition Hall, 1/F, Low Block, Hong Kong City Hall
Unicorn Dance Workshop | 16 Sept (Sunday) | 11:30am – 12:30pm |
22 Sept (Saturday) | 11:30am – 12:30pm | |
29 Sept (Saturday) | 11:30am – 12:30pm | |
6 Oct (Saturday) | 11:30am – 12:30pm (Full) | |
Unicorn Crafting Workshop | 16 Sept (Sunday) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm |
22 Sept (Saturday) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | |
29 Sept (Saturday) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | |
6 Oct (Saturday) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm (Full) |
For registration, please visit: www.safeguardingthecommunity.com ,
*Special Arrangement:
Unicorn Dance Workshop:
Workshop will be cancelled if Black Rainstorm warning or Typhoon Warning Signal No. 8 is in force before 9am.
Unicorn Crafting Workshop:
Workshop will be cancelled if Black Rainstorm warning or Typhoon Warning Signal No. 8 is in force before 12noon.
Venue: Exhibition Hall, 1/F, Low Block, Hong Kong City Hall
Date: 30th September 2018 (Sunday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Speaker : Curator Prof. Jeffrey Shaw
*This event will be conducted in English.
Date: 6th October 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Speaker : Contemporary Artist Anothermountainman
* This event will be conducted in Cantonese
For registration, please visit: www.safeguardingthecommunity.com ,
or simply ClickRegister online