The Liu clan in Sheung Shui wears cheongsams for Autumn Ancestral Worship

The Liu clan in Sheung Shui is performing rituals of the Autumn Ancestral Worship. The clan’s chief in blue cheongsam is the lead worshipper of the ceremony. He represents the entire clan to worship the ancestors during the rituals. Other clan members dressed in grey cheongsams help perform the rituals.

Date 2017
Event Ancestral worship | Autumn ancestral worship
Object Cheongsam
Material Type Image
Collection The Oral Legacies Series II: The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong
Source Intangible Cultural Heritage Office
Repository Intangible Cultural Heritage Office
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Intangible Cultural Heritage Office
Accession No. lcs-ich(2)-0138
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