Venue: Tsing Yi Bamboo Theatre
Town: Hong Kong, CN

Tsing Yi Bamboo Theatre (Chinese: 青衣戲棚) is an annual large-scale traditional Cantonese festival held in Hong Kong with a temporary built theatre which made with bamboos. It is located in Fung Shue Wo Road Football Field, which is next to Municipal Service Building in Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. It is for the celebration of Zhen Jun (The True Lord) and Tin Hau (The Empress of Heaven). Before 1961, Tsing Yi Bamboo Theatre used to be removed right after 29 April, and then built again on 3 May. However, due to the cost, people combined the two celebrations together and use the theatre for both events with removing. Since 1961, Tsing Yi Bamboo Theatre will be built temporary for two celebrations: the birthday of Tin Hau (The Empress of Heaven) on 15 March in lunar calendar and Zhen Jun (The True Lord) on 23 March in lunar calendar. In other words, the theatre will be available from 29 April to 3 May, after that, it will be removed. 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. 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. "One theatre, two commemorations". There are two weeks between two commemorations, and the event lasts for 10 days in total. There are two Chinese Operas showing on stage and several hawker stalls selling traditional snacks and food. Shen Gong dramas and lion dance shows are also shown during the commemoration of the two gods as a tradition. 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 y