Dances and Wishes

Happy New Year!

On Sunday the 10th of February hundreds of people made their way to Nan Hua Temple in Bronkhorstspruit to celebrate the 2013 Chinese lunar New Year. According to the Chinese Zodiac calendar; 2013 is the year and the year of the snake or small dragon.

The Tanka community in Hong Kong

During our trip to Hong Kong we discovered a very interesting group of people in the Aberdeen harbour. Tankas, or boat people, are essentially fisherfolk living on junks and boats.  According to superstition, Tankas believe that a giant wave will sweep them away if they were to live on the shore.  However, the population of boat people is steadily declining due to pollution and the encroaching shoreline as land is reclaimed.