Hong Kong Stories

Homecoming Pride (44x3)

: 14, 2020

Nanhai District of Foshan is the home of martial dragon and lion dancing. In the 1940s, a large number of people from Nanhai moved to Hong Kong. A renowned dragon and lion dance troupe, Bei Lun Tong, also put down roots in the city at the time. Its name was later changed to Zen-Kong Bei Lun Tong Athletic Association to mark the organisation’s sentiments for Foshan and Hong Kong. The association serves as the vehicle for bringing like-minded individuals together and to carry forward the spirit of martial arts and lion dancing. Chung To-yan is a Bei Lun Tong disciple born and raised in Hong Kong. He has been working in the logistics industry for decades and has always hoped to fulfil his childhood dream. After achieving career success, he decided to travel to the birthplace of Bei Lun Tong in Nanhai, Foshan, and dedicate himself to lion dancing. He returned to his ancestral home with a group of his kung fu brothers and re-established a dragon and lion dance troupe there. He hopes to train a new generation of youngsters in new martial arts routines and high difficulty plum blossom pole lion dance techniques, so that they can continue passing down the traditional culture of Southern style lion dancing.