The Hungry Ghost Festival (Yu Lan) - in pictures
The Unlocking Of The Gates Of Hell: The Hungry Ghost Festival or Yu Lan was inscribed on to China’s third national list of intangible cultural heritage in 2011 and is held at over 60 places on Hong Kong Island as well as Kowloon and New Territories. Some of the main activities of the festival include paying respects to the hungry ghosts and opera for the spirits
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A performer puts on makeup to prepare for a Chinese operaPhotograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
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Performers backstage at a Chinese operaPhotograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
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A performer getting ready backstage at a Chinese operaPhotograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
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A performer backstage at a Chinese operaPhotograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
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Performers prepare backstage at a Chinese operaPhotograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
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Performers act in a Chinese operaPhotograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
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Spectators watch a Chinese operaPhotograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
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Spectators watch a Chinese operaPhotograph: Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
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A worshipper makes offerings at a parkPhotograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
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Worshippers make offerings at a parkPhotograph: Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
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A worker crafts words on an ancestral tablet at an ancestral tablet shopPhotograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images for Hong Kong Image
