Long overshadowed by the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Monkey King Festival is a unique slice of Chiu Chow culture that includes shamans, trances and incredible feats of endurance....
The biggest temple in Hong Kong is preparing for the birthday of its resident deity ,Wong Tai Sin, whose cult is the fastest growing in southern China....
On the third day of the third lunar month, enigmatic temples around Hong Kong will be alive with worshippers making offerings to the so-called Black Deity....
The Chinese calendar is packed with holidays, but there is one type of festival that every village decides when and how to celebrate, Tai Ping Ching Chiu. This year, it's Shek O's turn....
Tom Billinge has spent a large part of his adult life exploring the globe. Coming from Cambridge in the UK with an English father and a Cypriot mother, Tom has been fascinated by different cultures from an early age. With a background in archaeology he is the founder of The Temple Trail, a website that highlights the world's beautiful religious buildings and the cultures that created them. Having lived in several countries, including China and Hong Kong, Tom has acquired a treasure house of knowledge, particularly about Eastern Religions. Tom has written for several history and travel publications and has told stories from all over the world. As the content editor of the Hong Kong Temple Map, he has visited and documented countless places of worship in Hong Kong. Tom aims to bring his cultural insights to Zolima CityMag to inspire readers to learn more about the incredible traditions and temples of Hong Kong.
