CULTURAL FESTIVALS Celebrate the seasons in lively Hong Kong WINTER, SPRING, summer or fail — a celebration for all seasons. Aad more ‘and more visitors from around the world, including Canada, are discovering this destina- tion without an off-season. In fact, in 1988 Hong Kong hotels enjoyed an average 92 per cent occupan- cy, with the occupancy rate no lower than 80 per cent for any one month. Although every day is a reason to celebrate in Hong Kong with the variety of things to see and shopping for designer buys, dining in international restaurants, enjoying the visitor attractions of old and new Hong Kong and viewing world-class sporting competitions — each month Hong Kong shows its truce traditional colors with a serie: of Chinese cele- brations. This compact territory of the rural New Territories combined with futuristic skyscrapers in the central business district. comes alive with the sights and sounds of its ancient Chinese heritage. Each year, the celebrations begin with the most im- portant festival in the lunar calendar — the Lunar New Year. Governed by the lunar calendar consisting of 12 moons, New Year Hong Kong-style does not fall until some time in February. Hong Kong is Spring is welcomed to Hong Kong by celebrating the birthday of Tin Hau — the Goddess of the Sea, Fisherfolk decorate their boats in a colorful display and converge on seaside temples to ask for good cat- ches in the coming year. Summer is when everyone in Hong Kong takes to the water, so it’s no surprise that the water is also the focus of another important celebration -- the Dragon Boat Festival. do — Cake Festivai. sporting, Held to commemorate the death of statesman-poet, Ch’u Yuen, the festival is highlighted by international dragon >Soat races in Hong Kong iarbor featuring teams from all around the world. Then in the autumn, the people of Hong Kong celebrate the harvest with the Mid-Autumn or Moon During this festival, candlelit fairylands, as families visit them with their lanterns to watch the full moon and eat moon cakes. Beyond the traditional festivals, there is a variety of entertainment throughout the year in Hong Kong. For more information on events planned for the Year of the Snake, please write to: The Hong Kong Tourist Association, 80 Bloor St. West, Suite 1500, parks become and arts events held Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2V1. COPENHAGEN HOLIDAY Visit offbeat museums DENMARK’S CAPITAL has a fascinating history and the best - way to learn about it is to visit the city’s many museums. Of: and interesting, the ‘ museums are.in all kinds of loca- tions .— from. a manor hous: garden to a 16th century castle. | Not all are in town — some are : fust outside, but they can easily be - reached by. car or by public trans- ’ portation. "A good starting point is the “ Bymuseum (city museum). The exhibits here give visitors a good , overview of Copenhagen’s history + going beck to Viking times. There’s also a smail collection of . femorabilia devoted to - Soren Kierkegaard. A famed philosopher . and theologian, Kierkegaard was a : brilliant man whose. innovative . ideas created a sensation in the ; early 1800s, Today hei is considered ; to be one of the pioneers of Pro- : testantism. ‘Danish craftsmen have also left their mark on Copenhagen’s histo- ry. The Bing and Grondahl ' Museum is filled with porcelain ' dating back to 1853, the year the factory was founded. The blue and white china first ' made its debut outside Denmark in 1900 during the Paris Exhibition, an event which propelled the porcelain makers to worldwide fame. Equally renowned, but in the field of silversmithing, is George — Jensen. The George Jensen Museum highlights the work of this renowned jeweller and his contemporaries — Johan Rohde, Sigvard Bernadotte, Arno Malinowski and Harald Nielson. LAKES RESORT Cs Woot Unigue High Covatey Adventine The jewelry on display covers the period from 1904 to 1940, but the designs are so futuristic that they still look modern, almost half acentury later. In Denmark, innovative designs are part of the modern architec- tural scene. Office buildings, houses and restaurants are bright and functional, with clean, simple lines which are easy on the eye. Even Copenhagen’s mailboxes zeem to have. been carefully styled by a designer. Painted a cheery, bright red, they are embellished with a yellow posthorn and a crown, symbol of the Royal fami- ‘Denmark’s mail system was es- tablished in 1624 by King Christian _ IV aad for more than three cen- «turies, mail carriers wore the mili- tary-style uniforms of the House of Oldenburg, several of which are on display in the Post and Telegraph Museum. in the early days, mail was delivered by horsedrawn ccach whose arrival and departure was signalled by the blowing of brass horns. (At the museum, visitors can press buttons to hear what they sounded like.> It’s a long time since the mail was delivered by horse but Copenhagen’s postmen still make their rounds by bicycle. - . The mail coaches were plain compared to the gilt-encrusted car- riage3 on display at the Museum of Royal Stables and Coaches in Christianborg Castle. These car- riages are used by Queen Margrethe on state occasions and the museum is filled with uniforms and ornately embellished BOOK NOW! This world famous wilderness resort with its tranquil “close to nature” setting offers Relaxation away from the Telephones and Ty, Please Call Joan or Biil 499-5848 R.R. #1, Cawston, B.C. VOX 1CO harnesses. The castle was named after Christian IV, Denmark's ‘‘design- er’’ king who planned Copenhagen’s Stock Exchange and the baroque Rosenborg Palace, which houses the glittering Crown Jewels. Simpler, but in their own way more memorable, exhibits can be seen in Frihedsmuseet (The Resistance Museum) at Chur- chillparken which is near the statue of the Little Mermaid. This coilection documents Den- mark’s struggle to throw off the shackles of Nazi rule during the Second World War and the har- rowing items on display — cen- sored letters, illegal books and photographs of overcrowded pris- on cells and starving Jewish pris- oners — send shivers dower one's spine. In a much lighter vein is Loui- Siana, a museum of modern art which is in Humlebaek, 35 kilometres north of Copenhagen, along what is known as ‘‘Den- mark’s Riviera.”” A visit to this Museum can be combined with Kronborg Castle at nearby Hels- ingor — an easy daytrip from the city, by train or car. Motorists can take Strandvejan, the road that hugs the coast. The shore road is dotted with large ‘somes (many wealthy Danes have country estates here) and there are _. Spectacular views over the water. 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