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Legend from China's Han Dynasty tells the story of a fortune teller directing a man to take his family to high ground for the ninth day of the ninth moon.

He did as the soothsayer told him, only to come back down to discover every living thing had died.

The double nine is unlucky in Chinese because it creates too much yang, which is why families ascend hills to balance this out.


The Chung Yeung Festival consists of organised hikes commemorating what the Woon family did.

Cakes are also baked as part of the celebration and make for a tasty treat at walkers' summits.

They are called Ko, which literally means top, and according to superstition that is exactly where people will rise that eat them.

As well as a time to hike, the Chung Yeung Festival is a time to remember the dead and pay respects by the graves of lost loved ones.

This often involves traditional cleansing rites.

Each year the date of the festival changes, but in 2008 it takes place on October 7th.

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