Hong Kong wishing tree draws tens of thousands of hopefuls
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 21, 2015 - Carnivals and fireworks are Hong Kong's trademark Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations - but tens of thousands of people also travel to a remote village to hurl oranges at a tree in hopes of making their wishes come true. In a tradition stretching back more than a century, visitors to the "wishing tree" in Lam Tsuen - a village near the city's northern border - come from all over the city ... more

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