Climbers compete at the 2026 Cheung Chau bun scrambling competition in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is home to a unique festival of buns

Every year, competitors in Hong Kong’s Cheung Chau Bun Festival race up a towering structure to collect buns for luck — and for a chance to be crowned “Bun Royalty.”

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