6/1/24

The Villain Hitting: Hong Kong's folk tradition of clearing negativity & attracting wealth.

At the flyover at Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island, villain hitters, or petty person beaters, practice a folk tradition thought to 'beat' negativity or less auspicious events out of our lives and attract wealth. Hong Guo, who has been one of the hitters/beaters since 2016, delves into the superstition that has seen her beat people's woes from unfaithful partners, overworked academics to those claiming to be haunted by ghosts. Whether you're superstitious or not, Hong Guo says it's another way of believing in something.