Villain Hitting in Hong Kong: The Unique Ritual of “Beating the Little Person” (打小人)

In the middle of Hong Kong’s fast-paced financial district, under a busy flyover in Causeway Bay, something unexpected happens every day. Amid traffic noise and towering skyscrapers, elderly women sit on small stools with incense, paper effigies, and a simple shoe. This is “Villain Hitting” (打小人) — one of Hong Kong’s most fascinating and uniquely […]