Festival

Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2021 – Double Prosperity

Organised by: Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
  • Date:
    2 - 28 Feb 2021
  • Venue:
    Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, Outdoor Lawn, 12 Tai Gin Road, Singapore 327874
    Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, Outdoor Lawn, 12 Tai Gin Road, Singapore 327874Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, Outdoor Lawn, 12 Tai Gin Road, Singapore 327874
  • Admission:
    Free

Synopsis:

A collaboration between the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall and artists Tan Yizi and Lee Hsieh-Lung of Blackbox, a design and collectible label based in Chengdu, China, Double Prosperity is an outdoor installation featuring two large 'Foo Dou' Guardian Lions. It comprises one male guardian lion with its paw on an embroidered ball and one female guardian lion restraining a playful cub. Traditionally installed in front of imperial Chinese palaces to protect the buildings and their residents, these guardian lions can also be found in other parts of Asia including Japan, Korea, Tibet, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos and Singapore.

Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2021 – Double Prosperity


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