South Hurstville, Friendship Park
This small reserve in South Hurstville was recently transformed into the Ma'anshan Friendship Park. It celebrates the Friendship City Relationship between Kogarah City Council and Ma'anshan Municipality, a city in eastern China. The statue is of Li Bai, often called the 'Immortal Poet', one of China's most important poets whose contribution to Chinese literatre influenced many later poets. It was donated by the Ma'anshan Municipality as a token of friendship to Kogarah City Council in 2009.
A wonderful statue and the gardens look lovely.
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Wonderful photos of such a beautiful gesture.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful park. I rather enjoy the statue as well. Great craftsmanship!
ReplyDeleteImpressive statue and how nice it would be to spend time in a park dedicated to international friendship.
ReplyDeleteThe sculpture stands out for me. A strong piece.
ReplyDeleteJim, I so love your photos, especially your green grass. I am happy, as you said on My Muskoka . I love the changes in the seasons.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, too, for including your URL in you comments. It makes it so eay to visit you!!!!
Fabulous photos. I like them very much.
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I love your commentaries Jim, they make me want to get out the old walking shoes when we're next in Sydney!Sunshine Coast Daily Photo - Australia
ReplyDeleteI love his flowing sleeves. They look like wings from afar.
ReplyDeleteI thought that statue was Jesus for a minute there. But it's still a really great statue! So nice to have a park dedicated to a sister city!
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