Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Martin Place, Lunar Lanterns, Ox

Lunar Lanterns have been installed around the city to celebrate the 20th anniversary of City of Sydney’s Chinese New Year Festival. In the Chinese zodiac, every year is symbolised by an animal and this year is the Year of the Monkey. The eastern end of Martin Place features this giant lantern of the Ox, comprising of illuminated Mahjong tiles. It was created by Tianli Zu who was born in Beijing and now lives in Sydney. The colour red evokes passion and radiant energy, while jade green represents good fortune and prosperity. The Ox is known for its diligence, dependability, strength and determination.
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19 comments:

  1. DinaTuesday, 9 February 2016 at 00:32:00 GMT+11

    What a nice idea, this ox! Happy New Year!

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  2. Stefan JanssonTuesday, 9 February 2016 at 02:36:00 GMT+11

    appropriate.

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  3. Linda KayTuesday, 9 February 2016 at 02:49:00 GMT+11

    Very curious construction!

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  4. William KendallTuesday, 9 February 2016 at 04:06:00 GMT+11

    That looks enormous!

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  5. eileeninmdTuesday, 9 February 2016 at 07:07:00 GMT+11

    The lanterns are cool, reminds me of Legos though. Happy Chinese New Year!

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  6. colleenTuesday, 9 February 2016 at 07:29:00 GMT+11

    Cute. I wasn't sure if it was boxes or legos on the thumbnail.

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  7. Fun60Tuesday, 9 February 2016 at 07:56:00 GMT+11

    What a clever idea.

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  8. Sylvia KTuesday, 9 February 2016 at 08:02:00 GMT+11

    Clever and fun indeed!! A great capture for the day, Jim!! Thanks for sharing the fun and your beautiful, blue, blue skies as always!!!

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  9. betty-NZTuesday, 9 February 2016 at 09:21:00 GMT+11

    What a clever idea! It almost looks like legos for grownups!

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  10. RuthTuesday, 9 February 2016 at 13:57:00 GMT+11

    This is very creative. I have always been obsessed with Mahjong. I can play the game for hours.

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  11. JoeTuesday, 9 February 2016 at 17:36:00 GMT+11

    I think we should call him Roxy the Ox Jim.

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  12. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Tuesday, 9 February 2016 at 23:00:00 GMT+11

    That is really different!

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  13. MersadWednesday, 10 February 2016 at 18:30:00 GMT+11

    It looks so great. Wow. Thank you for linking in with "Through My Lens".

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  14. Kay L. DaviesThursday, 11 February 2016 at 04:08:00 GMT+11

    Very interesting, Jim. My working life was spent in and around Vancouver, BC, where Chinese New Year is a large, happy festival as well.
    K

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  15. A Colorful WorldThursday, 11 February 2016 at 13:08:00 GMT+11

    A fun creation to commemorate the New Year!

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  16. LindaThursday, 11 February 2016 at 17:13:00 GMT+11

    Oh, that is wild! I like it!

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  17. UnknownMonday, 7 March 2016 at 00:11:00 GMT+11

    As an Asian, I must say this ox lantern is offensive, insensitive and ugly. The tiles are tiles of Mahjong, a game universally associated with gambling. To us it is like putting up a figure of kangaroo using poker cards or dominos to symbolize Australia (casinos and kangaroos are features of Australia to us Asians, as gambling is illegal in many Asian countries)... It is the designer thinking (s)he knows Chinese culture but actually not aware of the subtle differences..

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    1. JimTuesday, 8 March 2016 at 14:35:00 GMT+11

      This sculpture was created by artist Tianli Zu, who was born in Beijing and now lives in Sydney.

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