Good morning guys!
Chinese New Year is around the corner, time to focus on what’s happening!
When it comes to Chinese New Year celebration, guess which place is more crowded that usual?
Ahaa! You are right! Chinese Temple of course, especially the one located at Chinatown.
This is the main entrance of one of the famous Chinese Temple in Singapore, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.
Notice the details of the workmanship are superb. There are two similar Deity statues placed in front of the gate.
From today onwards till Chinese New Year, 14 August 2010 14 February 2010 which happened to be St Valentine’s Day too, I will be posting more on this temple and Chinese New Year celebration across Singapore. Stay tuned! :)
by flyingbeagle
Men exercise to have 6 packs and muscles, but this statue has more than twenty packs :)
I think it’s 14 February 2010.
Magnificent statue -scary but I think his stomach looks like fish scales. Btw, v1olet was right.. it’s Feb 14
My apology, I was half asleep when uploading this post… Looking forward for a good long break! Thanks Alexa for pointing it out! :)
It is 3 weeks to go, and happy new year by then. I have started decorating my house, is going into new year mood….
I think he looks like a water deity. He reminds me of the Greek god Poseidon. He looks very angry. Not a deity to mess with.
Well, then a Happy New Year to China!
Servus and have a nice day
Kvelli
Love to read your blog, keep it up!
Is this statue unusual? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one like it in pictures before.
He’s scary looking.
Great shots!
Great shots. Very cool looking
He’s sort of scary!
Oh, I love this. That statue is very interesting indeed. I spent a Chinese New Year in Hong Kong in 2005 and it was spectacular. I always look forward to that week here and our parade in Downtown San Francisco. I love it!
rainfield: Please show us your decoration rainfield :)
Ratty: Deities have links between the culture, merchants passed story to one another and created their own according to the rumors. So it might be :)
Kvelli: Not only for China, but all chinese :)
ish: thanks!
sharkie: Yes, the details are superb.
Nicole , ann, Lin: That’s why they placed in front of the gate as ” gatekeeper” to shoo those unwanted away. Imagine if they put Ronald McDonalds statue….
Jo: Looking forward to see your parade there too! :D
Beautiful temple, and the statue looks so mean..
That guy is someone I don’t want to mess with, that is for sure. But it is a gorgeous statue. He sure will keep the bad guys out of there. And Happy New year China.