I hope you are enjoying the tour of the Chinese Lantern Festival. to learn more about this event and read the stories of the displays visit www.missouribotanicalgarden.org and click on the Chinese Lantern Festival link. if you are in the St Louis area i highly recommend checking out this exhibit. it is only here for a few more weeks.
This is the 4 faced Buddha statue. although Buddha originated in India...the Chinese applied it to their culture, too. their ways are similar.
Check out those ear lobes. LOL
There is something about the little fat buddha that makes me chuckle.
This is the wishing tree. there were large gold 'coins' hung by red ribbons. the idea is to make a wish and toss the coin into the tree. i pity the groundsperson who has to clean up this tree when this exhibit is over.
This is the 9 Dragon Mural. it is one of China's most precise pieces of architectural work. there are 3 sets of these in China. each dragon is a different color, expression and emotion.
Kind of scary.
This depicts the Butterfly Lovers. it is the love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai....a Romeo and Juliet tale passed down in China for over 1000 years.
They wanted to marry and it was forbidden. they both died and came back as butterflies...to fly away together.
Remarkable scenery
Love this bird
As we were walking along....we came upon these sheep. too cute. there are displays like this throughout the gardens. there is a plaque that tells who donated it to the gardens. when we came by the sheep later, some tourists were taking pictures of their children on the sheep. LOL
I love showing you these pictures....it's like i am there all over again and enjoying it a second time. i have enough pictures probably for 2 more postings. so, there will be more...
Later
This is the 4 faced Buddha statue. although Buddha originated in India...the Chinese applied it to their culture, too. their ways are similar.
Check out those ear lobes. LOL
There is something about the little fat buddha that makes me chuckle.
This is the wishing tree. there were large gold 'coins' hung by red ribbons. the idea is to make a wish and toss the coin into the tree. i pity the groundsperson who has to clean up this tree when this exhibit is over.
This is the 9 Dragon Mural. it is one of China's most precise pieces of architectural work. there are 3 sets of these in China. each dragon is a different color, expression and emotion.
Kind of scary.
This depicts the Butterfly Lovers. it is the love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai....a Romeo and Juliet tale passed down in China for over 1000 years.
They wanted to marry and it was forbidden. they both died and came back as butterflies...to fly away together.
Remarkable scenery
Love this bird
As we were walking along....we came upon these sheep. too cute. there are displays like this throughout the gardens. there is a plaque that tells who donated it to the gardens. when we came by the sheep later, some tourists were taking pictures of their children on the sheep. LOL
I love showing you these pictures....it's like i am there all over again and enjoying it a second time. i have enough pictures probably for 2 more postings. so, there will be more...
Later
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