Sien Lok Park (5)

 On the 7th of February 2021 we visited the Sien Lok Park in downtown, but that day it was too cold and we barely managed taking some photos and walk a bit. 

Our face, hands and feet were hurting with the cold and it was hard even to breathe. 

This beautiful sculpture of a wolf is not part of the park but you can see it right beside at the entrance of a condo buildings area.

Arthur and I both agreed that we should go back again, another day, and place a proper visit to Sien Lok Park when temperatures would be more bearable.

So we did it again on the 21st of March  and you can find more about it in the next post.

Cheers!

Marina & Arthur <3

Sien Lok Park (5) - part 2

On March 21st the temperature in Calgary was on the positive range which encouraged us to go back to Sien Lok Park located on the south Bow River Pathway in Chinatown Calgary. Although a small park, Sien Lok hosts sculptures, gazebo, playground and picnique area, and also teaches us a bit about the Chinese immigration to Canada. 

The park is divided by a street. In one of its sides you see two chinese lions guarding its main entrance. 

As we walked  through we found a marble sculpture with beautiful details in bronze. It is called  "Wall of Names" and was created by Ferdinand Spina with the purpose of recognize Chinese pioneers. 

 

"Those who came beforeplanted the trees, so that future generations can enjoy the shade"

Still at the same side of the park we can see a beautiful art work, "In Search of Gold Mountain", a yellow granite monument sculptured by Chu Honsun that narrates the history of chinese people in Canada. 

Arthur and I were checking on the details of the carvings trying to understand the chinese movement through time and space represented in the sculpture. We were able to identify in the bottom ring that the first settlers who arrived in Canada on boats were endured by hard labour work. We also could see that as time passes a new generation of chinese immigrants is shown as having better paid jobs.