Chinese New Year

Sunday, January 18, 2009 | |

The most powerful bearer of Good Fortune, this folk figure is dressed in the opulent costume of a high official. Traditionally his image adorns doors and walls of Chinese homes, bringing prosperity throughput the year.

14 comments:

Shadow said...

what i love about the chinese is the colours. bright, strong, colours. lovely pics. all of them!

Cat said...

Red - the color red on your door or entry way is supposed to be good luck ( I think!) its all over china town!

jiggins said...

Shadow - yes.. always colorful. I do like that as well. It is a very brightly colored display there at the Conservatory too!

~ Tabitha ~ said...

Your photography is gripping and deliciously insightful Jiggins..thank you for the invite.
I'm a follower now :)

jiggins said...

Cat - I have recently learned that the color red has great meaning. Check out the page I looked at involving the 5 elements and their corresponding colors! I think you will enjoy it.

jiggins said...

Tabitha! Thank you for that! I appreciate your words and I am glad you stopped by here. I will see you on your next post! :)

Selchie said...

Your photos as always are stunning, lovely and crisp and so much information in them. great job!!)

Christina said...

Love the expression on his face. Great photo!

Odette said...

I love the colors and the light in this shot! This series makes me miss Vancouver at this time of year! :)

Linda S. Socha said...

I love this and the color of life and energy . Great photos
Linda

mile191 said...

just came by to read. hope you are well. love some of your older posts too. i missed out there for a while. thanks.

Helen H. David said...

Love this blog, jiggins. Your photographs are beautiful. I'm checking out Holy Mountain now!
Love ya,
Helen

Patty said...

Thank you for visiting my blog. Your photos are fantastic. All that color!

I will be back.

jiggins said...

Hi Patty. thanks for stopping by here as well! I will be posting more photos soon enough, I have been extremely busy, like many - but soon! See you on the next post!