#Sydney Chinatown White and Blue Spring Festival Lantern Decoration Controversy # The aesthetic pursuit of great artists is ahead of the curve, certainly not conforming to the old ways, and occasionally there will be a cold offender, which is a typical case. Chinatown "blue and white" decoration, and Crouching Tiger lanterns, display a traditional Chinese ceramic vase depicting a Crouching Tiger surrounded by pale blue waves of water. Unlike the big red and purple of traditional Chinese celebrations, even blue and white are regarded as traditional Chinese "funeral" colors, which is of course a cultural offense for many people.
However, the creator, as the second-generation immigrant Chinese artist Chen Sushan, she also tried to expound the concept of "balance and harmony" in the Chinese yin-yang philosophy under the pandemic. In Chinese culture, she said, the tiger is a symbol of power, strength and positive energy, but when it is combined with a porcelain bottle filled with water, the whole picture can achieve a sense of harmony. "Both of these elements can be ruthless, powerful, and angry, but they can also be a source of beauty, calm, and resilience," she says. As a result, despite the controversy, the rest of the blue and white decorations have been removed, but her Crouching Tiger Lantern has also been preserved in the decoration of Chinatown, after all, it has also been awarded and recognized by many institutions such as the Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
I think it's normal for this kind of cultural conflict to be controversial, as long as it doesn't involve racial discrimination or hostility, the creativity displayed by artists can actually make us see where tradition comes from and where it goes in the future. Headlines hit list
