Showing posts with label Chinese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 January 2012

Chinese New Year, London 2012

New Year celebrations for the Year of the Dragon in London Chinatown.

Street decorations


Lots of cakes for sale,

including dragon cake.

Friday, 17 June 2011

Animal Zodiac Sculptures, by Ai Weiwei, at Somerset House, London

Bronze animal heads, by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, re-creations of the traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures which once adorned the fountain of Yuanming Yuan, an imperial retreat in Beijing. The heads are on display in the courtyard of Somerset House, London, until 26 June 2011.