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15:10, 22-Jul-2018
Historic street in NYC's Chinatown painted into giant dragon
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14:37, 25-Jul-2018
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One of the oldest streets in Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City, was painted into a grand mural of a dragon.
Doyers Street, a 200-foot-long (61-meter) street in the heart of Chinatown, is being covered with a vibrant mural by artist Chen Dongfan titled "The Song of Dragons and Flowers."
Chen Dongfan puts the final touches on his work in Doyers Street in Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City, July 20, 2018. /Xinhua
Chen Dongfan puts the final touches on his work in Doyers Street in Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City, July 20, 2018. /Xinhua
Chen's work is in partnership with Art Bridge and part of the NYC Department of Transportation's Doyers Street Seasonal Street Public Art program, as well as the Chinatown Partnership's pedestrian plaza project.
The technicolor mural is part of the organization's efforts to boost foot traffic to Chinatown, Wellington Chen, Executive Director of the Chinatown Partnership, told Xinhua on Friday.
Chen Dongfan goes over his work one last time in Doyers Street in Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City, July 20, 2018. /Xinhua
Chen Dongfan goes over his work one last time in Doyers Street in Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City, July 20, 2018. /Xinhua
"Chinatown's history is full of hardship, but also full of love. Doyers Street is located in Chinatown, intersecting with Pell Street at its very end, as if a flying dragon is winding its way up and resting at the intersection of two streets," Chen said of the work on his Instagram account.
"I was inspired by the immigrant experience and how they perceive this neighborhood as home. Thus, I believe that dragon, both from its visual form and the cultural meaning, can best represent the area," he said.
(Cover photo: People look at the newly painted ground mural in Doyers Street in Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City, July 20, 2018. /Xinhua)
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency