2013 - Vancouver - Chinatown Gore Street Mural

            Explore - 22 Oct 13

Last post until late November.  

The parking lot in front of the mural was recently sold so the days of the mural being visible are likely numbered.  The piece has been in place since 2010 and surprisingly no one has ruined it with their own graffiti. 

Designer: Kenson Seto
Artists: Alex Li & Falk Hensel
Year: 2010
Location: 311 East Pender
Dimensions: H. 32 feet L. 121 feet
Best Viewed: In parking lot Gore & Pender
 
 
The Lao Tsu Mural: 
For Vancouver, it’s the first time the city has seen a traditional Chinese painting portraying a historical scholar and philosopher in a mural. It depicts Lao Tsu, also known as Li Er, the grand ancestor of the Lees, sitting on an ox with a scroll in his arm, gazing ahead benevolently. Painted on the right side of the mural is one of his sayings, with the translated version appearing on the left: “It takes knowledge to understand others, but it needs a clear mind to know oneself. It takes strength to surpass others, but it requires a strong will to surpass oneself.” In the background, one can see the classic scenery of white clouds floating around greenish purple mountain tops with birds soaring in yonder blue skies.
 
Partners: Lee’s Benevolent Association of Canada and the City of Vancouver – Great Beginnings Program, Vancouver Chinatown Merchants Association and Impark.

July 2019 update:
The mural is no longer visible as the lot beside it is now a condo. 

   

Taken in: Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver / Chinatown (show map)

Taken on: October 21, 2013

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