Chinese Dragon (中国龙)
1948年生于福建。少年随父亲南来新加坡谋生。师从黄明宗，又得到画坛先驱如陈宗瑞、陈文希、陈子权等美术老师的指导。南洋二代著名水墨画家。
个人画展于新加坡，致力探索绘画50余载，作品受邀到美国、澳大利亚，印度尼西亚、英国，意大利等地展出。
Born in Fujian. Migrated to Singapore. Student of Huang Mingzhong, Chen Zhongrui, Chen Wenxi, Chen Ziquan. Second Generation of Nanyang Chinese Painting Artists.
Solo Exhibition in Singapore. Works selected for exhibitions in US, Australia, Indonesia, UK, and Italy.
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Chinese Dragon (中国龙)
Artist: Weng Wenguang 翁文光
Chinese dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, typhoons, and floods. The dragon is also a symbol of power, strength, and good luck for people who are worthy of it. With this, the Emperor of China usually used the dragon as a symbol of his imperial power and strength.
In Chinese daily language, excellent and outstanding people are compared to a dragon, while incapable people with no achievements are compared with other, disesteemed creatures, such as a worm. A number of Chinese proverbs and idiomsfeature references to a dragon, for example: “Hoping one’s son will become a dragon” (望子成龍(望子成龙), wàng zǐ chéng lóng i.e. Hoping one’s son to transform into a dragon.
Historically, the dragon was the symbol of the Emperor of China. In the Zhou dynasty, the five-clawed dragon was assigned to the Son of Heaven, the four-clawed dragon to the nobles (zhuhou, seigneur), and the three-clawed dragon to the ministers (dafu). In the Qin dynasty, the five-clawed foot dragon was assigned to represent the Emperor while the four-clawed and three-clawed dragons were assigned to the commoners. The dragon in the Qing dynasty appeared on national flag.
The dragon is sometimes used in the West as a national emblem of China. However, this usage within both the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan as the symbol of nation is not common. Instead, it is generally used as the symbol of culture. In Hong Kong, the dragon is part of the design of Brand Hong Kong, a symbol used to promote Hong Kong as an international brand name.
In European-influenced cultures, the dragon has aggressive, warlike connotations and it is conjectured that the Chinese government wishes to avoid using it as a symbol.
Sometimes Chinese people use the term “Descendants of the Dragon” (simplified Chinese: 龙的传人; traditional Chinese: 龍的傳人) as a sign of ethnic identity, as part of a trend started in the 1970s when different Asian nationalities were looking for animal symbols for representations.
In Chinese culture today, the dragon is mostly used for decorative purposes.
White-headed langur (白头叶猴)
Artist: Weng Wenguang 翁文光
This beautiful and extremely rare colobine monkey is part of the genus Trachypithecus, in which the dark chocolate brown coat of adults contrasts spectacularly with the golden orange fur of infants, which turns to whitish-grey in juveniles. The head and neck of adults are golden to yellowish-white in T. p. poliocephalus, with the pointed crest of hair on the top of the head being the most brightly coloured, and creamy-white in T. p. leucocephalus. A grey V-shaped area runs from the thighs to the back, and the fur of the pubic region ranges from white to pale orange. Adults are also adorned with a cape-like area of longer fur across the shoulders. The hands and feet are very slim, and the thumbs are notably shorter than in other primates.
Roosting Eagle
Artist: Weng Wenguang 翁文光
Bird is the symbol of freedom and happiness. Birds can also be used to symbolize love and commitment (such as Mandarin ducks), or good luck and abundance (as in the case of the peacock). In feng shui applications, birds are powerful symbols of new opportunities that are always there for you even in times of adversity.
if you are concerned about your business, company or home, select a picture or figure of an eagle. Display of eagles gives confidence and growth in business. It also develops qualities of leadership like the eagle that like to fly high in the sky and are sharp witted and have very focused eyesight. You can place it at the entrance to your business or home. This charming bird will also offer great protection by keeping a watchful eye over the premises. A picture of 9 eagles will be an ideal charm for ambitious people, since 9 is the numeral of the East. The eagle will be helping the owner to be competent and self-assured in any situation.
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