PART 1---EACH YEAR DONG ZEN BUDDHIST TEMPLE TRANSFORMED THE NONDESCRIPT TOWN OF JENJAROM IN BANTING INTO A FAIRYLAND OF LIGHTS, SOUND AND ANIMATED FIGURINES BASED ON THE RULING ANIMAL. THESE ELABORATE YET TRANSIENT WORKS OF ART LOCATED IN THE OPENAIR AND EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS ARE ERECTED A WEEK BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR AND DISMANTLED DAYS AFTER CHAP GOH MEH BUT DURING THIS PERIOD IT WAS TRULY A MELANGE OF MUSIC AND MAGIC!

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THE COCKY COCK! 

2 COCKY COCKS AND CHARMING CHICKS

THE GARDENS OF DONG ZEN ARE PHENOMENALLY BEAUTIFUL AND WELL KEPT

OBVIOUS LOTSA EFFORT, CARE AND MONEY HAVE GONE INTO CULTIVATING THESE ORCHIDS

YOUNG COCK

PRETTY

SPECTACULAR MOTH ORCHIDS PLACED INSIDE ONE BIG POT

THEY LOOK VERY NATURAL 

IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT

SWEET!

AVENUE OF KUANYIN

I NEVER SEEN KUANYIN WITH HAT

ELEGANT

POND SHAPED LIKE WULU

DATO KEE HUA CHEE PRAYING TO GODDESS OF MERCY

MUST GO DOWN ON KNEES TO PRAY TO KUANYIN WHO SAVES ALL SENTIENT BEINGS

SAVE ME!

FROM ME!

BUDDHISM IS THE BEST

MANY ARMED KUANYIN

RESTAURANT BUT IS VEGETARIAN

THESE ARE REAL THOUGH THEY LOOK SO FAKE

HEALTHY

PRETTY PINKS

REGAL

EYE CATCHING

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TIGER ORCHIDS WHICH I GREW AS A KID

MANMADE ROCKERY

WELCOME MY WORLD

LARGER THAN LIFE LANTERN

TWILIGHT NOW

LOVE RULES

CHILD MONKS

DO THIS

LONG BROWED ARHAT

OPENAIR SCULPTURES DEPICTING ANIMALS

2 BIG COCKS

2 GOLDEN COCKS

COME TO THE YEAR OF THE COCK!

BUSY!

THE MOST POPULAR LANTERN

WONDER WHY

ALL STRUTTED UP

YEAR OF THE DOGGIE

THIS IS A REAL TREE THAT LOOKS LIKE FAKE XMAS TREE

OK THIS CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE IS FAKE BUT LOOKS GOOD

SERENE LIKE DUNHUANG IN CHINA

VERY CHINKY NEW YEAR

DUNHUANG CAVERN

THE MAIN EVENT!

GIGANTIC PHOENIX

ANOTHER PHOENIX

FLORAL PILLAR

THAT'S THE TAIL OF PEACOCK!

LUCKY TRIPLE TEACUP FOUNTAIN FEATURING THE FAMOUS ROOSTER EMBLEM SEEN ON A BILLION BOWLS!

FINALLY THE GIGANTIC SCUPTURES OF ROOSTER AND ITS MATE THE HEN!

PLUS BABY CHICK!

VERY AUSPICIOUS TO HAVE PAPA ROOSTER, MAMA HEN AND BABY CHICK

MOST POPULAR

THE HEN ROTATES!

A DIFFERENT VIEW PER PHOTO!

THE HEN ROTATES IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION!

FABULOUS!