Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Similar symbols of two Cities

Singapores Merlion and DaNangs Ca Chep Hoa Rong.

Ca Chep Hoa Rong. The carp dragon. Symbol for DaNang Vietnam. The carp symbolizes luck and perseverance and the dragon symbolizes power. The carp merges with the dragon in the water and becomes this. Local artists at the Marble Mountain village near DaNang spent 3 months carving this for DaNang. It sits on the Han river next to the dragon bridge.






Merlion. .The symbol of Singapore. Its a fish with a lions head  The fish symbolizes Singapores beginning as a fishing village. The lion represents Singapores name which means lion city. The symbol was designed by the Singapore Tourism Board in 1964.