Pavilion Kuala Lumpur – Chinese New Year Decorations 2012

It is the year of the dragon and no other mall showcases it better than Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur themed as the “Majestic Dragon Festival”. With a 600-feet long dragon that was hung at the center court from the top floor of the mall (Level 6) all the way to the Ground Floor, it is definitely a very attractive decoration. Anybody but anybody would be at awe to stand at its presence. It’s no wonder when I went there with my brothers, there were throngs of patrons snapping photos at every angle in the mall.

What else do I like about the decorations? The yellow and red lanterns, the many types of flowers all over and outside the mall and even the weird (in my opinion lizard-like) dragons on Royal Selangor’s walls look interesting. For someone who’s quite mad at photography at the moment (read : me), there’s so many things to capture on film that I didn’t even mind the huge crowd. My brothers had to wait for me to finish snapping this and that of course, pity those two.

I love the idea of the dragon opening its mouth towards the angle of a ball-like figure hanging in front of it. I was told the ball-like figure is supposed to be an orange which the dragon is ready to consume but from the shape of the ball-like above, it seems more like a burning ball to me. Maybe the dragon spat the burning ball out of its mouth? We’ll have a long day guessing what it really means.

There are also traditional costumes on display at the mall. Above are the Court Robes or Dress in the Qing Dynasty. There are regulations to codify clothes according to ranks and stature. The photo above reads :

The ornamentation of formal (chaofu) and semi-formal (jifu) court robes included the dragon motif together with a decorative representation of the Chinese conception of the cosmos. The dragon symbolised the emperor, known as the Son of Heaven, and permission to wear the robe was given by him. Those who passed the civil service examinations and attained the status of a government official were also granted the privilege of wearing court robes. Rank was further distinguished by a hierarchy of colour and ornamentation. Apricot-yellow semi-formal dragon robe (jifu), silk and gold-wrapped thread embroidery on gauze weave silk, made in China.

I wish I had more time to take photos of the United Buddy Bears at Pavilion though, but there are just too many of them – more than 140 bears. Maybe I should go there again one of these days, before the last day of its display – 15th February 2012. If any of you is making your way to Pavilion KL, make sure you grab some memorable photos with the United Buddy Bears and the gorgeous fountain out front.

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♦ Other Chinese New Year Decorations 2012 post : Sunway Pyramid, The Curve, MidValley Megamall.