Blue Cupids of Chinatown

If you like Asian food, lights, cheap stuff, and people, then Dixon street In Chinatown is the perfect place for you to go to on Friday and Saturday night.

 

Business of Dixon Street at Night

Every Friday night and Saturday night, Dixon street Chinatown transforms into the brightest street in the heart of the city of Sydney.  The street comes alive and it is so crowded that it gets pretty difficult to walk around. But that shouldn’t bother you, as the whole street sme

Mini-Pancakes

lls of delicious foods from the food stalls.

As you walk around you’ll realize that they sell a lot of random stuff there. Most of them sells Asian snacks such as grilled baby octopus and fish balls, “bak kwa” or “long yoke” which is a sweet pork jerky, Japanese “Takoyaki” (Octopus balls), Dragon’s beard candy (sweet candy with stuffing inside such as peanut, or chocolate, etc), and some other grilled meat, lamb, etc, etc. The foods aren’t too expensive. They are around $3 - $4 dollars each.

The do not only sell foods, but there are a lot of other stuff such as stuffed animals, mostly angry birds, pikachus, domo, etc… They also have fake stuff, like fake Beats by dre headphones, and some other fake electronics, like mouse, USB’s etc etc. other common stuff they sell are cute things, such as little figures, cute wallet and pouches, socks, etc..

Blue Cupids at Kimber Lane
Chinatown

Ahh, also one unique thing to see when you’re in Dixon street is “The  Glowing Blue Cupids of Chinatown”. At first I was rather confused… Why is it there and what’s the meaning behind it? After a little research, it appears that The artwork is the creation of 34 year old artist Jason Wing who is of Chinese and Aboriginal descent. The reason why he used blue lighting was because he thought that there were too much red and yellow in Chinatown, so he made it blue, to make it contrast and more appealing. The meaning behind the artwork is that he wanted to make an experience like waking in between two worlds or travelling between heaven and earth. Ohh well, nevertheless it is still an awesome thing to look at, and pretty unique.

So there you go…. If you really enjoy being in a lively and colorful environment, you should definitely check out Dixon street in Chinatown on Friday and Saturday night, around 4pm to 11pm.