As part of my childhood was spent in Diamond Hill, I was quite familiar with Chi Lin Nunnery there. That was a small temple established in 1932. I used to walk by this temple in those days and now I still remember the Chi Lin Primary School located beside the main gate. In retrospect, this is already many years ago! I left Hong Kong to settle in Toronto in 1988. In 2009, I came back and paid the first visit to Chi Lin with a special feeling.While in the nunnery, I felt that I was in the time machine of reminiscence. The squatter areas of Diamond Hill had already been demolished. Luen Yi Road and Tai Kwun Road I used to walk, the lanes of the squatter areas, Chung Yuen Winery and the Holy Family Church etc. disappeared with the demolition, leaving behind only indelible memories. In 1990 Chi Lin Nunnery was restored and the construction was using the blueprint of the temple in the Tang Dynasty. The nunnery architectural group including lotus ponds was built with wood without using even a nail. It employed the Chinese carpentry technique of slot and tab joints. The nunnery has the Main Hall of Great Strength, Bell Tower, Drum Tower and Pagoda of Million Buddhas. This time in 2012, I visited Chi Lin again and took photographs in a different technique: I loved its light, shadow, eaves and statues of Buddha which became the themes of this album.
Photo equipment:
Nikon D300s, Nikon GP-1 GPS
AF-Zoom 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6
iPhone 5
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| Chi Lin Nunnery in panorama 志蓮靜苑全景照 |
我在兒童時期，對鑽石山志蓮靜苑已經很熟悉。這是一間小小的寺院，建於1932年。當年，我每天都會經過志蓮的大門，仍記得大門旁邊還有志蓮小學。想來，已經是很多年前的事了。我在1988年離開香港，定居加拿大多倫多。2009年返港，第一次進入新建成的志蓮，別有一番感概，當時置身志蓮，使我進入了昔日的時光隧道。以前熟悉的鑽石山已拆去，每天走過的聯誼路、大觀路、木屋小巷、中原酒廠、聖家天主堂等都隨著鑽石山村的拆毀而消失，祇留下永不磨滅的回憶！志蓮靜苑於1990年重建，以仿唐木結構建築為特色，並配以蓮花池成為寺院的建築群組。全部建築不用一顆釘子，祇以榫接的木工技巧搭建而成。全個寺院有大雄殿、鐘鼓樓及萬佛塔等佛教建築組成。今年2012年我再重訪志蓮，拍攝的手法跟以往有別：我喜歡建築的光影、瓦當及特別的佛教裝飾作為攝影的題材。
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| A panoramic view of the main hall 大雄殿全景 |
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| A pair of the nunnery doors 兩扇寺門 |
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| 3 above and 1 below, a combination of light and shadow! 上三下一，光影的結合！ |
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| Long corridor 長廊 |
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| Eaves and a suspended bell 簷與鐘 |
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| Behind the window 窗後 |
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| Shadow on waters 門前水影 |
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| Cropped photo 裁剪照片 |
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| Nunnery visible through the door 門外寺影 |
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| To kneel and worship. In order to make the photo look simpler and distinctive, I captured these two worshipers together as if there was only one person! 跪拜，其實有兩人！我刻意將他們重疊，取簡樸意景。 |
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| Pattern of flowers on the eaves 瓦當花紋 |
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| Shape of lotus bud on the fence rail 蓮蕾扶手 |
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| Sun and silhouette of eaves 日影與簷影 |
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| A close shot of the dragon fountain 龍頭噴泉近照 |
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| Born free 自在 |
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● Related album: Artistic pattern in Chi Lin Nunnery 》
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I love these images and they gave me a feel of tranquility
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ReplyDeleteThanks for photos.
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