A businessman seated on a bench doing work in a notebook

Father and son fishing near the river

Sculptures, an important cultural infrastructure in Huaqiao, highlight Huaqiao’s features and characteristics, attracting many local citizens and visitors.

The 25-meter-tall “flower tree” is made up of wild Chinese viburnums, Kunshan’s city flower, with diameters ranging from 1 to 3 meters. The “flower tree” presents a picture of colors – pink, green, yellow, white, etc.

Wendy H. Moy, Chinese-American designer of the sculptures said, “The biggest gist in its conception is harmony. The large size, special design, graceful color and harmonious hues should match Kunshan, a flourishing city.”

Since last December, the general office of the Kunshan Planning Bureau has collected creative designs and ideas for Huaqiao sculptures from the whole world. Nearly 1,000 pieces of work were collected in two months. After rounds of appraisal by experts and officials, 43 pieces were finally selected, which were molded into sculptures located in different positions in Kunshan.

By Lucy