Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/03/08
By: Tang Pei-chun and Joseph Yeh
Brussels, March 7 (CNA) Manneken-Pis, the symbol of the city of Brussels, was dressed
Manneken-Pis, the symbol of the city of Brussels, was dressed Wednesday in traditional Taiwanese Hakka clothing (photo courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Wednesday in traditional Taiwanese Hakka clothing to promote the nation’s cultural diversity to the Belgian people and the world.
In a ceremony held at Brussels City Hall, Taiwan’s representative to the EU and Belgium Harry Tseng (曾厚仁) gave the Hakka outfit to a representative of the non-profit association “The Friends of Manneken-Pis,” an organization founded in 1954 that is responsible for choosing new clothing for the iconic sculpture from among the hundreds of submissions received from around the world.
The outfit, consisting of a wide-sleeved upper garment and pants, was used to dress the famous bronze sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into a fountain’s basin.
In a later ceremony to unveil the sculpture wearing its new dress, Tseng, who is himself Hakka, said he felt extremely emotional to witness the historic moment bringing Taiwan’s Hakka culture to the world stage. [FULL STORY]
