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From YouTube: Chinatown Mural Unveiling
Description
Artist Bryan Beyung's new Chinatown mural, "Tale of an Ancient Vase", honors the legacy of Emperor Shun, a legendary figure of ancient China. This is part of the Office of Arts and Culture's effort to put the heritage of all of Boston's diverse communities on display.
A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
thank
you
for
your
patience.
Thank
you
for
hurricane
durian
and
holding
out
for
us.
We
will
have
a
brief
program
for
you
today
before
we
unveil
our
plaque,
because
obviously,
we've
already
unveiled
the
mural,
so
so
not
to
steal
the
Thunder.
But
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today
to
dedicate
this
beautiful
mural.
My
name
is
sherry
dong
and
I'm.
President
of
the
Chinese
Historical
Society
of
New
England
I,
am
joined
by
Boston's
mayor
Marty
Walsh,
president
of
G,
how
Oakton
James
Chan.
A
Internationally
recognized
and
Montreal
based
artist,
Brian
Young
who's
hiding
back
there,
but
he
will
join
us
in
a
few
minutes
and
and
the
murals
sponsors
I
would
also
like
to
acknowledge
Chesney's
board
members
who
are
present.
Today's
I
think
I
see
Stephanie
fan
your
Clos
Joseph
Wong
and
Nelson
Chen
am
I
missing.
Anyone.
No
okay
I
would
also
like
to
thank
councillor
Flynn
councilor
flower,
tea,
captain
Fong,
Sheila,
Dylan,
chief
Dylan
and
others
who
I
may
be
missing
from
the
city
who
are
joining
us
today.
I
think
Jerome
Smith
as
well.
So
thank
you.
A
A
I
would
love
to
acknowledge
don
chen
xiu,
who
is
on
the
sidelines
right
now,
but
who
should
join
us
with
help
and
encouragement
from
our
former
mayors
liaison
to
chinatown
dong
Chen,
the
Chinese
Historical
Society
of
New
England,
worked
in
close
partnership
with
Zhi
Hao
Oakton
to
bring
this
wall
to
life.
Disney's
mission
is
to
document,
preserve
and
promote
the
history
and
legacy
of
the
Chinese
in
New,
England
and
beyond,
being
able
to
highlight
our
history
and
culture
through
the
Arts
is
a
key
and
accessible
way
to
share
our
stories
and
contributions.
A
A
It
was
their
willingness
to
contribute
this
huge,
formerly
giant,
blank
canvas
that
allowed
the
idea
to
blossom
and
take
form
gho.
Tea
is
one
of
many
family
associations
based
in
Chinatown.
They
continue
to
serve
thousands
of
community
members
throughout
New
England,
serving
as
a
landing
spot
for
many
new
immigrants,
giving
people
a
sense
of
belonging
and
place
contributing
their
time,
money
and
resources
to
the
ongoing
betterment
of
the
Chinatown
community.
A
A
Many
thanks
to
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture
represented
by
Karen,
good
fellow
for
your
outstanding
faith
and
trust
in
us
to
bring
the
artists
vision
to
life,
to
Ming's
market
media
vision
represented
by
Jonathan
and
Dominic
Sara
Tufts
Medical
Center,
represented
by
myself,
the
Hudson
group
nomen
or
Iran
the
Oxford
properties'
Mark
McGowan
Suffolk
Construction,
Mike
Rooney
and
Stanhope
Sam
Gottlieb.
Thank
you
all.
A
Now
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
questions
about
what
is
this
mural
representing?
What's
it
about?
What's
with
the
cracked
bowl?
So
for
that,
for
that,
I
am
excited
to
introduce
the
artist
Brian,
who
took
a
green
of
an
idea
of
paying
homage
to
Emperor
shun
a
prominent
ancestor
of
gee
how
Oakton,
whose
teachings
they
promote
and
turned
it
into
this
work
of
art
and
creative
storytelling.
A
Some
of
you
may
have
seen
Brian
and
the
mural
in
progress
as
you
walked
up
Tyler
Street
or
cut
through
the
parking
lot
in
mid-august
and
wondered
what
this
mural
was
about.
Brian's
work
can
be
seen
in
Canada,
the
u.s.
Haiti
Cambodia
and
now
Boston's
Chinatown,
so
I
invite
Brian
to
share
more
about
your
interpretation
and
representations
here.
B
Thank
you,
everyone!
Thank
you
for
coming
sorry,
my
English
is
not
the
best.
I
will
try
my
best.
First
of
all,
I'm
really
proud
and
honored
to
be
a
part
of
this
project.
I
would
like
to
thank
that
Chan
for
putting
this
together,
sherry
and
James
for
being
helpful
and
supportive
during
the
process.
I
will
also
like
to
thank
all
the
partners
for
making
this
possible
also
and
special
thanks
to
Amanda,
which
is
my
helper,
who
helped
me
create
this
piece
she's
an
amazing
artist
and
she's
she's,
also
from
Boston.
B
As
for
this
piece,
the
background
depict
a
timeline
of
the
story
of
this
old
ancient
Emperor,
going
all
around
the
vase
and
ask
for
the
vase.
The
Emperor
was
really
good
at
making
beautiful
pottery,
so
this
is
kind
of
like
his
legacy.
So
for
me,
this
is
also.
This
was
also
my.
My
goal
was
to
make
this
parking
lot,
this
neighborhood
more
vivid,
more
colorful,
so
that's
that's
pretty
much.
It
I.
A
B
A
So
if
anyone
wants
further
elaboration,
the
Chinese
Historical
Society
of
New
England
is
gonna
write
an
article
about
it
in
our
annual
Chronicle,
so
stay
tuned.
So
we
saved
the
best
for
last
mayor
Walsh,
mayor
Walsh
has
been
a
champion
for
the
city
for
decades
and
dedicated
to
the
needs
of
Chinatown
from
day
one
in
office.
A
C
Thank
you
very
much
Jerry,
and
let
me
there's
a
lot
of
things.
I
want
to
give
here.
I
want
to
thank
the
Chinese
Historical
Society
of
New
England
I
want
to
thank
the
the
artists,
who
did
an
amazing
job
here.
Brian
I
want
to
thank
his
daughter
who
opened
up
the
whole
festivities
here
by
talking
at
the
microphone.
She
was
great,
too
James
and
then
the
G,
how
Oakton
association?
C
C
So
all
the
elected
officials,
but
in
particular
Michael
Flaherty
and
an
Eddie
Flynn,
who
represented
his
neighborhood
and
that
he's
done
an
amazing
job,
he's
finishing
up
his
first
term
as
a
city
councilor
in
Chinatown,
is
certainly
one
of
his
top
priorities,
if
not
stop
priority,
even
though
he
lives
across
the
down
the
street.
A
little
bit
he's
always
concerned,
what's
happening
in
Chinatown
and
I
want
to
thank
Eddie
for
his
great
advocacy.
C
I
think
we
have
a
cabinet
meeting
here
to
my
cabinet,
there's
a
ton
of
people
here,
Joycelyn
hands
here
and
sheila
Dillon
and
Jerome
Smith
Karen
good
fellow
was
mentioned.
I
want
to
thank
Karen
as
well,
but
Karen's
boss,
and
somebody
who
has
done
an
amazing
job
in
today
is
about
arts,
and
culture
in
today
is
about
celebrating
diversity.
Today's
about
celebrating
tradition
today
is
about
educating
people
when
people
walk
by
this
work
of
art.
C
C
I
want
thank
captain
Fong
in
a1
and
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out,
because
I
was
away
when,
when
there
was
a
park
down
the
street
named
after
Uncle,
Frank
and
I
want
to
thank
Frank
Chen
for
his
amazing
work
in
this
community
over
the
years
as
a
first
of
all
as
a
veteran
who
fought
for
this
country
and
somebody
who
has
dedicated
his
life
to
improving
the
life
of
so
many
Csonka
Frank.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
couldn't
say
it
that
takes
I.
Wasn't
here,
but
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
C
We're
excited
about
this
new
mural
here
in
Chinatown.
The
city
was
surprised,
was
proud
to
support
this
project
through
a
program
called
transform,
transformative
public
art
program.
We
invested
$10,000
in
this
program,
we're
investing
75,000
in
creation
of
seven
temporary
public
art
installations
all
across
the
city
in
different
neighborhoods,
and
it's
important
to
do
that.
C
Each
of
these
installations
are
definitely
transformative
and
celebrate
diversity
in
the
communities
that
people
call
home
and
also
people
that
come
and
visit
us,
and
that's
especially
true
here
in
Chinatown,
this
mural
celebrates,
as
you
heard
earlier,
Chinese
culture
and
the
role
Chinatown
has
played
in
Boston
his
Boston's
history.
Emperor
tion
story
is
relevant
to
what
this
neighborhood
is
all
about.
His
legacy
is
one
of
community
sharing,
respect
and
goodwill.
These
are
all
the
values
that
help
keep
this
association
and
Chinatown
strong
today,
preserving
China
towns.
Identity
is
important
to
me
in
my
administration.
C
All
of
us
we're
doing
it
by
preserving,
affordable
housing.
43%
of
all
the
homes
in
Chinatown,
our
income
restricted
that
number
compared
citywide
is
20%
citywide,
so
we
are
making
a
very
special,
not
investment,
but
also
commitment
to
the
Chinatown
community.
We
also
support
all
the
businesses,
the
Main
Street
businesses
and
the
local
businesses
tomorrow,
hopefully,
we'll
see
what
happens,
but
the
Chinatown
lantern
festivals
is
going
on.
We're
gonna
continue
to
celebrate
Chinatown's
vibrancy.
C
As
you
all
know,
as
you
look
around
this
this
just
this
parking
lot
alone,
public
art
enriches
and
enhances
our
public
spaces.
In
many
ways
it
helps
connect
us
to
one
another.
It
tells
a
story
that
helps
us
to
understand
the
community
that
we're
in
it
strengthens
neighborhood
pride
and
identity
and
best
of
all,
it
belongs
to
everyone,
because
we
believe
art
is
for
everyone.
C
This
is
why
we
want
to
create
more
opportunities
for
public
art
in
our
neighborhoods
in
this
year's
budget,
council,
Flynn
and
counts
of
flattery
and
the
other
council
voted
to
guarantee
a
percent
of
the
Arts
program,
dedicating
1
percent
of
our
capital,
borrowing
towards
permanent
public
art,
we're
committing
13.4
million
into
this
program
over
five
years,
combined
with
public
art
programs
next
year.
This
is
the
most
funding
the
city
has
ever
dedicated
to
public
art.
What
can.
C
We're
continuing
to
elevate
arts
and
culture
in
many
different
ways.
The
city
is
dedicated
another
2.5
million
in
funding
over
the
past
year
towards
arts
programs.
This
funding
will
go
towards
organizations,
individual
artists
and
free
art
programs
for
all
to
enjoy
we're,
always
looking
for
more
opportunities
to
make
arts
and
culture
more
accessible
for
all,
with
every
investment
we
make.
We
continue
to
be
guided
by
our
cultural
plan.
Boston
creates
a
plan
that
was
created
by
the
community
by
people
in
the
neighborhoods
that
got
together
and
talked
about
what
they
want
to
see.
C
This
wasn't
my
plan.
This
wasn't
elected
officials
plans.
This
was
the
community
plans.
The
vision
in
that
plan
is
to
enrich
and
strengthen
our
Civic
fabric,
as
only
arts
can
do
it's,
how
we
keep
Boston's
culture,
a
beacon,
and
it
will
continue
to
show
us
how
to
celebrate
all
of
the
diversity
all
of
the
culture
and
all
of
the
talent
that
makes
our
city
so
great,
so
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everyone
that
came
out
today.
This
is
a
special
day
in
Chinatown
and
two
outstanding
artists
in
this
family.
A
Thank
You
mayor
Walsh,
and
thank
you
to
everyone
who
joined
us
today.
So
of
course,
as
I
said,
you
see
the
mural.
So
today
is
more
of
a
symbolic
unveiling
and
a
dedication,
so
I
invite
the
mayor,
Brian,
James
and
all
of
our
sponsors.
Gnome
Jonathan
stand
Sam
Mike
Karen
Mark
to
join
me
in
unveiling
the
plaque
to
accompany
the
mural.