Despite high demand for lion costumes every Chinese New Year, only a few artisans, such as Lim Seow Ling, are dedicated to ...

Having embarked on the intricate art of crafting lion heads in 1986, 70-year-old Siow Ho Phiew receives orders from as far ...

Inside a costume consisting of a large, colourful lion head and a long ... A growing number of Chinese women are rejecting the rigidity of traditional obligations imposed by their parents ...

Sifu Siow, 70, began his journey in lion head crafting in 1986, though his passion for the art traces back to the 1970s when his active involvement in lion dancing first sparked his interest.

For example, spring rolls, whose shape and colour resemble gold bars, are served because they represent wealth and good luck.