Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk
Went sketching today with some friends at a Chinese temple called Xuan Jian Dian, or also known as Heng Kang Tian 玄江殿. It's a temple that's 87 years old if I remember correctly.

The temple is located on a small hill just beside Siglap Road. It's beside a Thai temple.

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk
I didn't really want to draw this view with all the lanterns but I figured why not. Eventually, I got the perspective of the lanterns wrong.

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk
Today is also the Duanwu Festival, or the Dragon Boat Festival. Part of the festival involves eating rice dumplings. The temple helpers were very generous and made a lot and shared with us.

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk
This is the interior of the temple where the gods reside. The cravings of the altars are very intricate and daunting to draw. It's interesting how a few misplaced lines can make the floor look so uneven.

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk
The temple staff were too generous. There was even a free gift, a pen!

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk
Results of the morning sketchwalk.

Xuan Jiang Dian temple sketchwalk

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