Sien Lok Park — Attraction in Calgary

Sien Lok Park is a Chinese cultural park located on the south Bow River Pathway in downtown Calgary. The Sien Lok Society of Calgary was formed in 1968. Embodying the motto behind the name Sien Lok that "happiness comes through good works" the Society, in co-operation with the community, preserved and developed Chinatown's lone green space into Sien Lok Park in 1982. The sculpture titled "In Search of Gold Mountain" was sculpted by Chu Honsun from 15 tonnes of granite from Hopei Province in China. It was sculpted to honour the Chinese history within Canada.​​​​​​​ Address: Riverfront Ave. & 1 St. S.W. Area: 5.8 acres Hours: 5 a.m. - 11 p.m. Park features Entrance is flanked by two Chinese lions Pagoda - Chinese gazebo Concrete tai chi area Sculpture Benches Playground Located along the Bow River Pathway system, east of Prince's Island Park Public parks, pathways, skateparks and greenspaces are available...

Whilst it was clean and I could read all the sign postings here, there was a homeless person sat near the main area. This discouraged me from fulling taking in the area as it should be (worth going to and learning the history of the area). As a budding photographer, would have loved to take some shots of the main statue, but as described previously, those shots would've included a homeless person.. not the end...

There is a cool triangle statue here and a lot of seating around it. There is a great kids/toddler play bin here too. You need the code from the library to open it up and to unlock the toys while you are there. Toys get put back once you are done. Such a great idea.

Located near the water and a path under the bridge. There is some homelessness around the area. The landscape is peaceful especially with the...