Monday, October 1, 2018

Bruce Lee statue installed in Los Angeles' Chinatown



ASAM NEWS

FANS OF BRUCE LEE are celebrating the new permanent home of the Bruce Lee statue in Chinatown in Los Angeles.

A new installed pedestal for the 7-foot tall statue was formally dedicated Friday with Lee’s daughter Shannon and other VIPs looking on.

” It warms my heart to know that this first ever statue of my father in the United States will stand here in my home town. I am grateful to the LA Chinatown Corporation, Pedro Chan, and everyone who supported this project and helped make this a reality,” Shannon Lee wrote on Facebook.

The statue marks the 80th anniversary of the city’s New Chinatown, according to State Senator Kevin de Leon.

“The Bruce Lee Statue will be a towering site to admire, especially when it’s the only one in the USA,” he said according to Xinhuanet.com.

The LA Weekly reports that Lee opened a martial arts studio near the Central Plaza in Los Angeles - thus his connection to the city.
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