The Last Lion  

The Last Lion is a collaborative mural by Christina Huynh and Sophi Odling, commissioned by Burwood Council in partnership with Burwood Chinatown.

The race is on. Who can save the last lion?

Children worldwide are beginning to forget, joy fades along with the magic and wonder of the last lion. The last known spotting of the majestic beast was in Burwood Chinatown Precinct after dark in 2021.  

Two children made accounts witnessing a lion beast glowing, shimmering, and playfully dancing on the corner of Railway Parade and Clarendon Place in Burwood. Curiosity captured them as they took to the creature. Upon sighting the beast, it floated in an instance, beautiful and powerful, and before they could grasp it with all their might and sight – it vanished, never to be found again.

Various accounts have emerged, including during moon festivals, a local chef claimed sightings of a similar glowing figure rustling through and helping itself to his pantry! Many accounts have reported a glowing figure wandering in mischief throughout the laneways of the Burwood Chinatown Precinct and Chinatown precincts worldwide. Still, none to this day have yet to grasp its magnificence since 2021.