Sorry I seemed to miss the white trees. I filmed a segment about them, but either missed or accidentally deleted it among the clips edited down into the final form :( As for the things I call "fans," many viewers prefer to see them as drums, which makes sense. LEGO does officially refer to them though as "paper windmills."

@Jonathan-hd3hg

3 жыл бұрын

i think this is what the windmills (or pinwheels) are supposed to be www.istockphoto.com/search/stack/786568927

Back of the temple is literally flat but still better than the bottom of the knights of Ren transport

@aranyabhagat5345

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but that is comaring something to nothing

@tipi8340

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@kasperbuyens3562

4 жыл бұрын

salty are we?

@mr.e3266

4 жыл бұрын

The good thing is, it’s not rlly a play set. Take the temple of the ultimate ultimate weapon for example. It’s a play set but the temple is flat so it has not great play value. At least this set knows what it is. This temple is a display piece so it doesn’t need to be super bulky

@koma-k

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting that while the rear is flat, they still included arches and those sand green windows (which I haven't seen before, though I see on BL they're not new). And what are those four bright orange(?) angle brackets with one stud for? ... maybe I should build it and see if it becomes apparent (bought it released, but don't have space for it yet) :-)

大吉大利：big mandarin bring great luck 福：blessed 新春廟會：spring temple fair 花開富貴: flowers blooming to become rich 竹報平安: firecracker bring peace 燒烤: BBQ I am a Chinese and I think it make a very good job to present lots of Chinese culture through Lego pieces.

@ThatJaymsWisdom

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jaraxel888

4 жыл бұрын

huh, I never knew 竹報 meant firecrackers, learned something new :-)

@Tapeholder

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaraxel888 爆竹is firecracker and報 is bring. However竹and祝(wish)'s sound are the same so we replace 祝 with竹.

@samsamazing8785

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tapeholder u from China?

Only 40 bucks more than grevious’ ship and you get 4 times as many minifigures and 1200 more pieces

@sidekick2091

4 жыл бұрын

Tru but you do have to look at them lile 2 different sets

@panfrei5932

4 жыл бұрын

in Germany only 20 bucks

@lubey8865

4 жыл бұрын

Or: 150% price for 400% more pieces and 450% more minifigures. Wow.

@georgelinford5576

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@exoticbutters2952

4 жыл бұрын

This thing doesn’t look like it has 1600 pieces

The "figures" in one of the stands are actually candy shaped into people or animals.

@redsky6292

4 жыл бұрын

Oh cool!

To think this 'theme' started off as just a limited regional run but every single set from it has been incredible

@ThatJaymsWisdom

4 жыл бұрын

It did. The 2019 sets are like bloody gold dust. I have been trying to get my hands on the new years eve dinner set for a reasonable price (in the UK) for ages. I even had friends who were visiting that part of the world, and my gf's aunt in Hong Kong, look for it but no luck. 🙁

@gianmorales6994

4 жыл бұрын

I hope we get more next year

The fact that that set in the UK is only £15 more than the latest General Grievous' Starfighter is appalling! That set there is great for the money, and just shows how overpriced the Grievous set really is.

@dangerousvidsr220

4 жыл бұрын

Well it’s Star Wars, and it’s owned by Disney, so unfortunately Star Wars sets will always be overpriced which is sad.

@benhawk4214

4 жыл бұрын

@@dangerousvidsr220 yeah a little bit of overpricing is expected but that set is completely unacceptable it's 80 dollars for only 400 pieces and not many big pieces or minifigures

I feel like he's the mr. Roger's of lego. Its just soothing and relaxing hearing him talk and the way he explain things in a similar way.

@JoeFF85

3 жыл бұрын

Hello, KZread neighbor!

The red things on the sticks ARE candied fruits, but the sticks with red, green and yellow pieces over the grill ARE kabobs, which are big in Chinese cuisine. The vendor for this stall also wears an outfit with the word 燒烤 on it meaning “barbecue".

@_pollux7696

4 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the white trees?

Fun Facts: The Family from the Chinese Dinner Set is in this Set too

@ThatJaymsWisdom

4 жыл бұрын

Oh! I didn't realise! That's cute. I've always really wanted that dinner set.

Jang: I dabbled in the culture a little bit, so don’t expect me to know anything Also Jang: knows what basically everything is and even translates Chinese for us at one point, does a better job relating things to the culture than any other reviewer Also I really like the red background for minifigs - it’s nice to switch it up every once in a while!

@kevinm5940

4 жыл бұрын

I also like that he at least attempts to pronounce things correctly, instead of just winging it.

The meaning of those chinese words (more like a direct translate but yea it's close i guess): 1:30 - Chinese New Year temple fair 4:45 - (from left hand side) 1.Bamboo to bring safeness 2.Blooming flower to bring riches 3.Great luck 6:42 - Blessing 13:32 - Barbeque The bigger one on the white tree - Happy Chinese New Year * words on "both sides" are the same

I am Taiwanese and I think you did a great job reviewing this set! Lego did a wonderful job with the style and the colours of these buildings. They nailed it.

Economically speaking this set is on its top both because of the amount of Minifigures it has and the quality with which lego provides its products with most of the times, also its size is appropriate for collections who don't have much space, in other words, this is a very well designed set and appropriate for all likes. I really enjoyed the vid man keep up the good work and continue to inspire the creativity of sharing the world of Lego just like you have inspired me to also share and become part of this wonderful BRICK community!

That Temple facade is better than the atrocious Knights of Ren hovertank and can be a frontal starting point for a Tenple someone makes.

@faxmuchine

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, it's supposed to be a spaceship. Yes, they screwed it up that bad

the minifig with the banana t shirt under the blue jacket might be an inside joke. I'm Singaporean Chinese, and when we describe a Chinese person as a banana, it usually means that the person is very westernised and less fluent with Chinese culture (language, practices and traditions). hence, the term banana - yellow on the outside, white on the inside. kinda like myself! I find this reference humorous! hoping others can appreciate this funny insight too

@hangsolong8180

4 жыл бұрын

Well nice see somebody from far end of malaysia state country. . . Also part of asia rite? I mean south east asia too? Mostly all lego "asian or chinese " theme is nicely done... 😀 👌

@user-dq5tb3en7m

4 жыл бұрын

I think you just over interpret it.

@witerabid

4 жыл бұрын

This comment just pushed me over the edge! I need this set now! 😅

I LOVE how Jang researches the culture and everything of the set he’s reviewing. Good work!!

Funny how they just wanted to make a small number of seasonal sets but everyone loves it so much and they've carried on making stuff for it.

Many thanks to Nolan G.! What a beautiful set. What a wholesome review by Jang we would have missed. I like that backdrop/surface thing a lot.

This is one of my favourite sets. So glade I managed to get both of them for Christmas. And the first ones too

Hi Jang, really appreciate you reviewing this set. Love the red background. I feel so amazed and lucky that Lego dedicates a particular line for the Chinese culture. Hope Lego can do something more like this, more representation of different cultures/traditions. Here are some translation, metaphors and background of what’s covered in this set. Just some personal opinions, might not be 100% accurate. Majority of the Chinese characters are shown in the form of couplets, which are two complementary poetic lines adhering to certain rules, often written on red paper carrying people’s wishes for the New Year. 2:55 -The facade -> Center lettering: 新春廟會 - New Year Temple Fair 4:49 - 1st Vendor Stand - The Toy Stand -> Left couplet: 竹報平安 - Parents’ receipt of a letter from their children living out of the hometown, indicating children’s wellbeing. -> Right couplet: 花開富貴 - Indication of one’s vision for a happy, wealthy and elegant life. -> Left shelf of the Toy Stand Chinese Paper pinwheels Metaphor: Turn one’s luck around To bestow good luck, longevity, health, and prosperity on its owner. -> Right shelf of the Toy Stand Stuffed animals and toy airplane -> The teal-colored unicorn box might just be a cross reference to the new Dots line. 6:35 - Couplet hanging down the stream of lights -> 大吉大利 - Wishing of good luck and advantages 6:49 - 2nd Vendor Stand - The Food Stand -> Two identical couplets in the middle: 福 | Wishing for wellbeing -> Left portion of the food stand Chicken legs and Steamed buns. Buns are shaped as a rabbit, hedgehog or pig. Cute dim sum appealing to kids -> Right portion of the food stand Tan round 1x1 tiles in the box: Chinese pastries Red studs on a stick: Tanghulu | Caramelized hawberries Metaphor of Tanghulu: Unification of the family (linking loose beads together) -> Center piece on the grill: Chinese kebab or barbecue Dark red stud: meat, mainly pork; Yellow stud: potatoes; Dark green stud: veggies, green bell peppers; 8:55 - 3rd Vendor Stand -> Left portion Nanofigs: Shadow puppets Used in a shadow play (center piece in the 4th vendor stand) Shadow play is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment which uses flat articulated cut-out figures (shadow puppets) which are held between a source of light and a translucent screen or scrim. -> Right portion: Chinese ceramics 11:36 - 4th Vendor Stand -> Left portion: couplets for sale -> Right portion: fireworks -> Center piece: Shadow Play stage 13:37 - Lettering on the first minifig -> 燒烤：Chinese kebab Not sure if Jang covered the two terrains. But lettering on the red flag 7x3: -> 恭賀新禧：Happy New Year

I love this set. Just thought you might like to know some fun facts: the kids and their parents are from the New Years Eve set from the previous year (Asia exclusive) and the teal unicorn piece was a ‘dots’ Easter Egg - a fun inclusion as it came out before dots was released. (I don’t think it was in any set before this).

@justanotherboyo3610

4 жыл бұрын

It’s in trafalgar square

@benflewers2545

4 жыл бұрын

It was in the Trafalgar Square set... idk when that was released relative to this set and dots

@jakethesnake4447

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it was in the Architecture Trafalgar Square but I'm not 100% sure

@JANGBRiCKS

4 жыл бұрын

@@justanotherboyo3610 Aye, Trafalgar got it first.

This _does_ look really good

@yellowlantern4809

4 жыл бұрын

You could say, *just2good*

Brought this when it first came out. I really don't know why I haven't built it yet. But it looks good.

@shadowcat1606

4 жыл бұрын

I admire your self-discipline and restraint :D I could never wait that long with an unfinished Lego set in my house.

@alannoronha8613

4 жыл бұрын

walkingdeadman19 to be honest it really a lack of space. I have a backlog of maybe 30 sets yet to be built.

Cool set! Wanted it

When I lived in China, I used to be obsessed with those candied fruits (candied hawthorn on a stick).... so good :')

Cheers nolan

I had this on display with the Lion Dance set and visitors to the house couldn’t believe that it was LEGO.A top-notch release.

my copy was mising one of the black trunk pieces for the tree, so I had to fix it by altering the tree around - it turned out much better and ended up being the one in the front of my display. this set is really incredible and I'm happy that we finally got them globally.

White backgrounds are always great for visual clarity but I'm love the red backing! It's a great shade of red as well!

This is a very good set. Before I bought this, I thought it's gonna be some stickers and I was surprised when I found it has no stickers. The temple build, although it primarily a facade but if you get another one, you can easily modify it to be a gate/grand entrance to a big temple =)

4:00 I totally know what JANG means when talking about annoying things to put together. At the same time, I'm surprised that was the only thing he said about them. They look amazing!

Hello! The little bit of "ink and quill" at 11:08 I believe is a hackey sack! very popular toy all the time, especially fun to play with the kids at new years

The level of detail between prints and greebling is top notch

Kylo Ren voice: I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Big thanks to Nolan G.

Long have I waited for this review.

this set is sooo detailed!

I think that they should use minifigures stands a lot more for smaller sets because I always see stands used in much larger sets like UCS. Also if you bought two of these sets instead of making it look cut off you could have two of them back to back to make a gateway for some kind of Chinese garden.

The nanofigs on the stall are representing the paper puppets for the entertainment called pi ying xi and the "inkwell" is a toy called jian zi that is used like hackysack where you kick it around.

Nolan G! Thanks for supporting Jang and recommending this for review! Well done good sir!

The different colour background for different minifigures sounds very nice and fitting.

I think the teal 1x1 is representing the gift box.

The supposed “inkwell” is actually a feathered “hacky-sack”. A kind of shuttlecock thing that you kick with your feet.

I love this set! I have the Lion Dance and Dragon Boat race sets also. They all come with LOTS of mini figures. I’ve mashed them up with all the new Monkie Kid sets and it looks awesome!

I would put it against a shelf back wall, with a picture behind the door giving the implication that it leads somewhere.

That Red surface makes the set look so much more exciting

Waking up and checking your channel has become a part of my morning routine. It always makes me smile to see a new review, what a great way to start the day! This set looks fantastic, I love the unique colors and foliage especially. Thanks Jang!

I loved building this set. So many details and a lot of fun to build. Not like the modular sets where you spend a lot of time building the walls.

It's a very cute set. I have the two new additions. They look great when we put them all together.

The attention to detail here is really cool. I especially like how the shadow puppet print depicts the older style of horse, seeing as the whole set is meant to be very traditional. Great video, Jang! Stay safe

just the colors alone on this set are beautiful

Thank you Nolan for the oppertunity to see this review. 👍Also thanks to Jang for doing the review and i persanly liked the new red backdrop. As always, keep up the great work that you do for us snd stay save outthere. Gr. from the Netherland.

9:30 Bouquet of mini figures probably resembles Dough Figures or 面人 which is popular among kids in the Spring Fair.

This set is so absurdly good I keep having to tell myself it's real. It's just that good. It beats the typical "Main Street" City sets all about the head and shoulders.

I like this set

This is a great set and the lion-dance set is also great. It fits in nicely with my ninjago city extension. And the characters are great with cool build details and special parts/prints

I'm glad that Jang survived the chopping block.

This set kicks brick! (that means it's awesome) this is one of those types of sets where even the hinge connection joints work as details. Went over to Brick economy and realized just how the retired sets in these Chinese themed sets retail for. Yeah I want this. They are all really good.

The part-out value on BrickLink for this set is about $400 on average. So yeah, based on the parts and figures alone (without even taking into consideration the play-ability and charm of the set), this is easily worth the $120.

Also the Red 🟥 looks great 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

I love Jang's honesty and transparency! If he doesn't know something, he just tells you straight up. But he still appreciates culture.

So neat! The Gamers Market and City Chase sets from Ninjago would integrate really nicely with this.

Beautiful build with a presence, great minifigs, and really good value.

I really like this format of review, keep up the good work Jang!

Great set. Bought it right on the first day back in January. Agree that there could have been one or two more stands or more depth on the temple, but the overall attention to detail easily makes up for that. Indeed, if every LEGO set was this good we wouldn't have to complain so often...

I loved the red background and I'd like to see more colored backgrounds

Thank you, nice to have set to show in limited area space. :)

I have bought several Chinese New Years sets. All of them have been impressive displays.

Finally you got to this review, I wish this encourages you to also review the lion dance one (if that's something that you consider worth reviewing depending on how well this video does)

Omg I could moc an awesome shaolin temple with this set. Recreate some Shaw brothers scenes for sure

Thanks Jang and Thanks Nolan. Very nice set. Like you said attention to detail is amazing.Bonus parts could be a $20 accessories set.🤠It’s the little things and this has lots.

I actually got the privilege of seeing this up close at my schools Chinese New Year celebration. Its a cool little set, and I thought some of the building techniques were quite interesting. Good review.

Got this set in combination with the dragon dance/dancing dragons set. I love these sets so much

Would have liked a close-up on those cherry trees, which look beautiful in the zoomed-out shops. Cool-looking set!

Thank you Jang and thank you Nolan G! I appreciate the detailed review and the peak at all those glorious extra parts.

Marvellous review by Jang, and the red colour is a symbol of prosperous in Chinese culture.. Thanks Nolan.

Thanks for this review! I was not planning on getting it and now I am, and I will continue to get some in this line. As someone with Monkie Kid sets and some of The LEGO Ninjago Movie big sets, this can fit in well if we use our imaginations! I love the Architecture. Lots of figures. Very well done!

I personally prefer the wooden background for the figures, but interchanging colors work too, preferably if not white. Great video Jang

i really liked the red background when you was showing the minifigures and i would like too see them kinda more in like the chinese new year sets or some ninjago sets that has like the colour red as a main colour but i liked the change

Thanks Nolan and Jang!!!

Yo before I even knew this review recently came out I bought this on the 16th. Mega hyped to see that I’m not the only one late to the party.

WHEN YOUR FAVOURITE LEGO REVIEWER ALSO LOVES GOLDEN HARVEST

i would love to see more of these! i really like the main building but i cannot afford buying the entire set...

These Chinese New Year sets would work great in a stop motion for the beginning of Ninjago season 8

Those extra parts look glorious. I like the red background for the minifigure turn arounds

What a fabulous set

I really like this one. There is a lot for kids to play with even with the flat main building.

I like the red backdrop, looks good

I literally considered buying this 2 hours ago and I am so annoyed that I didn’t!

This set is great. I always appreciate your thoughtful critique. Would you consider reviewing the Lion Dance set?

Just looking at the comments I see so many comparisons to this wave's Star Wars Sets.

Golden Harvest films eh? That brings back memories :-D

The lion dance set is also quite impressive

Hey Jang love the reviews and the videos you make and that you share your lego city. Have inspired my Daughters and I to make our own. Thank you again for the hard work and love you put into these lego videos. Love and god bless in these trying times of Covid.

I really liked the red backdrop! Great review!

Just reading the title: exactly this! Great set, great value

I think it's nice that lego is teaching people about chinese culture using these sets. I learned more here than in our chinese unit in school.

1664 pieces for $120 USD. I'm still rubbing my eyes at such an unbelievable glorious sight.

This just shows that LEGO is capable to not use stickers. It is 2020 and they need to start using all prints, it will make the quality of their sets better and they can even charge a bit more for them.

Thanks Nolan! I have this set and love it!