
Inspired by the mother's incense offering and the folk customs of the City God in Baishatun, Zhenlin created "Pink Super Run" and "Mrs. City God's Happy Shoes" to win the award.
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Tainan dancer Mei Niang Lisheng Zhenlin participated in the British Cake International International Sugar Art Competition. She created a work inspired by the beliefs of Mazu and Chenghuang's Lady in Baishatun, Taiwan, and won an award.
Tainan dancing girl Zhenlin participated in the "British Cake International International Sugar Art Competition", and her works "Pink Super Run" and "Mrs. Chenghuang's Happy Shoes" both won excellent prizes. Zhenlin said that she was inspired by the experience of offering incense to her mother in Baishatun. She was also blessed with a gold medal before the competition, and she was even more determined to use her sugar art expertise to bring Taiwanese faith culture to the world.
The award-winning work "Pink Supercar" uses the colorful phoenix as the main element, combined with traditional embroidery colors and patterns, to present the gorgeous and delicate beauty of Taiwan's temple culture through sugar art; "Mrs. City God's Happy Shoes" is inspired by the folk custom of "Mrs. City God's Husband Shoes" and combines embroidered shoes with a cloisonné enamel-style pomegranate totem to present the blessings of Taiwanese beliefs on marriage, family and the longevity of descendants.
Zhenlin pointed out that this time was not only a challenge of sugar art skills, but more importantly, how to integrate the spirit of Taiwan's traditional culture into the work. "I decided to bring the pink supercar to the UK." She especially conducted in-depth research on the art characteristics and embroidery techniques of Taiwan's traditional belief mikoshi. From the initial conception, repeated adjustments to the design, detailed production, to the final packaging and cross-border shipping, every step was taken with care.
Zhen Lin said that she hopes the world will see not just an exquisite sugar art work, but Taiwanese people's piety towards their faith and the touch and power that faith brings to people. From participating in the incense offering to Mazu in Baishatun and having the sacred sedan stop to bless her, to unexpectedly receiving the sedan gold before going abroad twice, to traveling thousands of miles twice with the sedan gold to have the work arrive safely in the UK, these experiences are all very precious. I hope to share this touching feeling with more people. "The pink supercar is not only running in Taiwan, this time I am working hard to drive it to the UK to let the world see Taiwan!"
Zhenlin shared that before going to the UK for the first time to participate in the International Sugar Art Competition in 2023, she unexpectedly won the Mazu Sedan Gold Medal, and successfully won 2 silver medals that year. After three years, she went to the UK to compete again, and went abroad to visit and pray for blessings, and she unexpectedly received the Seal Gold Medal again. Both times, she specially placed the pressed gold under the sugar art works, hoping that Mazu would protect the works and arrive safely in the UK after the long flight. I went to the UK twice, received unexpected gold medals twice, and both times my works arrived safely. This indescribable touch also made her more determined to use her expertise to bring Taiwan's faith and culture to the world.

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