The Golden Dragon is a museum of Chinese culture in Australia, located in Bendigo.
There’s always been a big Chinese community in Australia, pretty much ever since the Brits and everyone else started arriving. Some of them made a bit of money and went back to China, but a lot stayed on.
If you ask me, living alongside the Chinese has always been just fine. They’re a pretty calm, hardworking, and honest bunch — and they cook a mean noodle dish too!
The main part of the museum’s collection is all about items used in festival parades — and we’re not talking small-town stuff either, but world-class quality.
For example, the museum is home to the world’s oldest and longest parade dragon. Sun Loong, as he’s called, is over 100 metres long and more than 120 years old.
Right next to the museum, you’ll find the Chinese Garden and the Buddhist temple of Guan Yin — the Bodhisattva of Mercy, also known as Avalokiteshvara in India.
There’s also a pond in the garden with goldfish swimming around that are almost half a metre long.
Here are some photos: https://www.flickr.com/gp/147740420@N06/B6a65XuP1i
Золотой дракон
Золотой дракон - это музей китайской культуры в Австралии, расположенный в Бендиго.
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