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• Golden Dragon Museum And Yi Yuan Gardens 5 hours ago Bendigo has a big Chinese population and a proud cultural history related to them. The Chinese came en masse to Bendigo during the gold rush in the 1850s, stayed and raised families. The museum and garden celebrates their history.An elaborate pagoda in the beautiful garden.Another look at the...
• Reinventing The Bendigo Gaol 2 days ago The city of Bendigo did a nice job re-using and reclaiming its old gaol (jail). In need of a cultural center theater and with the gaol on a prime piece of center city property, the easy decision was just to demolish the gaol and let its history literally turn to dust.Wait! Save the goal and...
• The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion 5 days ago It's the business of Buddha outside Bendigo, Australia. Lama Thubten Yeshe had a vision for a grand stupa and so, it is being built. It's modeled after the Great Stupa of Gyantse in Tibet.Head away from Bendigo city center, out into the scrub, and you'll come upon this big presence.Inside, the main...
• Victoria Hill Mining Preserve 1 week ago The Australian town of Bendigo has turned an old mining area into a nice park, preserving both some hard history with a soft green space.The entrance to the Victoria Mining Preserve. The walls contain old artifacts and new mosaics, a little art and history.A path through one of the many cuts and a...
• Meandering Maldon 1 week ago Maldon is a small town in Victoria, Australia, notable for its old western feel, a leftover from the gold rush days. What else is left over?The mines, not much left save for a few foundations of buildings and a lot of scars. Maldon has turned one mining area into a park. The centerpiece is an old...

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