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14 comments

1. 14 vida
   Jun 24th, 2008 at 11:45 am

   My favourite museum where I return to with my children whenever I visit Bendigo.
   Fascinating and informative with beautiful exhibits.

2. 13 iznaya
   Jun 16th, 2008 at 11:50 am

   A beautiful experience that really lends a great appreciation for the Chinese contribution to our society. Illuminates Australia’s past attitudes to the Chinese people.

3. 12 Helen Aikman
   Jun 10th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

   Gives a great insight into Chinese culture, how it relates to the goldfields and of the discrimination faced by the early Chinese. It also shows how much Chinese culture is contributing to Bendigo, with its magnificent displays, events and by virtue of this unique museum.

4. 11 Anne Hubbard
   May 29th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

   Beautifully presented, well-organised wide-ranging displays. Friendly, knowledgeable guides and explainers. Exquisite crafts, especially gold embroidery. Comprehensively stocked and affordably priced gifts in the gift-shop. A great deal to see in a fairly compact area. They also contribute significantly to the conservation and restoration of Chinese goldfields heritage items. It is unlike any other museum I have ever visited, in Australia or overseas, and holds its own in terms of affordability and interest.

5. 10 Faye Lougoon
   May 29th, 2008 at 10:44 pm

   Great Venue with lots of wounderfull things to see. Would recommend this attraction to anyone of all cultures.

6. 9 Christine Slattery
   May 19th, 2008 at 3:55 pm

   The Golden Dragon Museum is amazing. I really enjoyed the tour of the museum and the gardens. A walk over a marble bridge took me to the Chinese temple with a large marble statue of Kwan Yin the Godess of Mercy and compassion.

7. 8 Noeline Yum
   May 19th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

   This museum has a great display of dragons and regalia which parades in he street each year, The history of the Chinese in the area is well told with plenty of artifacts to see.

8. 7 Tamara Booth
   May 19th, 2008 at 2:37 pm

   A very colourful and fascinating history of the Chinese in Bendigo. A wonderful experience for all ages.
   The world’s longest and oldest Imperial Dragons in world are an impressive sight. The longest (Sun Loong) still parades on Easter Monday though Bendigo’s streets, not to be missed if you are in Bendigo at Easter.

9. 6 Judy Hall
   May 16th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

   Really welcoming for the kids. Quite awesome for the little ones. Fish feeding in the gardens a real hit. Plenty to interest all the family. Central location and parking a bonus. Byo picnic opportunity in beautiful park next door, as well as family friendly food in the museum tearooms. Obviously authentic displays.

10. 5 Zhou Xiaoping
    May 16th, 2008 at 3:40 pm

    I have been to a number of Chinese Museums in Australia. Golden Dragon museum is the best.

11. 4 Graeme Trewartha
    May 16th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    Bendigo’s Golden Dragon Museum rates very highly as a tourism attraction because its presentation is attractive, is community based and, most importantly, displays are authentic, the ‘real thing’, not a late 20th Century cheap copy.

12. 3 Anita Baxter
    May 16th, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    Wonderful museum with awonderful community stories.

13. 2 Tim Baxter
    May 16th, 2008 at 9:28 am

    A true and authentic record of the hardship of the chinese in Australia. With items as old as 1500 BC it is a wonderful museum.

14. 1 Stephen Hando
    May 9th, 2008 at 11:16 am

    Major inland city with some magnificent buildings from the gold mining era. Unique features include the tour of the city on the talking tram, one of the best regional art galleries in Australia, the Golden Dragon Chinese Museum with its cultural connections with the Chinese involvement with the gold rush, the Central Deborah Gold Mine, the Bendigo Pottery, many wineries producing some magnificent wines as well as a vast range of very fine dining experiences.