Chinatown, Melbourne
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Melbourne, Australia's Chinatown is located within the Melbourne Central Business District and is centered around the eastern end of Little Bourke St. It extends between the corners of Swanston and Exhibition Streets.
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[edit] History
Melbourne's Chinatown was established during the Victorian gold rush in 1854 It is notable as the oldest Chinatown in Australia[1], the oldest continuous Chinese settlement in Australia, and the longest continuously running Chinatown outside of Asia. San Francisco's Chinatown was built earlier during the California gold rush, but it was rebuilt and repopulated after it was destroyed by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake[2].
Melbourne Chinatown is also home to Sun Loong (New Dragon), the world's longest Chinese dragon at more than 100 metres in length and is found in the Chinese Museum (www.chinesemuseum.com.au)[3]. The world's oldest Imperial (five-clawed) dragon is in Bendigo, Victoria.
[edit] Other Chinese communities
Other than the original Chinatown in the CBD, several newer 'Chinatowns' or Chinese communities are found in suburbs of Melbourne, including: Box Hill (Carrington Road). Immigrants from Hong Kong have established there. Centro Box Hill is the primary shopping destination in Box Hill as there are many shops focused on Asian products and service.
Similar Vietnamese communities can be found in Richmond (Victoria Street), Springvale and Glen Waverley. These area has business owned by ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, with some run by ethnic Vietnamese, and includes associations as well as a range of grocers, shops and eateries offering Chinese and Vietnamese food and merchandise.
[edit] References
- ^ City of Melbourne. Multicultural communities - Chinese.
- ^ Rebuilding Chinatown After the 1906 Quake
- ^ Golden Dragon Museum
[edit] External links
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