Bendigo

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Bendigo has a significant Chinese cultural heritage. The gold rush of the 1850s saw many thousands of Chinese arrive in Bendigo. Within ten years the Chinese miners and merchants made up 20% of the Bendigo population. While most of the Chinese gold miners returned home when the alluvial goldfields declined, a small population remained to form the Bendigo Chinese community which has continued to influence the city.

Another significant reminder of the Chinese population, who came to the goldfields, is the [|Bendigo Easter Festival]. It is Bendigo’s major cultural event – and has been for more than 130 years.

Next stop, Faulconbridge - Norman Lindsay