The Golden Dragon Museum brings the wonderful
experience of Yum Cha to Bendigo – an explosion of Chinese
delicacies, flavours and visual fantasies to be enjoyed over
great company.
Yum Cha on the third Sunday of every month.
Dates:
21st Febuary 2010 (Chinese New Year Celebrations)
21st March 2010
16th May 2010
20th June 2010
18th July 2010
15th August 2010
17th October 2010
21st November 2010
19th December 2010
Due to Easter commitments Yum Cha will not be held during April 2010.
Due to the Annual Harvest Moon Festival Yum Cha will not be held in September 2010.
BYO Alcohol Only ($1.50 corkage applies)
Sitting Time: 12:00pm
Please advise of any dietary requirements on booking.
Bookings of 8 or more must confirm numbers one week prior to Yum Cha.
Bookings essential - Ph 54415044
For more information call 5441 5044 or pick up an information sheet at
the Golden Dragon Museum.
CHINESE YEAR CELBRATIONS 2010 Year of the Tiger
Chinese New Year Banquet
The Golden Dragon Museum's eight course communal feast honours past and present generations and symbolises family unity. Don't forget to wear something red to welcome in happiness and prosperity.
Blessing: Bendigo Chinese Association Lion Team at 8pm
Date: Friday 19th February 2010 at 6:30pm
Venue: Tea Rooms, Golden Dragon Museum
Cost: $40 Adults $25 Children (5 to 10 years)
Chinese New Year Costume Parade
One of the world's most stunning collections housed at the Golden Dragon Museum comprises of processional costumes acquired since the 1880's. The costumes and their accessories draw on Chinese folk law, legends and Chinese history. Learn more about these costumes and see the exquisite textiles up close.
Funds raised from this event will go towards the Golden Dragon Museum's conservation and restoration program.
Date: Saturday 27th February 2010
Venue: Sun Loong Gallery, Golden Dragon Museum
Time: 5:30pm - 7pm
Cost: $30 (Tax deductible receipt available) Limited tickets (70)
Bookings Essential
Chinese New Year Yum Cha
It is customary to eat dumplings in the New Year. Our variety of steamed and fried Chinese Dim Sum, special dishes and delicacies will tantalise your tastebuds. The traditional Lion dances and firecrackers will bring
good fortune to all.
Blessing: Bendigo Chinese Association Lion Team at 1pm
Date: Sunday 21st February 2010
Venue: Tea Rooms
Time: 12pm
Cost: Charged per serve chosen - Eat as much or as little as you like!
QUAN YIN'S BIRTHDAY
Come and help us celebrate Quan Yin’s Birthday.
Kuan Yum or Quan Yin celebrates her birthday on the 19th March, and is celebrated in Bendigo and throughout Asia, particularly in countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and China.
The Golden Dragon Museum will be celebrating Quan Yin’s birthday on Sunday the 22nd of March.
Date: Sunday March 21st 2010
Venue: Quan Yin Temple, via Farmers Lane
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm
Cost: Free
PERFORMANCES: Bendigo Chinese Association Lion Team and Bendigo Chinese Association Dancing Girls, Plum Blossom
EASTER 2010
The Golden Dragon Museum Chinese Spring Festival
Date: Easter Sunday 4th April 2010
Venue: Classical Chinese Gardens at the Golden Dragon Museum,
5-11 Bridge Street, Bendigo
Time: 10am - 12 noon
Cost: Entry by gold coin donation
The Golden Dragon Museum is proud to present the Chinese Spring Festival inside the Classical Chinese Gardens. Experience this unique cultural event over three hours and be entertained by authentic performances. The traditional Kung Fu dance movements are used to perform tales of love, romance, strength and power.
Also, performing are the the Bendigo Chinese Association Dancing Team, Plum Blossom. Inside the garden walls you can view Chinese calligraphers and have your Chinese fortune told.
The Awakening Of The Dragon
Date: Easter Sunday 4th April 2010
Venue: Mcrae Street Carpark, Bendigo opposite BRIT
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Cost: Free
The Awakening of the Dragon is unique to Bendigo and started in 1892. Today's ceremony is performed to awaken Sun Loong before he parades in the streets on Easter Monday and it is also used to raise money for 'Bendigo Health'.
The ceremony includes performances by the Bendigo Chinese Association (BCA), Chinese Youth Society of Melbourne (CYSM) and Hung Gar Yau Shu (HGYS). A lot of noise is required to awaken Sun Loong and over 100,000 crackers are lit to awaken the dragon during the closing ceremony.
Torchlight Procession
Date: Easter Sunday 4th April 2010
Venue: Begins Pall Mall to Lake Weroona
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Cost: Free
Bendigo Easter Festival Gala Parade
Date: Easter Monday 5th April 2010
Venue: Bendigo CBD
Time: 12 noon
Cost: Free
Chun Loong Celebrations
Date: Easter Monday 5th April 2010
Venue: Golden Dragon Museum, 5-11 Bridge St, Bendigo
Time: After the Bendigo Easter Festival Gala Parade
Cost: Free
On Easter Monday, after Sun Loong has paraded in the Bendigo streets, he returns back to his resting place. Tiered seating is provided outside the Golden Dragon Museum for people to view this amazing event when Sun Loong and his regalia return.
Sun Loong enters backwards, through the big red doors to his permanent home, while Southern Lions perform outside protecting and paying respect to him. The lion teams include - Bendigo Chinese Association (BCA) Chinese Youth Society of Melbourne (CYSM) and Hung Gar Yau Shu (HGYS).
The finale is the loud noise of many strings of 10,000 crackers, ending the Bendigo Chinese Association and Golden Dragon Museum's Easter celebrations in 2010.
Watch this space for up and comming events...
Sun Loong's 40th Birthday Celebration - April 1st at 6:30pm
Dai Gum San (Chinese Precinct) Opening
Annual Harvest Moon Festival - 18th September
For more information about these events contact the Golden Dragon Museum 03 5441 5044
Details in this page are correct at the time of publication. Management reserves the right to withdraw or alter parts or all of the program should unforeseen circumstances arise.