More Scholar’s Garden Photos & A Brief Mention Of Recent NZ Literature That Recognises Our Nation’s Chinese Heritage
When I posted my first road trip photos on Friday, Paul (Weimer) commented on how much he loves the Chinese Scholar’s Garden tradition — so here, if only just for Paul 😉 , are a few more photos from the Dunedin garden that was established to commemorate the contribution of Chinese immigrants to the history of the province, both during the Gold Rush period and through to the present day.
Much the same could be said about the whole of New Zealand and it has been good to see the Chinese strand of our history increasingly recognised in mainstream literature over recent years.
In my Waitangi Day post I mentioned:
Alison Wong’s historical novel As The Earth Turns Silver (Penguin, 2009)
Chris Tse’s How To Be Dead In A Year Of Snakes (Auckland University Press, 2014)
In previous year’s I have mentioned Kelly Ana Moray’s Bloom (Penguin, 2003), which explores the intertwined stories of Maori, Chinese, and European characters.
Other recent publications include Maxine Alterio’s Ribbons of Grace (Penguin 2007), set in Arrowtown during the heyday of the 1860s gold rush era.
Oh thank you so much!
There aren’t many real Scholar Gardens in North America. One of them is in my hometown of Staten Island (which I loved, naturally).
There is at least one other in NZ that I now of, albeit on a much smaller scale, part of the culturally themed gardens in the Hamilton Gardens, that I posted on in 2011, although I didn’t feature the Chinese garden: http://helenlowe.info/blog/2011/08/06/cool-places/
It looks very authentic. I have seen gardens like this in China and Vancouver (Canada). They are very good for a scenic stroll.
I think you mean “1860’s”, not 1960’s gold rush ?
I do, re the date, which is now changed: thank you! 😉
And yes, I did enjoy a very pleasant stroll there.