The Joss House North Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
By The Morris on 20-Dec-17. Waypoint GA7395

Cache Details

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Type:	Virtual
Container:	Virtual
Coordinates:	S36° 44.369' E144° 17.478' (WGS 84)
	55H 258144E 5930605N (UTM)
Elevation:	212 m
Local Government Area:	Greater Bendigo

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Description

At the Bendigo Joss House Temple you can discover more about the Chinese migrants who came to Bendigo in search of gold so long ago.

The Bendigo Joss House Temple, a Chinese place of worship, was constructed in the late 1860s. Standing for over a century, it is one of the few remaining buildings of its type in Australia. It comprises a Caretaker's Residence, Temple and Ancestral Hall.

bendigo-joss-house The main temple is dedicated to Guan-Di, the god of war and prosperity. The Chinese saw Guan-Di as a wise judge, guide, protector and provider of wealth and prosperity.

Constructed with locally hand-made bricks and painted red, symbolising the traditional Chinese colour denoting strength and vitality, the Bendigo Joss House Temple is an important part of Bendigo's cultural history.

Please take a photo of yourself either at the josshouse or one of the information plaques on the walk to the tram stop.

Logs

06-May-24

Kashbound

Damn it's closed but got my photo at the gate cheers KB

15-Nov-23

Shifter Brains

The Joss House was closed but we managed to get a photo of the sign.
Thanks for the virtual The Morris.

12-Apr-23

Team737

We got up for a walk this morning, but rain turned it into an AL/virtual drive.....

Rated: for Overall Experience

02-Feb-22

Lis + Pete

Not open (another Covid victim) but got the photo

31-Oct-21

Snap Happy

Out and about, lovin' life, coffees and caches, waymarks and photos, taking the roads less travelled. Very Happy

Does it get any better than travelling this great land of ours? Dancing

Thanks for the cache The Morris. Appreciate your efforts Clapping

Rated: for Overall Experience

17-Mar-21

Whitepaws9

Visited Bendigo for the day.
Thanks for bring he virtual cache

15-Oct-19

sharnie's tribe

Out and about caching in the Bendigo area today, the weather's perfect but supposed to rain tomorrow so trying to get as many GCA caches as possible. The required photo for this one is attached. TFTC

30-May-19

Steelfamily3

on a stroll around Bendigo

26-Sep-18

Tassie Trekkers

Our travels have bought us to Bendigo and this is one of the virtuals we found.

Many thanks The Morris for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.

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14-Sep-18

beetles2

Arrived here only 10 minutes before closing time so didn't pay the $6.50 each to go in.
The photo on the board outside gave us a good look at what was in there though.
Thanks.

11-May-18

whitewebbs

Out and about caching in Bendigo. A good day to stop and do the new virtuals around Bendigo that have appeared since our last visit. Another interesting spot to visit. TFTV

Rated: for Overall Experience

25-Feb-18

2y'stassies

During a brief visit to Bendigo this afternoon we went to the Joss House and spent a short time looking around. It is so important that these icons of cultural history are preserved, maintained and promoted. We really enjoyed our brief visit and plan to return at some time when we have longer to explore this rich aspect of the history of Bendigo. Two photos have been added to the Gallery. Thanks The Morris for the cache and for bringing us here.

20-Jan-18

Cybergran V

An exceedingly hot day. We are filling in time before the event by doing as many GA caches as we can this is written in the shade of a lovely tree outside the Joss House. Thanks for the chance to sit and cool off before continuing.

07-Jan-18

WazzaAndWenches

A plea from our all-grown-up daughter to bring some of her stuff to Bendigo gave us an opportunity to find a few GCA caches during the rushed trip. Some planning helped us in not having to backtrack, although the showgrounds cache required a second visit due to the pony club meeting. We still managed to make it home in time for our afternoon commitment, and with 6 FTF's as well Dancing

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Another location I remember from quite some years ago. Another GC cache nearby that took far too long to find Brick Wall