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A unique Chinese Heritage Centre and tourist attraction offering history, culture and education on early Chinese in Australia and Ararat. Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre is owned and operated by the Ararat Rural City Council, and brings to life the story of the immigrant miners on the Victorian Goldfields in the mid 1800's and recreates the social, environmental and political situation of the time. Gum San is an important base for the understanding of the influence of Chinese culture on the economic, cultural and social development of Australia. Take your own journey and relive the experience of these Chinese gold prospectors on their great trek from Robe to the Victorian Goldfields
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Happy Chinese New Year (恭禧發財) Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin) Gong Hey Fat Choy (Cantonese) 2016 Chinese New Year is February 8th (today) and celebrations go on for 15 days. This year is the year of the Monkey. If you were born in 1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004 or today, sometime in the next 15 days you should wear some bright red underwear, for good luck. Some Lucky and Unlucky Things for "Monkeys" Lucky numbers: 4 and 9 Lucky days: the 14th and 28th of any Chinese lunar calendar month Lucky colors: white, blue, gold .......... (unless you buy a dress and put it on the internet :P...) Lucky flowers: chrysanthemum, crape-myrtle Lucky directions: north, northwest, west Lucky months: Chinese lunar months 8 and 12 Unlucky colors: red, pink ........(except red underwear in first 15 days) Unlucky numbers: 2 and 7 Unlucky directions: south, southeast Unlucky months: Chinese lunar months 7 and 11
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