Plum Blossom Dance Team 梅花舞团

Bendigo's proud 131 year tradition of Chinese processional dragons appearing at the Easter Festival will continue this year when Dai Gum Loong makes his first solo parade on Easter Sunday 9th April 2023. You can be a part of this spectacular community event by registering your interest to be a dragon carrier on our website at https://www.goldendragonmuseum.org/registration/ .

[Images show volunteer 'dragon legs' bringing our dragons to life at Easter processions from 1897 through to 2019]

Do you have a passion for history and the arts and are looking for somewhere unique to volunteer?

Come along to Golden Dragon Museum’s free Volunteer Morning Tea!

A guided tour of the Museum and an information session on what volunteering opportunities there are will be followed by light refreshments.

When: Monday 27 March, 10.00AM-11.30AM
Where: 11 Bridge Street, Bendigo.

Please RSVP via email to Stephanie Bower,
our Visitor Experiences Officer at
[email protected]
or call 03 5441 5044 by Wednesday 22nd March.

How one of Plum Blossom's little dancers has grown, glowing on the stage during the Lunar New Year celebration!❤️

Many thanks to Cr Matthew Evans for catching the moment!🫶

Chinese Association 大金山中華公會

A beautiful day in the garden. Wonderful experience to collaborate with Chi, Qiqi and Maddison from Hong De Lion Dance Association (Melbourne Australia) - 澳洲墨爾本弘德國術會.

Photo credit to Felicity Johnson.

'Treasures of Dai Gum San: Chinese Artistry from the Golden Dragon Museum' opened last Saturday at Bendigo Art Gallery!

This exhibition showcases some of the extraordinary objects found within the Golden Dragon Museum collection.

For more details, please refer to the Bendigo Art Gallery website: https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/bendigo-art-gallery/exhibitions/treasures-of-dai-gum-san
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Fan banner, Qing dynasty, late 19th century
Kingfisher feathers, silk, paper, wood, varnish, hand-cut mirrors.
Bendigo Chinese Association Collection, Golden Dragon Museum
Photo: Leon Schoots

Another Easter that PB has participated and performed! Shoutout to our community dancers for your hard work and devotion throughout the year. Thanks to everyone who has come and celebrated the XiQiang喜庆 and Awakening sessions with us. Big thanks to all the Easter photographers and Documentarians for the lovely photos you have taken. Easter only becomes more significant with the effort from all! 😊

Bendigo Chinese Association 大金山中華公會
Golden Dragon Museum 金龍博物館

On Sunday, Plum Blossom dancers will be performing in the morning session "A joyful Celebration" as well as the afternoon session "Awakening of the Dragon". Come and enjoy with us!

Exciting news! Easter dragon carrier registration for Dai Gum Loong and Sun Loong is now open and can be done online on our website at:

https://www.goldendragonmuseum.org/registration/

PB dancers were out and dancing 💃💃💃 again. We are warming up and getting even "more"😄 ready for the 150th Bendigo Easter Fair !

Great performance and effort, PB dancers! All the hard work and training paid off. So proud of you all! 🥰
Thanks to everyone for the lovely photos! ; ; ;

Plum Blossom dancers will be seeing you all this Saturday! It's been a looooooooong time.

恭喜發財! 新年快樂!

We would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year!

This Saturday 5th February from 7.00 P.M. the Bendigo Chinese Association's annual Lunar New Year community celebrations will take place on the Dai Gum San Precinct outside the Golden Dragon Museum. This is a free community event which will feature the BCA Lion Team and BCA Plum Blossom Dancers as well as Kung Fu Master Liu, with appearances from dragons Fei Loong and Gwong Loong. The Golden Dragon Museum foyer and giftshop will be open during the course of the evening's event.

Happy Harvest Moon festival, everyone! 🌸

Sadly, this event had to be cancelled due to the lockdown. Sorry everyone. 💔

Come & Try Chinese Lion, Folk Dance & Kung Fu !

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We've been super busy during the Easter weekend, performing at the Ulumbarra Theatre. Very happy with the outcome. All the hard work and training we have done definitely paid off. Back to training again! 😁

Happy Lunar new year from the PB team!