NAWIC Otago is kicking off 2023 with a guided tour of the Dunedin Chinese Garden, (Lan Yuan).

Lan Yuan is authentic Chinese garden created with the support of the Dunedin City Council and the Shanghai Municipal Government.

The Trust sought to create a fitting, permanent, recognition of the Chinese people who first came to Otago during the 1860s gold rush and stayed to establish some of the city's businesses. This contribution to business played a large part in making Dunedin New Zealand's leading commercial centre.

The Garden is in the traditional yuanlin style and was pre-fabricated and assembled in Shanghai on a site identical in size and shape to that in Dunedin, then dismantled and transported here where it was reconstructed by artisans and supervisors from Shanghai.

When construction was complete, the Dunedin Chinese Garden Trust handed the Garden to the Dunedin City Council to manage and ensure its continued authenticity and integrity as a lasting footprint of Chinese identity and culture.

Please join us on a journey to a greater understanding of history, culture, heritage and tradition. Come and soak up the tranquility of this authentic Chinese Scholar's Garden.

This is open to both members and guests. We look forward to seeing you there!