The Avoca Chinese Garden, also known as The Garden of Fire and Water, is a free community space in the centre of the township of Avoca, commemorating the influence of Chinese miners who arrived in the area during the goldrush of the 1850s.
Due to a tax imposed on Chinese immigrants at Victorian ports, these prospectors arrived by boat at Robe, South Australia, and walked the 500km across country to the goldfields of Ararat, Avoca, Ballarat and Bendigo. Their journey would take them about 15 days to complete, averaging 35km per day.
This beautiful and peaceful garden was designed by Chinese-Australian artist Lindy Lee, and features moon entrance gates, a wooden pavilion, a pond and an array of Chinese and Australian plants interspersed by large rocks and stepping stones.
There is an information board with more detailed information about the Chinese history of the area, and of the garden itself.
We wish to thank the Avoca Chinese Garden Committee for their permission to place the geocache here.