8 Feb 2017

Sound Archives: Chinese New Year in Central Otago

From Afternoons, 1:34 pm on 8 February 2017

1:35 Sound Archives: Chinese New Year in Central Otago

Sarah Johnston of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision plays us some recordings from the sound archives which show Kiwis have been joining in with Chinese New Year celebrations since the 19^th century.

Chinese gold miners with Mr Last in the middle and Reverend Alexander Don on the far left at the Kyeburn diggings. (image: Alexander Turnbull Library)

Chinese gold miners at Orepuki (image: Alexander Turnbull Library)

Chinese gold miners and Reverend George Hunter McNeur at Carrick's Road Potter's Gully Nevis Otago (image: Alexander Turnbull Library)

Chinese mining hut, Arrowtown (image nzhistory.govt.nz)

Kong Cong (image: Alexander Turnbull Library)