The lure of gold penetrated far & wide attracting diggers across the world
Amongst these were the Chinese miners, who came to the Ovens Goldfields in the 1850's.
At its peak over 5,000 Chinese hopefuls lived in the area
The Chinese quickly formed their owned community & "Chinatown" was established
Built in 1883-11884 the Chinese Burning towers still stand today at the historic Beechworth cemetry
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