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Chinese festival, Darwin [B 23013] • Photograph

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Title
Chinese festival, Darwin [B 23013] • Photograph
Subject
Chinese language
Chinese--Migrations
Northern Territory
Photographs
Religion
Category
3. World War I
Place
Darwin
Keywords
Chinese Australian
Current holder
State Library of South Australia
Date
1922
Link
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+23013
https://go.exlibris.link/R30THj26
Item number
B 23013
Access rights
Digitised
Rights
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Please refer to the State Library's Conditions of use.
Country of origin
Australia
Language
Chinese
Description from source
Summary
Bringing the dragon out of Joss House Temple at New Years Festival.

Photograph; 19 cm x 16.5 cm

Collection
Part of Darwin Collection
Physical format
Photographs
Abstract
The object on the right is a 'dragon pearl' 龍珠

The couplet:

神恩隆大夏,聖德遍遐陬

"Divine grace flourishes throughout the realm,
Sagely virtue spreads to the farthest reaches."

Ref p.141 "Aozhou Jian wen"

[Josh Stenberg]
Bibliographic citation
https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/AWFSPBU2/
File
Chinese festival, Darwin [B 23013] • Photograph
Glycerine URL
https://w3id.org/iaw/publications/image-sets/01j5ckrwe9ypzv3jw6ffxf65dv