Description |
80 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm |
Contents |
Forwords / Henry Tsang & Terence Measham -- The Yiu Ming Temple of Retreat Street / Ann Stephen -- The architecture of Retreat Street / Amanda Jean -- Federation feng shui : reading the temple objects / Suzanne Chee & Angus Tse -- Elders of the temple / interviews by Anne Stephen with Harry Choy, Harry Chong Choy, Wally Ha, Ha Zhu Jilan |
Summary |
"A temple hidden in the back-blocks of industrial Sydney holds a fascinating story of Chinese-Australian culture. In 1908 a Federation-style temple was built alongside a row of terraces to serve the community who worked the market gardens around Botany Bay. 'The lions of Retreat Street' traces the lives of this generation of so-called "aliens" and present-day members of the Yiu Ming temple society who have maintained the temple, its traditions and rituals. Photographs of the temple, its objects and celebrations combined with moving stories, offer readers a glimpse into a "Chinese courtyard of Sydney". Essays by Suzanne Chee, Ann Stephen and Angus Tse from the Powerhouse Museum and conservation architect Amanda Jean, will bring readers to a greater understanding of the history, cultural beliefs and practices of the Chinese community who have played such a crucial but largely unacknowledged part in Australia's history." -- book cover |
Notes |
"A co-publication from Powerhouse Publishing and Hale & Iremonger" -- T.p. verso |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 79 |
Subject |
Powerhouse Museum -- Exhibitions.
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Yiu Ming Temple (Sydney, N.S.W.)
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Historic buildings -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
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Historic buildings -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney
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Historic sites -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
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Historic sites -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney
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Temples, Chinese -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
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Temples, Chinese -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney
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SUBJECT |
Sydney (N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021855 -- Buildings, structures, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004820
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Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Author |
Stephen, Ann, editor
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Powerhouse Museum, host institution
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ISBN |
1863170553 |
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9781863170550 |
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