Tuesday 15 November 2022

A bit out of place?


The last time we visited the small ex-goldmining town of Ross we noticed this scene that someone had planned next to the water. It's a Japanese looking garden which is kind of weird enough because most of the old buildings nearby were old English villas and bungalows so the 2 didn't quite tie together.

Updated: ok so I've just found out more about this garden. Apparently it's been 10 years in the making thanks to many in the local community. It symbolizes the early Chinese miners who came to the West Coast approx 160 years ago to make their fortune here. The memorial garden here has just been finished and was honoured by more than 100 people including iwi, diplomats, and a large group of New Zealand's Chinese community. Article here.

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18 comments:

Villrose said...

A bit!

roentare said...

Fusion then you might wonder!

Lydia C. Lee said...

Lovely! A splash of red to direct the eye #RubyTuesdayToo

Bill said...

Interesting, a bit of a mystery.

William Kendall said...

Very odd.

Veronica Lee said...

Incongruous but beautiful in a way.

Happy Tuesday, Amy!

Pisi Prkl said...

Nice vista. Great place for Picnic. Some sushi maybe?

local alien said...

A very peaceful vista. Maybe someone else thought so too and a pleasing place of contemplation

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Well it does stand out that is for sure

Life Of 2 Snowbirds said...

I love seeing out of place things like that that make we wonder what was going on, what was someone thinking? Then I make up my own story about it!

Tom said...

...I like the pagoda.

magiceye said...

Looks pretty by itself.

Iris Flavia said...

Put up by someone who is homesick, maybe?

s.c said...

Funny view here but not unpleasant.

Sharon said...

It's very pretty even if it is out of place.

NCSue said...

That's lovely!
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Pauline said...

It might not quite belong but it does make a very pretty scene.

dee Nambiar said...

That's a lovely picture, tho' :)
It looks calm and peaceful. :)

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