Chinese Miners settlement

Just above Arrowtown on the banks of the Bush Creek lies a number of these huts. Around 150 years ago hundreds of people flocked to the area to pan for gold. Much of the settlement has been removed but there remains about a dozen of these “buildings”. Almost all of them are smaller than the average garden shed. Obviously, the original Chinese settlers have moved on.

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