Itâs Chinatown: your guide to RISINGâs golden district
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Thereâs a lot to love about Melbourneâs Chinatown. Itâs where the dim sim as we know it was born, for instance, but thatâs the kind of distinction youâd expect from the oldest continuous Chinese settlement in the Western world. Part of its longevity might be due to its ability to transform itself, from goldrush-era slum to thriving furniture production hub to hotbed of opium and gambling dens to world-renowned tourism destination.
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If 2020 proved one thing, itâs that pollies donât deserve the arts
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What will Melbourne s cultural landscape look like in 2021? That depends on who you ask. Ask the Avalanches Tony Di Blasi what he d like to see and he ll rattle off a wish-list that s increasingly out of this world: âAll kinds of shows. Theatre, music, galleries. Theme parks with rollercoasters. Elephant rides. A
Jurassic Park-style dinosaur enclosure would be cool. Space rides to the moon.â