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Dunedin Chinese Garden

A piece of serenity in the city. Constructed in Shanghai then dismantled and reassembled in Dunedin, the Chinese Garden is an example of a late Ming, early Qing Dynasty scholar's garden, the only traditional Chinese garden in the Southern Hemisphere. Try some amazing dumplings and Chinese tea.

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Address: Corner of Rattray and Cumberland Streets, next to the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
Getting there: two minutes' walk from the Railway Station and five minutes from the Octagon
Hours: Daily 10AM-5PM, closed Christmas Day
Price: Adult $11, child under 13 free
Website: dunedinchinesegarden.com (opens in a new tab)

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