Heavenly Queen Temple

Colourful temple in the middle of Melbourne

Turned off Dynon road into a dirt road by a number of construction sites to this marvellous set of buildings and the monumental golden statue of the Heavenly Queen. All of it is set by the recently fl...

Chinese gates in Footscray

Footscray is developing rapidly, as evidenced bby the construction underway near the Heavenly Queen Temple.. Apart from anything else, the ceremonial gate, with the traditional "three entrances" is ...

Significant cultural contribution to Footscray

made our second visit today, this time with our 8 year old grand-daughter - she loved it as did we. Made our second visit today - this time with our grand-daughter. She loved it as did we. On each...

Chinese religion is a curious thing

Matsu (or Mazu), is a deity initially worshipped in south China. Matsu is both a Taoist and Buddhist goddess. Matsu was a young woman with miraculous powers, including quieting storms. She was born i...

Beautiful temple

Lovely, colourful, interesting temple, equal or nicer than some we have seen overseas. Pretty setting near Maribyrnong River. An interesting contrast to the very old, nicely restored Joss House in Ra...