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Loong, Bendigo Dragon
Date Published
: Religous, Paraphernalia (festivals / ceremonies_
: religion / Buddhism/ Taoism, artwork, Festivities
: Central Goldfields (Vic)
: Bendigo
: c.1900
: religion / Buddhism/ Taoism, artwork, Festivities
: Central Goldfields (Vic)
: Bendigo
: c.1900
Loong is Bendigo’s oldest dragon now housed in the Golden Dragon Museum.
Loong, Bendigo Dragon
Image Courtesy of: Golden Dragon Museum
"Loong and his regalia form the start of an unbroken chain of three dragons that have been the centerpieces of the Bendigo Easter Festival and Chinese life in the region and across Victoria for over 120 years. Succeeded by Sun Loong in 1970 who was in turn succeeded by Dai Gum Loong in 2019, the Museum’s dragons are wonderful works of art that are deeply embedded in their community where they are still used regularly for cultural and ritual purposes."
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