(SOLD OUT) Chinese Heritage at East Perth Cemeteries

(SOLD OUT) Chinese Heritage at East Perth Cemeteries

Join Kaylene Poon from the Chung Wah Association and Sarah Murphy from the National Trust of Western Australia on Qingming.

By The National Trust of Western Australia

Date and time

Thu, 4 Apr 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM AWST

Location

East Perth Cemeteries

Bronte Street East Perth, WA 6004 Australia

About this event

This intimate walking tour with Kaylene and Sarah is at capacity. Please continue to sign up to the waitlist and we'll be in touch if any more tickets become available.

The first burial ground for the Swan River Colony was established in what is now East Perth. As the population grew so did the number of cemeteries, one of which was exclusively for the Chinese community.

Join Kaylene Poon from the Chung Wah Association and Sarah Murphy from the National Trust of Western Australia on Quingming or ‘Tomb Sweeping Day’, the traditional Chinese festival to honour ancestors.

Together they will share stories of East Perth Cemeteries and the Chinese in Perth in the colonial period.


Accessibility

The grounds of East Perth Cemeteries are rough and uneven, this is a walking tour with no access to seating and not recommended to people with limited mobility. Please take this into consideration when booking your ticket.


Plan Your Visit

You can catch the Free Yellow CAT bus to East Perth Cemeteries. Use Stop 6 or 32. Check the timetable on the Transperth website for further details. Alternatively, there are plenty of parking options, with metered street parking on Bronte and Wittenoom Streets and ticketed parking in the Queens Gardens carpark. Check the City of Perth Parking website for further details.

Organised by

The National Trust of Western Australia

We work tirelessly to raise knowledge, awareness and understanding of Western Australia’s natural and cultural heritage, and conserve and interpret heritage places we manage through interpretation, events and learning programs.

We look after the places you love and we protect and preserve these important places, customs, and values from the past so they can be enjoyed by present and future generations.

 

 

 

 

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