Ross Chinese Gardens

Right behind the main street of Ross, there is a small and peaceful lake which has been adorned with a Chinese Garden, West Coast style, a memorial to the Chinese Gold Miners who came to the area in the 1870s.

A pagoda, several sets of tables and chairs and an entrance arch are in place, and more planting is planned. The project is being led by locals, who also campained for a memorial installed across the track.

It is also based upon heritage from the same era, a plaque in the memory of Ross miner and farmer Samuel Mitchell VC, who won his award in the Land Wars and later drowned in the Mikonui River, aged 52.

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