In the Path of the Dao: Find out about your fortune in 2024

Sunday 16 June 2024

Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place, Melbourne.

$5 for lottery divination + 5 mins consultation

This Dragon Boat Festival, the Australia Chinese Taoist Association sincerely invites you to participate in its special divination event.

How it works:

Start your personal divination ceremony and receive your personal divination stick on level 2
Go to our special guest Taoist priests, who will interpret your divination stick and provide explanations to help you solve problems this Dragon Boat Festival (5mins per person)

Taoist painting and calligraphy on traditional Chinese banners and fans also available for sale.

Booking for this event has now closed.

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We are open 10am-4pm, every day, except public holidays. Located at 22 Cohen Place (enter via Little Bourke St or Lonsdale St), Melbourne, VIC Australia 3000.
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The Chinese Museum’s building, located in the heart of Chinatown, was built by the Cohen Bros. in 1890 and used originally as a furniture warehouse. It was acquired in 1984 by the Victorian State Government to enable the establishment of a Museum to provide the heritage and cultural foundation for Melbourne’s Chinatown.
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