The Classical Chinese Gardens, which were built to resemble the Imperial Gardens in Beijing, are a place of rest and contemplation. Water represents the soft, reflec-tive side of nature, while the rock suggests its hard side. Suzanne Carbone travelled to Ben-digo courtesy of Tourism Victoria . Bendigo is 150 kilometres north of Melbourne along the Calder Highway. Trains run from Spencer Street Station via Kyneton and Castlemaine.
Accommodation ranges from hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts to caravan parks.
Other attractions include Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo Bushland Trail, Bendigo District Wineries, and Bendigo Pottery. The Age Company Ltd 2000. Any unauthorised use, copying or mirroring is prohibited.