The Golden Dragon Museum opened in Bendigo in 1991 and has crafted classical Chinese gardens, the Guan Yin Temple and a Chinese tea room.

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One of its most striking exhibits is a specially commissioned installation by a female Chinese artist, Yin Xiuzhen.

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Even among the Hindu faithful, you may notice there are statues of Chinese deities like Kuan Yin that are decorated with the same garlands draped on Shiva and Ganesh, another testament to Penang's cross-cultural appeal.

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In Chinese philosophy, the concept of Yin-Yang explains two complementary forces interacting to form a whole greater than either separate part.

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They recruited Anhui native Yin Tongyao, an executive at Volkswagen's Chinese joint venture, to launch the operation, using tools purchased from the outdated factories of established manufacturers.

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Yin Gang, a Middle East analyst at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, says China's overarching objective in the region is to maintain friendly ties with its four main groups: Arabs, Turks, Persians and Jews.

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