Yesterday, October 27th, the PCHC-MoM Society led a guided tour of the Gold Rush! El Dorado in BC exhibition at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. The fascinating exhibit included wonderful interactive displays and artefacts relating to the Chinese worker and migrant experience in the gold rush. Thanks to Tzu-I Chung for being our host! Members on the tour completed the day with a dinner in historic Chinatown, at the oldest Chinese restaurant in the neighbourhood!

Thanks to everyone who came out on the tour. It was a wonderful day full of stories, great views, history, food, and community!

For information about the RBC exhibit, please see here.

For our photo gallery, please see below!

On the ferry to Victoria!

Views from the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria

Passing islands such as Galliano

Ferry from Vancouver to Victoria

Views from the ferry to Victoria

The PCHC group enjoying lunch aboard the ferry to Victoria

Arriving at the Royal British Columbia Museum

The Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria

David Lin with PCHC President Winnie Cheung and Eric Lau

Chi-ho Yeung, Winnie Cheung, Jim Wong-Chu, Monica Yeung, and Alick Yeung in the RBC Museum lobby

Chiho Yeung, Benny Ip, Winnie Cheung, and Loretta Ip at the RBC Museum

Alick Yeung, Benny Ip, Chiho Yeung, Tineke Hellwig, Winnie Cheung, and Loretta Ip in the RBC Museum

View of Parliament from the RBC Museum

Group photo at the Gold Rush! exhibit (minus photographers Eleanor Munk and Alick Yeung!)

Gold rush! El Dorado in British Columbia

400 ounce gold

Trilingual display

Chinese miner Ah Bau at Gold Rush Exhibit

Bill Reid gold

Group files through the RBC Museum

Tzu-I Chung guiding us through the gold rush exhibit

RBC Museum

RBC Museum

International perspectives on the gold rush

Gold Mountain Dream for Chinese and other international migrants

“In-between places” in the Pacific

Group at RBC Museum

Migrant movement paths during gold rushes

Gold rush artefacts used by Chinese workers

Turnagain nugget, largest surviving gold nugget in BC

First documented arrival of Chinese for gold rush

First Nations gold rush perspectives; Peace Piano

Mud-treated silk garment worn by Chinese near the Pearl River Delta

Entertainment artefacts — used in gold rush era

Learning about methods of weighing gold at the RBC Museum

Gold Rush Film

Modern uses of gold including Vancouver 2010 Olympic medals and Grammy Awards