Couchman, SophieBagnall, KateCouchman, Sophie2024-10-092024-10-091834-609Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733721342The See Yup Kuan Ti Temple (四邑關帝廟) in South Melbourne, Victoria has been a site of curiosity and wonder for outsiders since a temple was first erected on the site in 1856. This article brings together a range of primary and secondary source material to provide a more historically nuanced account of the temple's history that shows how the temple was viewed, and how public attitudes to the temple relate to broader public discourse about the Chinese in Victoria. It also highlights the integral place of the temple in Australian life. In doing so, the intention is to provide a more solid basis from which the history of this magnificent piece of Australia's built heritage can grow and be used.application/pdfen-AU© 2019 Sophie CouchmanChinese Australian historytemplesoverseas Chinese communityoverseas Chinese architecturerace relations2019