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The biggest holiday in the East Asian community, it is celebrated with lion dances, fire crackers and dragon boating in the nearby Darling Harbour. The highlight of the festival is the Chinese New Year Twilight Parade, where floats constructed by the local Chinese, Korean and Viet populations travel down George Street. You can also walk a bit further until you hit Circular Quay, where you can see the Opera House go red and see large sculptures of each zodiac.
While you can't compare it to New York's Grand Central Station, this Sydney landmark is the busiest and largest station in Australia. The building facade, clock tower and main concourse are the highlights of this station. If you are travelling around on public transport, odds are you may come along the station as it is a major interchange for trains, busses and light rail.
Starts in front of the markets on Hay St and runs just over two blocks to Goulburn St in the north. Dixon St is a malled pedestrian area and closed to traffic. It is decorated in traditional Chinese style and is home to many shops and restaurants. Be sure to explore the surrounding streets for the full experience of Chinatown.
The Powerhouse Museum is a large museum, essentially of popular culture. It has displays on the history of fashion and transport, decorative arts, music, and space exploration exhibits. It also partly plays on a sci-tech theme, with interactive hands-on and discovery displays of technology, design and industry There is usually a special exhibition on as well. There are in-depth displays for all ages, but also displays especially created for young children to discover and play.
An Australian gallery dedicated to showing contemporary Chinese art, and claims to have one of the largest collections of it in the world. The teahouse serves an excellent selection of exotic teas along with dumplings and scones. The gallery is often closed in February and August to prepare new installations.
The Goods Line is a modern horizontal urban parkland similar to the 'High Line' in New York. The space occupies an unused section of a historic freight line that connected the ports near Darling Harbour to the main railway lines near Central Station. At the park you will find many skaters practicing their tricks and also students from the nearby University of Technology, Sydney. Next to the park is Dr Chau Chak Wing Building designed by Frank Gehry which is famous for resembling a scrunched up brown paper bag.
Sing through your favorite K-pop songs, or just your regular top 40 with mates. Drinks and Food also available.