The location of Darwin on the Northern tip of Australia played a role in the fact that this city became the gateway to Southeast Asia. For centuries, the flow of immigrants from Asia arrived on the Australian continent and brought with them a variety of Eastern cultures that have intermingled with each other and with existing here aboriginal culture and gave the output unimaginable cocktail. One of the cultures that had the most influence on the life and development of Darwin's, was Chinese culture. During the 18th century, Chinese workers came to Darwin to meet the needs of the rapidly growing mining industry. The growth of the Chinese community did not stop either the Second World war, nor the devastating cyclone Tracy 1974, almost erased Darwin from the face of the earth.

The most important evidence of the presence of Chinese in the territory Darwin is the Chinese Museum and temple of Chung Wah.

The temple is located a 5-minute walk from the Main Post office, Darwin. It was built in 1887, and has since been rebuilt several times due to damage during cyclones and war. The present building was constructed in 1977 on the site of an earlier, destroyed by cyclone Tracy. The symbols above the entrance mean "Power of Our Lord Almighty God be everywhere! ". And the entrance is guarded by stone lions, made by hand in China. On the territory of the temple is sacred to the Buddhists, the Bodhi tree – it is considered a descendant of the very tree sitting under which Buddha attained Nirvana. Here today send their religious rituals Buddhists, Confucians and Taoists, as well as hosts various cultural events such as Chinese New Year and Moon Festival.

The Chinese Museum is located next to the temple, he talks about a variety of Chinese communities living in Darwin. His collections include a variety of subjects from the life of Chinese immigrants of the past and demonstrate what difficulties they had to overcome in the development of the new country. Here you can see the look of Chinatown before was destroyed during a military bombing.

The Museum and the temple are managed by the community Chung Wah, a non-governmental organization whose main goal is to preserve Chinese culture, traditions and history. It is a popular place for visitors, locals, and tourists, since it serves as a reminder of the significant contribution that resilient and resourceful the Chinese have made to the culture, development and economic prosperity of Darwin.