The act of entering the temple through spatial and psychic layers moves the compass of identity from Australian-ness to Chinese-ness. It is a subtle movement of layers and reveals that identity is not monolithic but is a function of its environment. In this case the built environment of the temple. Although the temple is a physical, tangible part of the urban street, its influence on the visitor is more than that, the journey into its heart pulls at all our human senses.

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