The gravesite of Chinese identity Lye Bow has been discovered through a research project that restored five Chinese headstones at the Alexandra cemetery. Lye Bow was the best-known Chinese historical figure in the Alexandra district, Mr Sawers said. He bought and tended land around Butchers Dam, which in modern times became known as Lye Bow Gardens. Mr Sawers said Lye Bow was known for being ``civic minded'', selling his water right to the then Alexandra Borough Council in 1907. Lye Bow was the last Chinese to be buried in the Alexandra cemetery, in 1930, Mr Sawers said.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 21, 2017 19:18 UTC