Melbourne Chinatown was formed with the Victorian Gold Rush in the mid-19th century, and the streets still retain traditional Chinese architecture. Many architectural relics of that year are still preserved. Most of the buildings on both sides of the street have lasted for more than half a century, making the street a corridor of traditional Chinese architecture. Apart from restaurants with local flavors, there are also some bookstores, boutiques, duty-free shops and handicraft shops opened by Chinese people in Chinatown. Old domestic brands such as "Beijing Tongrentang" also have semicolons, and some memorial venues are kept. In the middle section of Chinatown, there is a small square facing Little Bourke Street. There is a three-eaves archway in Chinese style, which is written in the words "Weixing Gate".