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Menu Home Posts Gallery Keris (Gallery) Sarawak River Valley About Us Chinese Surnames Chinese Surnames Hello: I do not claim to have a vast knowledge of Chinese or the origins of surnames. Below, please find a summary of a couple of articles I found on the net. I am especially confused about the Yellow Emperor.

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Chinese Numbers

Chinese Numbers by Chang Pat Foh Numbers and their meaning in Chinese 1. One is always a good number because it is the first number; can mean loneliness or single  2. Two means meet; good things come in pairs 3. Three means alive; one of three essential stages, birth, marriage and death 4. Four means

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Chinese Birthday Celebrations

您生日快乐,长命百岁 Chinese Birthday Celebrations as practised in Sarawak by Chang Pat Birthdays in Western countries highlight a child’s existence, while grown-ups tend to dislike being reminded of their age. However, in the Chinese community, the adults are to be congratulated for longevity. It is a big affair for the Chinese to celebrate the birthday of

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Goddess of Mercy

Kuan Yin Goddess of Mercy by Chang Pat Foh The Chinese believe in the existence of many gods, spirits, devils and the souls of the departed human beings in the supernatural world. Thus, prayers to the god’s departed ancestors are offered by the Chinese community at specific times for specific purposes. To the majority of

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Islam in China

Islam in China  The first mention of the Arabs in China is found in the Annals of the T’ang Dynasty (618-907). The Arabs were called Tazi and Tashi in Chinese. In 713, a Tazi ambassador arrived in China. In 924, another Tazi visited A-Po-Ki, chief of the K’tan and camped on the banks of the

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Brooke Dockyard, Brooke Malay Child, Camphor and Japanese Chinese relations during the Occupation

Dockyard, Brooke’s Malay Child, Camphor and Chinese life during Occupation Case Study of the Brooke Dockyard Kuching A. Ghafar Ahmed The Sarawak Museum Journal December 2021 aghafar7788@yahoo.com Built in 1912, the Brooke Dockyard consists of a dry dock, a side launching ramp, a workshop, a slipway, a wharf and a training school. The facility served

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Rail Roads Coal and Infrastructure in Kuching

Tom’s note: This account about the infrastructure of Sarawak is probably one of the most unintentionally hilarious histories of the times of the Second Rajah Brooke.  Coal Outcrops of coal existed at Silantek and along the Sadong river. Mr St John was dispatched to explore the coal findings. However, he suffered from malaria and also

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