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A European Jug in Mukah

There are many, many Chinese made jars found here in Sarawak. One can find them in any antique shop or curio store. Sorting them out and trying to tell which kiln they were from in China is a daunting task, which we will try and pursue at a later date.

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The History of The Chinese in Sarawak

The Chinese in Borneo and SarawakThis long article tells of the Chinese migrations into Borneo and examines the historians positions. I will chronicle highlights some of the major events.The history begins with the Chou Dynasty in 300 B.C. where a historian noted the similarities between the designs on the Dayak

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Kongsi and the Hakka

KongsiThe concept of Kongsi began in the towns of South Borneo in the late 1700’s where the Hakka Chinese immigrated, at the request of the Sultan, to mine the gold from the hills in central Borneo. The concept spread throughout the mining district and later to Bau and into Kuching.Before

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God of Heaven Temple

The second oldest temple in Kuching is the one on Carpenter Street erected by the TeoChew community. It was built in 1896(?) in honour of Hian Tien Shian Tee, God of Heaven who was born on the third day of the third moon and died on the ninth day of

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Brookes and the Chinese

Anti Chinese Sentiment 1840-1900John ChinamanHow the Europeans and later, the Malays and Dyaks, viewed the Chinese were contained in a caricatures of the Chinese known as John Chinaman. Published in Punch magazine in April 1858, the term John Chinaman was referred to in official publications of the Brooke government and

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Hakka in China, Indon and Bau

Our story begins with the migration of the Hakka from central China in Henan to the south from about the Third century A.D. They first entered Jiangxi, then during the Tang and Song periods to Southwest Fujian. The migration continued into Guangdong Province. By the 18th and 19th centuries the

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Indians+Plantations+Sikh

Indian Muslim CommunityWe can date the Indian community to at least 1820 when Patinggi Ali built a house in the area. It would seem logical that he would build a house in an already established Indian Moslem community. It is thought he came down from Bau. When the actual Indian

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