The Teochew Story – Night out in Chaozhou Town 潮州府韻
Since I was little, I always heard my dad said that we were from Chaozhou Fucheng. Finally a visit in 2019 made me understand what he was referring to.
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The Teochew Story – Green Dragon Temple 青龍古廟
For my Dad, his Singapore journey started at this temple. From a wharf next to the temple, he came with nothing on his back in 1935.
Chaozhou Kaiyuan Temple 開元寺
Visited Chaozhou during a root-searching trip with the family. One of the must visit in Chaozhou is the 1300 yearContinue Reading
Swatow Old Town Tour 汕頭老城區
The heart of Shantou is its bustling Old Town, where many of its grandest buildings are concentrated.
Chaozhou Part 3 Guangji Bridge 潮州遊記 3/3 廣濟橋
In the final part of the my three part story about my root searching trip to Chaozhou, we visit GuangjiContinue Reading
Chaozhou Part 2 West Lake 潮州遊記 2/3 潮州西湖
My journey continued to the western part of the old city, where there’s a park that was nicknamed the WestContinue Reading
Chaozhou Part 1 Green Dragon Temple 潮州遊記 1/3 青龍古廟
Along the river banks of River Han is a very old temple that dated back to Ming Dynasty. According toContinue Reading
Chaozhou Night Out 潮州府韻
My dad came from Chaozhou, and specifically in the Chaozhou Old Town （府城内）. It has been my wish to goContinue Reading
Chaozhou Leng Ou Village 龙湖古寨
Leng Ou Village is over a thousand years old. Because of its location near the old port when the TeochewContinue Reading
Chomping through Chaozhou
Chaozhou is my ancestral hometown. I am aligned with being a Teochew Nang (the people from Chaoshan region). Every year,Continue Reading