Chinese Culture (General)
Chinese Culture (General)
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In the past, many Chinese from Fujian province (Hokkiens) were persecuted by the North. And assisting the North in their persecution were the Cantonese. Many Hokkiens took refuge in the sugarcane fields. And every year during the birthday of the Jade emperor; lavish offerings were laid out with Two stocks of sugarcane plants similar to the photos in each side of the altar. At midnight of the 9th lunar day; the altar is well stock with many foods to make the Jade emperor happy. PS. Was at Marine Parade Central market. Unsold stocks of the sugarcanes
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Hello, I have found your information on your school’s web-site: geomancy.net Do you teach online courses (one-to-one or in small groups) for international students? If yes, could you give me information which Zi Wei Dou Shu School do your masters teach: Northern (Si Hua) or Southern (San He)? We are more interested in the Southern (San He) school. Looking forward to your reply. Best Regards, [........]
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Tan Swie Hian Museum @ Sims Avenue This is a small museum. And this place seems run-down... Furthermore, one no longer can find it marked on any of the Singapore streetmaps such as onemap or streetdirectory.com.
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Mr Zhou Youguang died on 14 January 2017 at the age of 111years. He is attributed to romanized mandarin and in Singapore, I remembered clearly that I started Primary 1 has to learn the traditional strokes. In Primary 2 onwards simplified mandarin. And at the same time each of us received a booklet on Hanyi Pinyin. However, during that time for examinations this was not taken seriously. Some of us found it useful. As Hanyi Pinyin was great for the English speaking students who found difficulties in speaking the language. Rest in peace Mr Zhou Youguan! You made a signific…
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The Spring Lantern Festival is on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This day is also referred to as “Chap Gor Mei “ on Hokkien meaning the 15th night. Which means by night time; Chinese New Year will be over.
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An interesting article on young working Singaporeans in the funeral business Credit: Sunday Times 2.4.17 Mr Lyndon Leong, a 22 year old enlisted army officer as funeral home director of The Life Celebrant Ms Nicole Chong 22 one of the youngest embalmers in Singapore. She had already handled more than 500 bodies. She works at her brothers business: Serenity Casket and Funerals.
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So happens that this building is the "Lee" clan. And my family's Sir name is "up there" in the photo.. on TOP of this building...
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Today I had an audit near-by. I was curious to see if this traditional styled shop-front designed unit is still around. Indeed, it has been around for at least a decade or more. I really like the authentic style frontage. Even if it is a modern take of the traditional hand-crafted design... never mind... do take a look.. Hoong Woh Tong herbal tea & jelly @ Hougang Mall
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Shifu can I.check for me this year is 49 years old and lunar is 50.yeaes old...can I celebrate my birthday ha? As heard many said 49 don't do anything? Thanks
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Hell notes of various designs...apologies.. many of the photos are inverted...
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An Indian Hindu mover decorated his lorry with a garland of flowers at the front bonnet. As well as a Lord Vishnu’s shield. Lord Vishnu symbolises “the protector”.
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Han San Si Temple At Sims Avenue and the display of the various deities on their perimeter wall..
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Most likely that of Thai Buddhas X 2 and some incense urns
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President Xi Jing Peng of China said: . When I was a small child , I was very selfish, always grab the best for myself. Slowly, everyone left me and I had no friends. I didn’t think it was my fault but criticise others. . My father gave me 3 sentences to help me in life. . FIRST DAY: One day, my father cooked 2 bowls of noodles put the 2 bowls on the table. One bowl has one egg on top and the other bowl does not have any egg on top. He said ”My child. You choose. Which bowl do you want”. Eggs were hard to come by those days! Only get to eat eggs during festivals or New Year. Of course I chose the bowl with egg! As we …
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Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall in Balestier Sun Yat Sen was a Chinese Physcian and writer. He was the first Chinese president and founder of the Republic of China. He played a key role in the overthrow of the last Qing Emperor. In 1912, He Co founded the Nationalist Part of China (Kuomintang). For most of his life; he was a political exile.
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Many beliefs, many gods... If you have seen nearly all the gods that people pray, this one may just get you stumped! Location: Balam Rd / Circuit Road
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China welcomes overseas Chinese who can prove their ethnicity.. The new policy, which takes effect from February 1, is an improvement on the current one-year multiple-entry visa for this group. Foreigners of Chinese origin with residency will be able to extend the period of their stay from three to five years. The changes, announced by the Ministry of Public Security last week, are expected to attract more overseas ethnic Chinese people to do business or live in China, according to the authorities. This is indeed a win-win situation for everyone! Source:
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China’s pork shortage puts dog and rabbit meat back on the menu in rural communities
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Locations of China Towns in the US San Francisco; UK London, Japan and Thailand Credit: The Straits Times, Singapore
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