Category: Folk custom stories
Who can be blessed by offering only one piece of sweet potato Kueh?
一块薯粉粿，欲保贺多少人 There is a saying in Teochew”一块薯粉粿，欲保贺多少人”(practice how to pronounce in Teochew above),which is often used to satirize those who give little but ask for a lot.Literally means:Who can be blessed by offering only one piece of sweet potato Kueh? Meaning of “保贺”in Teochew “保贺“is a common phrase in Teochew.It is something like “Bless”.We say…
Why Koel called Soigo bird in Teochew?
Have you ever heard the Asian Koel call “Soigo! Soigo!” when the bayberry flowers bloom? Read this magical and poignant Teochew folk story. Susan&Amy are sister-in-law In ancient times, there was a Nanshan Mountain outside the city of Teochew. At the foot of Nanshan Mountain, there lived a family. There were three people in the…
Immigrants’ Beliefs – Mazu Culture in Teochew
Mazu’s surname is Lin. It is said that she was born in Dongluo Village, Meizhou Island, Putian County, Quanzhou, Qingyuan Army in the first year of Jianlong in the Northern Song Dynasty (960). According to folklore, Mazu “did not cry when she was born”, so she was named “Mo” (meaning silence in Chinese). Some documents…
Legendary Teochew Guangji Bridge-History,views&stories
Guangji Bridge, located on Hanjiang River outside the east gate of Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province.(video in the middle of article) “I think Guangji Bridge is to Teochew what Tiananmen Square is to Beijing, or the Great Wall is to China.” said Li Yingqun, a well-known Teochew writer in his 80s, when talking about…