tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post4029204427630728735..comments2024-03-03T20:31:09.646+08:00Comments on Second Shot: Free Tour of Hua Song Museum at NHB Mid-Autumn PartyIcemoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-73982683043739162372015-02-10T23:11:33.955+08:002015-02-10T23:11:33.955+08:00Thanks Anonymous for the informative comment on co...Thanks Anonymous for the informative comment on coolie trade and Mui Tsai.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-32660130427283377192015-02-07T12:24:12.030+08:002015-02-07T12:24:12.030+08:00The Cantonese were ravaged by wars and wasted by o...The Cantonese were ravaged by wars and wasted by opium. The men were lured by promises of gold in California, but recruited to build the Transcontinental Railroad. From the mining fields of the Gold Coast, Australia, to the fur-trading outposts of Nootka Sound, Canada, most Chinese indentured laborers were from Guangdong Province. They were exempted from the migration ban because the Treaty of Nanjing compelled the Qing Government to legalize the coolie trade. But since women and children were not granted immunity from punishment if they migrate, their families were forced to stay behind.<br /><br />The Minnan term for enslaved servant is "Char Boh Kan". The Cantonese term is "Nou Pei". Owned by the wealthy in feudal China, "Char Boh Kan" or "Nou Pei" were children of the poor. They were often resold, since they were chattel. <br /><br />However, "Mui Tsai" was the word used in the sex traffic. "Mui Tsai" is pronounced as mue-a or be-a among the Hokkiens and the Teochews, and they address the younger girls in their family as mue-a or be-a. Destitute Cantonese parents, in their hardest hours of grief, were comforted by the folly that their daughters were sold for adoption into wealthy, benevolent homes in Shantou (Swatow).<br /><br />source:<br />http://books.google.com.sg/books?id=pSJ2BgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=falseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-42119876129981426902009-10-07T23:26:52.116+08:002009-10-07T23:26:52.116+08:00PY, I practise with my dolls. :)
Unfortunately I ...PY, I practise with my dolls. :)<br /><br />Unfortunately I don't have great riddle skills, that you can read in Part II <a href="http://2ndshot.blogspot.com/2009/10/mooncake-galore-tea-parade-lantern.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-5256711937064512722009-10-07T22:44:31.268+08:002009-10-07T22:44:31.268+08:00I must say you have great photography skills. :)I must say you have great photography skills. :)oceanskies79https://www.blogger.com/profile/15637499843542653266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-74293959110737198252009-10-07T12:11:33.755+08:002009-10-07T12:11:33.755+08:00I did not take photos of the calligrapher. The par...I did not take photos of the calligrapher. The party will be my next post. So what will I blog about?Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-66209921794535489942009-10-06T16:51:42.322+08:002009-10-06T16:51:42.322+08:00It's interesting to read the different things ...It's interesting to read the different things that people blog about for this same event and the photos they took. One common attraction was the caligrapher.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-49246183784069029122009-10-05T22:25:32.336+08:002009-10-05T22:25:32.336+08:00He looks real, if you ask me.He looks real, if you ask me.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-57324788258678773302009-10-05T14:26:08.737+08:002009-10-05T14:26:08.737+08:00i got freaked out for a second by the shiny forehe...i got freaked out for a second by the shiny forehead man.Adelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14301229478709561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-80662765208117744492009-10-05T10:05:55.252+08:002009-10-05T10:05:55.252+08:00You are welcome, Victor.You are welcome, Victor.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-85706061211288480452009-10-04T23:39:03.867+08:002009-10-04T23:39:03.867+08:00Thanks for the virtual tour, Icemoon. Saved me a t...Thanks for the virtual tour, Icemoon. Saved me a trip.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.com