Dabu County: The Ancestral Place of Lee Kuan Yew and Many Hakka Overseas

[@clivechin6128]

Very informative, thank you for sharing this. I am a Hakka from Sabah, Malaysia and has always been interested in Hakka history.

[@griffinjosh7183]

I am a Hakka from Sabah too, now living in Canada.

[@harveyjames7927]

Im a kadazan and married to a hakka girl from Kuala Penyu..been very interested to know more about hakka culture and this video sure gives some great info about hakka..thanks

[@shannenchin9825]

I'm a Hakka from KL, Malaysia but can't read and write Chinese. I'm so grateful for your sharing as I can find out about my heritage as I can't read Chinese. My grandfather was a businessman and donated to build school in China too before his passing. Now I understand why he did that. Thank you so much. It would be great if you have Chinese subtitle video or Chinese version too as my siblings can't understand much English. I would love to share with them your video. Thanks and really appreciate your effort.

[@RedBlueCard]

Hakka from Ipoh, Perak, now in NYC, USA

[@connietan939]

I am always interested to know more about Hakka as my parents in law are Dabu. They treated me who is their daughter in law very well. Always respect them deep in my heart.

[@Nonnonnona]

My Grandfather from Dabu (Taipu) too, but don’t know in which village. We use to make Hakka traditional dish at home, Suan Pan Zi and Nepan, made from the potatoes. My dad said, these dish are from Taipu (Dabu). I found Dabu from Indonesian KZbinr who lives in China this year when he visited Dabu County, I’m kind a excited when I found about Dabu. Greetings from Jakarta, Indonesia.

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Hakka food made from potatoes. Hmmm... I didn't find those during any of my trip to the Hakka areas. I should explore more.

[@jaytoh4336]

Singaporean here, thanks for honouring our late leader and Father of Singapore

[@jaylinn416]

The whole world honors Lee Kuan Yeu.

[@soundrat]

I’m born and raised in New York City by my Chinese parents from the mid 20th century. My mother is full Hakka and even though I never learned to speak Hakka but am proud of my Hakka heritage which I experienced by my mom’s example of courage, hardworking, and generous ways. She got a full scholarship from an American college in North Carolina starting with little English and graduated. I will always remember her fondly. Lee Kuan Yew as far as I understand is the best prime minister Singapore ever had and much respect for him.

[@jaylinn416]

Lee Kuan Yew was the most excellent political leader of 20th century - perhaps of all time...

[@dennyli9339]

Lee has the best of two culture!

[@siewhoongchan8791]

Best PM , SEA ever had.

[@jefsingtel8772]

Your channel is truly unique for the audience outside China. I don't think I have ever come across any channels with the themes that you have in your videos. Thank you so much for making this video especially. It gives me more knowledge about Hakka. I believe all Hakka people around the world who can find your channel will find this video very helpful.

[@wangyaohan3704]

please share her videos to your friends. her channel is very underrated. she deserves more viewers.

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thanks Yao Han!

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thanks, Jef! Subscribe and share please!

[@tkh2944]

Subscribed.😊

[@meilinliu4387]

❤ thank you for sharing, i am Malaysian hakka, blessed day, God 🙏 bless

[@utkuhuseyinkaya8920]

I believe the Hakka identity and culture shall be preserved. It is essential not just for the sake of Mainland but the whole Southeast Asia. Much thanks for your valuable content.

[@to_cya_]

It’s nice to see my ancestral homeland. I’m 4th generation Hakka from Thailand! My great-grandfather migrated from Taipu 100 years ago.

[@RedBlueCard]

Didn't know Taipu Hakka also settled in Thailand, (I am Taipu Hakka, but settled in Ipoh Malaysia, but now in NYC) we just left Bangkok 2 months ago, I followed many YT channels, and that, Three River Town, being easily accessible via water is many of our Taipu people started to take off, then, most often, the first stop is Singapore, later some people decided to travel up to Malaka, next to Ipoh(as it's a very mountainous city) and some keep going up to Thailand.

[@to_cya_]

@@RedBlueCard Yes, the majority of Chinese descendants in Thailand are from Teochew. There are fewer Hakka here, not to mention people from Taipu. According to my grandpa, my great-grandfather left Taipu along with his younger brother. His younger brother stopped and settled at Malaysia (Maybe it could be Singapore too, because during that time SG still wasn’t a independent country), while my great-grandfather travel further and settled in Thailand.

[@RedBlueCard]

@@to_cya_ where did you guys ended up setting? My great grandpa actually settled at this place called Grik, which is only less than an hour to the Thai border town of Butong, if they had just stayed in Singapore, (I wished)

[@to_cya_]

@@RedBlueCard After separated with his younger brother at Malaysia, my great-grandfather continued traveled further north and arrived at Thailand in the province called Trang in 1924. He stayed at Trang for a few years then moved to Bangkok and stayed there for another few years. Around that time, Thailand had open a new railway connected to the Northeastern region of the country. So my great-grandfather decided to take this opportunity and settled in this new frontier.

[@RedBlueCard]

@@to_cya_ that's kinda nice, everyone of my family (grandfather, and 2 of my uncles were all killed by the Malay during the 513 conflict, my grandfather went to visit inlaws, as my dad was only few months old, along with my aunt, so everyone else were killed, except my great grandmother, which is another concubine of my great grandfather, so all of us were pretty much raised by my great grandmother, I think my grandfather & 2nd great grandmother has an age different of 40 years of something like that. Hence, most stuff I learned was hearsay from here. I always felt, we might be better off, if my great grandfather had stayed in Singapore or traveled a bit up north to Thailand. I was born and raised in Malaysia (until 18, but I am glad I am not there anymore, however, it got so cheap to the point, I think it will be a paradise for retirement. When I was a kid, we always drove to Butong, for 🦈 fin soup, Birdnest & many nice things, it was so cheap back then, and the exchange rate were 1MYR:10BHT. I think now it's 1:7, by the time I retire in 20 years, maybe 1:5? I felt kinda sorry for the Malaysian, but, it's not my doing. So many of my parents well-off friends have moved to Australia already. One of the best deal that happened to Malaysia, Jimmy Choo, can't even sustain a shop in his home town of Penang, James Wan (director of fast & furious, also choose Australia as his home, way too much brain drain.)

[@papayasalpha8173]

I like to thank this pretty lady for her very informative video of our proud hakka history. I from Singapore 🇸🇬. 😊

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thank you too

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@RedBlueCard]

LSL & LKY are from Dabu. I found from some Dabu migration related materials, the 1st stop to Nanyang is usually Singapore. Then some of them go from there to Malaka/Perak (primarily for Tin mining) &, etc. Perak state is the path that my great-grandfather took. Many of our Hakka ancestors didn't go to KL until the tins ran out in Perak's mine, later also Seremban. (How I wished that he had stopped at Singapore.) Just something I found on the web and thought that you might also be interested in.

[@chaitassy]

I'm the third generation oversee Chow San,born in Thailand! Thankfully for your documents about those closely mixed of people in those areas, Chow San, Hokkian and Fujian.How they are integrated and immigrated to South East Asia !I' m now not so confusing in those heritages as they are so integrated ❤. We are never knee down to the destiny!

[@mugenlee8276]

😱, no wonder dad say Thai people also Hakka 😱

[@amirarif2696]

Interesting, apparently my great grandfather Lee Yang Kee was also from that province Quandong in he and large group of people left China in 1879 to North Borneo and other parts he landed at Kuala Penyu, one of his daughters wen to Singapore

[@Nick-xt2jh]

I moved to Singapore almost 30 years ago but my ancestors were Hakkas who left Meixian district (part of Meizhou city) in Guangdong to migrate to Mauritius in the late 19th century / start of 20th century. I was born in Mauritius, as was my father. Meixian itself is not very far from Dabu county, LKY's ancestral place. For a long time, the Hakkas' plan was to "go back home" to China, "soon". That caused many of them not to develop to their full potential in their new country.

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thanks for your story. I got many viewers related to Mauritius. I recommend you to watch the video I made in a river port in Meixian where Hakka started their journey abroad kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWmpgoGDp9SYmcU

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

And about the type of Hakka house that's popular in Meixian - Hakka Weilong House (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqbTmaptjqeksJY) Welcome to visit Meixian someday!

[@Mhow-ib6kq]

Nick, NIHAO from Toronto! Here's we have a group of mauriciens wish to visit meixian next year. Any suggestions welcome. Thank you 🙏

[@cheryledwards2657]

@@Mhow-ib6kq Are you a Hakka from Mauritius?

[@jyewhin]

Another Mauritian Hakka here now living in Singapore. Thank you Yan Yan for these videos. I never had a chance to ask my grandparents about their lives in China when they were still alive. I have learned a lot from your channel.

[@williamlee5260]

I subscribed to your channel to encourage you to make more content regarding the different dialects. The chinese diaspora who live outside of China will appreciate your work. Jiayou Yanyan.

[@peter8039]

Excellent production and well researched video. Thank you. Hakka diasporas yearned to go home to the motherland.

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@peter8039]

@@yanyangoaroundinchina Is there a place in Guangzhou and Fujian provinces where Hakka diasporas to trace their ancestry?

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

@@peter8039 Guangzhou is not a Hakka region, so no. West Fujian Province is a traditional Hakka region and I made many videos there. (Taxia Village kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGW7n6KtbbmpoJY ; Hakka's Religious Belief kzbin.info/www/bejne/foTLYZygosyqd9U ; Hakka Tulou kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaHOkHx5gq-lpNk and several more. )

[@peter8039]

@@yanyangoaroundinchina thank you

[@aloyd6157]

@@yanyangoaroundinchina hakka are just migrants , they are everywhere in the south

[@anamrake]

Thanks for the coverage on Dabu. My father was also born in Dabu and migrated to Indonesia in 1950s following his father when he was 14 years old. He made a visit to his grandfather's house (where he grew up) about 7 years ago and we as a family accompanied him. The scenery was very much similar to the one in this video, and it was amazing to see how in the past families lived together in a big house. It is an unforgettable experience and I am proud to say I am a dabu hakka nyin.

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thanks for sharing your story.

[@ammyk6443]

I am a Hakka in England and very impressed and grateful for your informative video.

[@tonypang4700]

I am hakka from Singapore but now in oz. Great history of hakka esp lky

[@seafood_hater]

Yanyan, I'm a Singaporean and I think your video on the LKY part is very objective. Great job!

[@joegoh1968]

Thank you Yanyan for sharing a piece of LKY's history. It's a really great video. All I know about Hakkas are that they have a great mind for business. Keep up the good work!

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thank you!

[@RedBlueCard]

I sincerely THANK YOU for making this video, this is the first time I am able to see my ancestors hometown of 三河壩, My parents has been back and that's what the are calling it. There should be a small dam around there, hence the name differentiation.

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

That's right, 三河坝。There is a dam there, behind the bridge I showed in the video. So your family is from 三河坝。 It's so beautiful there.

[@RedBlueCard]

@@yanyangoaroundinchina Hakka people should be the Tang people, unfortunately, we got wiped out by 安史之亂 hence, we kept moving from place to place. It seems like moving has been engraved into our DNA. I personally moved to America. I just hope to conserve the Hakka dialogue with my kids.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@yuanchong8560]

@@RedBlueCard把客家话传承下去🤝

[@RedBlueCard]

@YanYangonAroundinChina, my mom told me that the dam was removed by the Government to make room for new residential buildings?

[@ybgoh9286]

Very well preserved Hakka township and heritage compare to my hometown in chaosan. It was completely modernize.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

........em.....

[@pengseahang946]

Very interesting and informative ! 👍❤😁

[@guytruth5598]

Beautiful and airy classic house.

[@MonsterZeroMike]

The home county of my great great grandfather Li Song Fei,He migrated to Bangka Island in the mid-late 1800s due to the Opium Wars and the Qing Dynasty’s decline

[@narongwong5741]

I hakka Thailand I've seen my father's old house in china it's called si diam kim

[@chookyrobert973]

keep up more about Hakka. Well done.

[@cdsung6527]

姐姐研究的好详细，好棒

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

过奖了！

[@maks8891]

Yan,first-time for your video ,I like the pace 😊.

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thank you! 😊

[@jparsit]

Thanks for CC, it helps to understand.

[@MattinChina]

Great quality video as always 👍

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thanks, Matt!

[@yuanchong8560]

涯系客家人，梅州欢迎你

[@andrewtungsk]

Appreciations from Singapore 24/9/23

[@heyquantboy]

Wonderful video and history on both LKY and Tian Jia Bin.

[@mnsubramanyam]

Very good video, am a fan of LKY

[@HuaWuDi]

第三代新加坡华人。 祖籍 广东 梅州大埔。 祝大家安康! ♥️ 谢谢博主分享~

[@utubegeronimo7628]

There are a lot of Hakkas in Ipoh, Malaysia but not many speak the dialect. They prefer to converse in Cantonese.

[@alantan9863]

Even hainanese prefer hokkien. Basically, follow majority la.

[@azulahuang3154]

But in Kuching,Sarawak, it is the other way round. Most people ,including Hokkien , Cantonese and the Fuchow can speak Hakka. Most of us are Hepoh hakkas and are descendants of Lang Fang Republic from the West Kalimantan. Hepoh Lei Cha is very popular here, just like Singapore.

[@utubegeronimo7628]

A lot of Hakka women in Malaysia intermarry with Indian men and have Chindian babies.

[@mrjumaatsamian]

WOW I never knew this even as an Singaporean 😮

[@RedBlueCard]

客家算盘子是广东省大埔县颇负盛名的传统小吃，它的故事与客家人的迁徙息息相关。 在清朝时期，客家人为了逃避战乱和灾荒，从中原地区迁徙到南洋地区。在迁徙的过程中，客家人面临着食物匮乏的困难。为了解决这个问题，他们就用芋头和木薯粉做成了算盘子，这种小吃不仅好吃，而且还可以补充能量。 关于客家算盘子的起源，还有一个传说。相传，在很久以前，有一位客家母亲带着孩子在外逃难。在逃难的过程中，他们遇到了一条大河，河水湍急，很难渡过。这位母亲心急如焚，不知道该怎么办。 这时，一位仙人出现了，他告诉这位母亲，可以用芋头和木薯粉做成算盘子，然后扔到河里，这样就可以渡过河了。这位母亲按照仙人的指示做了，果然成功渡过了河。 从此以后，客家人就用芋头和木薯粉做成了算盘子，并将其传承下来。 除了客家算盘子，在南洋地区还流传着许多关于客家人的传说和故事。这些传说和故事不仅反映了客家人的艰辛历程，也体现了客家人的勤劳、智慧和勇敢。 以下是一些关于客家人的传说和故事： 客家人的起源：相传，客家人是炎帝的后裔，他们在黄河流域繁衍生息。后来，由于战乱和灾荒，客家人开始向南迁徙，最终来到南洋地区。 客家人的迁徙：客家人的迁徙是一部艰辛的历史，他们在迁徙的过程中遇到了许多困难，但他们始终不屈不挠，最终在南洋地区建立了自己的家园。 客家人的文化：客家人的文化是多元化的，它融合了中原文化和南洋文化。客家人的文化不仅体现在他们的语言、服饰、饮食等方面，也体现在他们的传统习俗和信仰中。 这些传说和故事不仅是客家人的宝贵财富，也是中华民族文化的瑰宝。

[@vister6757]

Corridor at both ends of the units are fantastic!

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

I like that too.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@RedBlueCard]

You might want to look into this, Dabu was under ChaoSan rule like 90 years ago, it later being transferred to GuangDong. I believe I had some of those pictures stored somewhere. The Greenhouse & Blue House (Both in Penang) Blue House (Used in Crazy Rich Asian) being the richest person ever in the world, as his wealth was over the Ching Danasty 70million tail of silver, His wealth was 80 million tail, the founder of ChangYu wine, are also from Dabu, (where my family originally came from) it worth checking out Penang and not far from there, is the Green House, (as my family settled in Malaysia 4 generations ago, but now I am a US Citizen), the Green House is the trait rival Cheng, who is the Lord of Hoisan trait gang, Green House is used in Singapore famous series, "Little Nyaoya"

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Right, Dabu was merged into Meizhou in 1950. Prior to that, it was part of Chaozhou. That's why the Hakka dialect there is influenced by Chaoshan dialect and the houses there have Chaoshan-style. But Chaozhou is also in the Guangdong Province. It was not transferred to Guangdong. It was transferred to Meizhou.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@azulahuang3154]

他说的是张裕葡萄酒的創始人，一代富商张弼士。

[@RedBlueCard]

@@azulahuang3154 Cheong FattZye is from Taipu

[@cerinmeilinda4312]

Salam dr bangka ngin,hebat jg jaman dulu orang2 hakka mampu bangun rumah tulou yg besar tentu dengan biaya yg tidak sedikit,pertanyannya apakah tiap tulou dibangun dan didiami oleh marga masing2? Sinmung

[@DavidLim-wz2ri]

Thank you I have learn something new please introduce about other dialects too happy to be knowledge rich about China Thank You

[@lewtetshin163]

thank you to you. very well said.

[@lextrinh6710]

My surname is LAI , my grandfather family is from Dabu also Hakka . How can I find my root and visit my ancestors

[@RedBlueCard]

I believe Suan Pan Zi is a Nana Yang Adaptation, esp for the Taibu Hak. It is specific to Taipu people, as many are in the Medicine shop business & use Suan Pan... 客家算盘子的历史可以追溯到清朝时期。当时，客家人在迁徙过程中，为了节省粮食，将芋头去皮蒸熟，然后用木薯粉搓成小球，煮熟后食用。由于其形状如算盘子，因此得名“算盘子”。 客家算盘子最初只是一种简单的食物，后来逐渐发展成为一道美味的小吃。在客家地区，算盘子是重要的节日食物，经常在春节、中秋节等节日食用。 关于客家算盘子的故事，流传着一个关于一位客家母亲的故事。这位母亲带着孩子在外逃难，由于带着的粮食不足，她便用芋头和木薯粉做成了算盘子，给孩子们充饥。孩子们吃了算盘子后，觉得非常好吃，于是这道小吃便流传了下来。 客家算盘子是一道具有客家特色的传统小吃，它不仅美味可口，而且也蕴含着深厚的文化内涵。 以下是一些关于客家算盘子的故事： 在客家地区，有一种说法，算盘子象征着“算好人生”，寓意着客家人勤劳、智慧、追求美好生活的精神。 还有一种说法，算盘子象征着“算好人生账”，寓意着客家人要懂得节俭，珍惜粮食。 无论是哪一种说法，都体现了客家人对生活的热爱和对美好生活的追求。

[@RedBlueCard]

I intended to make this as a reply, but YT wouldn't let me, so I have to open a new thread here...

[@Mhow-ib6kq]

Thank you 👍 没有听说过 算盘子这故事.我没见过😢

[@huangzongming8226]

Thank you for sharing.👍

[@mpdmpd8118]

even grandmother old house malaysia hakka house has an open roof yard ! now I understand why :D

[@maks8891]

Carefully reading d comments, so many 僑胞 interested their roots from Guangdong ❤

[@muffin8118]

Very interesting about Hakka history. I think there will be more views if the video is shorter.

[@VerasakSahachaisaree]

Information no tour guide can bring you to. Thanks.

[@chinhautchua573]

Very good information ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@LearnHakka]

Greetings from Indoensian Hakka

[@caoshehuixian]

Lee never wrote about what is called here his ancestral house in Dabu. in fact he wanted no links to the so-called roots in china. He was pragmatic and forward-looking, avoiding anything that adulterated his standing as a race-blind, internationally neutral Singapore leader. Great man.

[@peter8039]

LKY towards the end of his life studied Mandarin intimately and often dressed in Chinese styled jacket. This is evidenced in historical videos. LKY is pragmatic, politically astute and cares about Singaporeans.

[@Mhow-ib6kq]

​@@peter8039 LkY, a man with Chinese Hakka at heart ❤️

[@seafood_hater]

What @peter8039 says is correct.

[@EkantBhairab]

Thank you for your information, China is great 🇨🇳👍❤️🎉

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thank you too！

[@mugenlee8276]

Oh ,both grandpa & grandma is , Hakka. dad & mom also Taipu Hakka. Dad say grandpa was bought to Malaya by great grandfather around age kid 5-8 (not sure) , come by boat. I'm 4th gen

[@Qsv7RQ3ovB]

YanYan..is so cute and I adore her too💕💕

[@liowpohhuat9107]

My great grandpa also came from Dabu he's medicine man he's Hakka.

[@Studio89Graphic]

Thanks!

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thank you very much!

[@Mhow-ib6kq]

I'm in Canada. How to make a 红包gift 🧧 to your account from my phone ?

[@wobudongpassword2596]

Thank you I am Hakka ❤❤🎉

[@fetcmc]

廣東梅州客家人：近百年來顛沛流離 遷徙路線視頻，中共近30年統治治理，梅州客家人 終於過上前所未有的好日子，我CMC長住梅州2年多，見證梅州生活機能 算超越我台北永吉路住處...

[@Fu-2-Dai]

Many Taiwan hakka people also came from Dapu 400 years ago.

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thanks for the info.

[@frankiephan5930]

Maybe this my where my great grandpa from... tks YanYan

[@rnegoro1]

Isnt it called Tai Bu ? It's in Meizhou right, I have been there. There was a pottery factory there.

[@connietan939]

I am planning to visit China next year. Same time to visit this typical Hakka mud house. May I know where is this place? Thank you

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

广东省梅州市大埔县高陂镇唐溪李光耀祖籍地

[@_MANASYt]

We'll drive to Meizhou from Xiamen this weekend 😎

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Have a nice trip! My trip to Meizhou also included visiting the Hakka Weilong House there (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqbTmaptjqeksJY) and the Songkou Port in Meixian (kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWmpgoGDp9SYmcU). I also highly recommend these places in Meizhou.

[@_MANASYt]

@@yanyangoaroundinchina Thanks! My wife is Chinese, she made a 2 day itinerary 😎

[@zarizx3]

Im malaysian ❤ there are huge Chinese diasporas that reside in SEA. I was told that hakka is really good at management and politics is it true??

[@aloyd6157]

naah, because they are spread out, the rest because of their historical regional tensions

[@fetcmc]

廣東梅州：大埔縣-中翰第 李光耀曾祖父故居，舊宅列名梅州14名人故祖居，華裔女子Vlog妍妍 調研兩岸客家文化內涵，我CMC之見識 無人可出其右，英文解說字幕+YT自動翻譯=Perfect...

[@simonez9197]

Excellent spoken English 👏👏

[@truthful3777]

China have no problem refurbished Lee Kuan Yew ancestral home while back in Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew children squabbling as to destroy Lee Kuan Yew house. 😮

[@gv1967]

LOLL! True 😂

[@repstocx]

No YT covered (yet) about a hakka from west kalimantan now is th 4th richest man in Asia.

[@andia968]

yanyan please also visit thaksin guxiang located in taxia,meizhou if you have time

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

ok! I know that village.

[@andia968]

@@yanyangoaroundinchina ni shi kejiaren ma? wo hui jiang danshi bushizi

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

@andia968 no, I am not Hakka

[@AbuShivaToyib]

Thaksin n hun sen is Chinese ..?

[@xenxx1192]

​@@AbuShivaToyibthaksin is chinese through his paternal great grand father and maternal grand father

[@AndrewChua-v1g]

Very informative. Is there a video on Chai Chua history origin from Fujian province? Thank you.

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Hmmm, I don't know what or who Chai Chua is.

[@AndrewChua-v1g]

@@yanyangoaroundinchina Choi from Fujian

[@JIANGTG]

保留李光耀祖居 ， 彰显 “ 中翰第 ” 灵气 ， 地灵蕴人杰不虚 ， 光耀创星岛福地 。 Thanks so much for preparing and uploading this video ....

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@liowpohhuat9107]

My anchestrol from San Mu Pa Dabu where a big standing stone.

[@Kevin-xz4jq]

very nice video! thank you

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thank you, Kevin! I remember who you are... (Chongqing).

[@Kevin-xz4jq]

@@yanyangoaroundinchina haha..yes, thats me! Good memory

[@SteveLee-rm4zx]

I was always in support of China being in comunist system when I was a 12 years old boy. I knew Chinese must be united under a strong central government. That's the only direction China will rise to the top again.

[@teresiateresia114]

Very interesting how we know a goverment like lee kwan yew can become a ledder and top country like vsingapore

[@Zen-cd7yq]

all my Hakka friends have thick eye brow. Hakka Diaspora was similar to Jewish Diaspora except Jew were always wealthy people even in Roman times.

[@Nick-xt2jh]

Hakkas were not rich.

[@KironManuelCards]

It is strange that he never to this mansion palace

[@joellapaz6724]

Suǒyǒu zhòng guó dìngyuè zhě Wǎnshàng hǎo

[@picopiku]

Great effort, i think these videos are for overseas chinese because there a great firewall in China for youtube :P

[@oliverenterprises3526]

As a true nationalist/realist/pragmatist, Lee Kuan Yew hated Communism, he only compromised with post Mao Chinese leaders because he saw them moving away from real Communism, but if he were alive right now and saw how China is yet again moving closer to real communism under President Xi Jing Ping, he would totally disapprove China's current trajectory, good thing he died before witnessing the changes inside China that would have broken his heart and stripped any hope he had for the Chinese nation, I am from ASEAN and LKY looms big in my family's consciousness, we always talk about him and about Singapore, a city close to our hearts.

[@Rudyjosephjr]

Communism is good. Whats wrong? I never vote my whole life. no big deal. China Is doing a Good job...Im going to Beijing, Hohhot and urumqi....its doing great.

[@Rudyjosephjr]

whats wrong with communism? I never voted before..and will not vote. its just for show...theatrics and unpopular policies still being implemented regardless you like it or not.

[@pervertt]

I agree. Lee hated communists but oddly admired some of their organisational methods. He saw a fellow pragmatist in Deng (coincidentally, another Hakka) and Deng had the humility to learn from Lee. The so-called "Singapore model" has been discussed from time to time within top echelons of the CCP, but I doubt any of the leadership are prepared to give up power and privilege and allow political competition through elections. China is still doing what it has done since Qing times - drive out risk takers and entrepreneurs like Lee's grandfather to foreign lands. China's loss has been Singapore's gain (and the gain of many other countries to which Hakka migrated to).

[@RedBlueCard]

Deng Xiaoping (is Shezhuan Hakka) Hakka clan were very powerful back then, and the reason Shanzhen was choosen, not just because it's proximity to HK, but also it's a Hakka strong hold. 華僑城 is a Hakka Clan (from inside PRC) and they were doing all the right things, until Xi took over. I heard that this latest election, 中國人大代表竟然冇一個喺Canton, 廣西好似有兩個 , out of 200+.... Hakka is finished inside China 😢

[@jameslohtaikan8796]

V r product of our era of time, the society v live in, education v recieve .. most unconsciously. Never r v born in a vacuum. Hence by these, our values, rt or wrong, good or bad, our paradigm, outlook are formed. LKY, however smart he might have been, he was shaped by his British education & propaganda; biased against Communism, the big mistakes Mao made in the Cultural Rev, Great Leap Forward, etc. But then, his views evolved as he saw changes under TXPing. I think no political ideology is perfect all the time. So long a political system meets the needs of most people it is good, at least for that time. 2cents.

[@RedBlueCard]

(I suggest you use more Chinese tags, that way, it will get your video ranked higher, also, more comments will get video ranked higher & hence be recommended when people search "Hakka") china40.6travel in china44.4hakka people#42hakka36.0客家53.8客家土楼Hakka tulou58.8#28architecture50.3Chinese architecture49.4changting#50长汀tingzhouhakka history34.5#100客家人53.9Lee Kuan Yew57.1guangdong province46.9dabu48.5#78大埔55.2大埔县46.2田家炳Tian Kaping李光耀53.4

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thanks for caring about the ranking of this video. Do worry about that.

[@เมี้ยวเมี้ยว-ง5ผ]

Very good 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ptaing8]

Cambodia PM Hung Sen and The Great Thai King Tak Sen both come from Chaozhou region.

[@laikokhua946]

潮汕人

[@mkchan18]

Enjoy your hakka video from Malaysia.....

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Thanks! 😃

[@bobChristianson]

do we need to hide our origin and blood line - depending on success and failures ?

[@RedBlueCard]

在你嘅視頻中有講到田家炳 捐咗好多小學 唔知在座咁多位有冇人知道現在最犀利嘅香港男明星古天樂 亦係希望小學嘅狂捐人都係客家人- 自己人

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

我有点看不太懂你这段话，和我用的中文有点不一样。古天乐也是客家人吗？

[@RedBlueCard]

@@yanyangoaroundinchina 不眠的森林 2020-05-20 知道答主 回答量：2 采纳率：0% 帮助的人：917 我也去答题访问个人页 关注 古天乐(中山五桂山南村客家人) 周慧敏（中山五桂山客家人） 邱淑贞(开平月山客家人) 陈奕迅(东莞凤岗客家人) 邓丽欣（东莞凤岗客家人） 陈惠敏（广州白云区客家人） 万梓良(深圳客家人) 周星驰（母亲深圳客家人） 1 评论(1)

[@RedBlueCard]

zhidao.baidu.com/question/52935391.html

[@RedBlueCard]

We are Hakka from Canton, Cantonese translation

[@areebachewa8318]

How come the CPC do not help these people to preserve this Tulou to be more livable by painting to look clean and radiance as it was

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Eh...This is the status after restoration. No one is living in the Tulou anymore and it's pure for tourism. All four houses have been restored, tiles replaced and wooden structures strengthened. I actually like it they keep its original status to show the real life of Hakka rather than making it radiant and fake.

[@areebachewa8318]

@@yanyangoaroundinchina Nope when is it restore and it become radiance and still have the feel of the original than rather seeing the Tulou dirty and rundown ....

[@pervertt]

CCP officials are too busy restoring their own houses to worry about Hakka tulou.

[@MarkMiller304]

No young wants to live in the county side anymore, they all move to the cities and eventually the tulou will be empty once the older generation dies off. Young people want to live in the cities, you can’t make them stay if they don’t want to.

[@areebachewa8318]

@@MarkMiller304 Well since the young generation do not appreciate their ancestors architectural and the western people will buy them to build as hotel for the tourists to stay for them to experience the ancient living in those days ...

[@jacksonwong90]

This house cost at least a billion SGD in singappre

[@Buttercookies0]

I don't think you even know numbers.

[@kennyzeng21]

❤❤❤

[@dloui5214]

wow , the grey haired dude is a cheapskate ! he was not willingly to spend just 5,000 usd of his millions to renovate his family's legacy house .

[@judymckee5992]

Must be cold in winter

[@yanyangoaroundinchina]

Not really. Generally it's not cold in Guangdong Province, which is in South China. But if you compare it with Singapore or Malaysia, then it is cold.

[@fetcmc]

反觀台灣法律人執政近30年 為何台灣同樣乃四小龍 為何卻每況愈下呢？眼看就要被China超越，我CMC人在中國生活2.5年 實質上已經超越我台北永吉路居住處...

[@LWIN729]

👍👍👍

[@chua2237]

Did he go bach?

[@Buttercookies0]

Nope. He didn't look for it. The Chinese themselves set it up.

[@chua2237]

@@Buttercookies0 ky was peranakan he joined SCBA SCBA loyal to the queen

[@wobb1221]

😃 need clearer & louder diction - hard to hear.....🎉

[@wobb1221]

😢 voice too squeaky & high- pitched... Video too long ....

[@alextay2543]

Our great father transformed singapore..we are the top richest small little asia

[@Buttercookies0]

No need to brag. Typical Chinese mindset.

[@goldbergkoo5680]

Maybe he didn't pay homage to his ancestral home in China that eventually destined that two younger Lees not in good terms as saying....