Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Teochew people or Chaoshanese, Teo-Swa people or Chaoshan people (rendered Têo-Swa in romanized Teoswa [clarification needed] and Cháoshàn in Modern Standard Mandarin also known as Teo-Swa in mainland China due to a change in place names [1]) is an ethnic group native to the historical Chaoshan region in south China [2] who speak the Teochew language.
The Teochew community associations are engaged in managing their own schools, pagodas and charities. The Chinese lunar new year is a national holiday. There is also a large population of Teochew nang (潮州人; Teochew people) settled in Vietnam, especially in Saigon's districts 5 and 6. Outside of Saigon, Teochews settled in all six counties ...
Leow Chia Heng (廖正興/廖正兴; Liao Zhengxing) (1874–1931; Chao'an, Guangdong [1]), Teochew pioneer and philanthropist; co-founder of the Sze Hai Tong Banking & Insurance Company Limited [2] and the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, having served as the latter's 6th and 9th President in 1911 and 1914 respectively; [3] was a ...
A popular noodle soup in both Vietnam and Cambodia, known as hu tieu, originated from the Teochew . [3] There is also a large diaspora of Teochew people (most were from Southeast Asia) in the United States - particularly in California. There is a Teochew Chinese Association in Paris called L'Amicale des Teochews en France.
The Teochew people are mainly spread over Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao; they have emigrated and established communities in Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Taiwan, France, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Indonesia, and other countries and coastal areas. [5]
Teochew [ii], also known as Teo-Swa (or Chaoshan) [iii], is a Southern Min language spoken by the Teochew people in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by their diaspora around the world. It is sometimes referred to as Chiuchow , its Cantonese rendering, due to English romanization by colonial officials and explorers.
The U.S. considers building strong economic and security ties with Vietnam a priority, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday as she met with Vietnamese officials in a visit aimed at ...
Teo-Swa, or Chaoshan and in older literature Teochew, may be Teo-Swa people, more commonly known as the Teochew people; Teo-Swa Min, the Southern Min language spoken by the Teo-Swa people; Teo-Swa, a cultural-linguistic region covering Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shantou.