中国広東省台山の過去と現在を巡る旅

中国広東省台山の過去と現在を巡る旅

[Music] I feel like I’m transported back to a time before my parents were even born. And I’m wondering what’s going to happen to this place. I wonder if it’ll still be here. [Music] Hello, we are in Taiishan. But which part of Taichan? We are in Haiko. Haiko. Uh, and Haiko means the mouths of the river. And this is exactly what you are probably imagining. This is the place where overseas Chinese embarked on their journeys overseas. This is the port where um you know hundreds of thousands perhaps more of Thai Chinese immigrants or immigrants from all over Guandong province went abroad to seek better opportunities either on their own valition or they were sold into slavery practically um to work in the gold mines, the railroads. And the reason they were such early pioneers was China was undergoing a lot of famine um a lot of very harsh circumstances. So um people migrated abroad. They ran all sorts of businesses um such as laundromats, restaurants, [Music] worked on the transcontinental railroad um and the mines during the gold rush and they sent money back home um you know for their families and fellow villagers to have better lives. And now we’re walking through the historic area of Taishan right now. And you can see behind me all these are historical buildings um that were built, you know, with funding from um that was money that was sent back by those immigrants. You know, you see it’s kind of like a combination of western style and Chinese style. Every building is just so fascinating. I mean like think about this, right? These were just very poor farming villages and you know to have buildings like this back in the 1920s and 30s that’s that’s crazy. Uh so we’re going to keep walking around. We’ll talk a little more about Taiishan history. U we have a lot to learn. So [Music] [Music] [Music] We can’t go in because it said the building is dangerous. It seems like it’s in the ’90s. the school is still operational in the 90s because these school rules are very representative of um like the school rules, right? Like I had in the it was built by the blood and sweat and tears that crystallized uh of our you know like from our overseas Chinese. You know how you forget certain little details in your childhood? That’s what I feel right now. This feels like a typical Chinese classroom setup during the 90s. I used to set one of those. See, you got your little cubicles. Look what we found over here. Is this serious is three different mansions. I think it’s really interesting to see like the architecture, the stained glass, the arches, the terraces. These mansions were built in the 1920s u by the W family. So the W family were local people who mig immigrated to Hong Kong and came back and they built these three villages. They also donated money to the school we saw earlier. Just so impressive. I mean I’m already imagining you know what life must must be like for those people. Uh but also is completely abandoned. It’s interesting. We are walking through what is a very abandoned village. The buildings here have not been maintained and the nature has taken over. [Music] What do you think of this village? It looks like a very prosperous village at times. I mean, I can see streets and buildings reminiscent of, you know, activity. I can see the people, you know, opening all sorts of shops and restaurants around here. But right now, it’s completely abandoned. I think we saw a total of two families living here, right? And I’m wondering what’s going to happen to this place. I mean, next time we come here, which is probably going to be for a bit. I wonder if it’ll still be here. We mentioned earlier that the founder of this village was born in Malaa. The buildings in this village may look very familiar to you if you ever have been to Malaysia, Malaka, Eulp, Paneang or even Singapore because more than 5 million immigrants mostly from Guandong province went to Malaysia starting the 1800s to work in fishing, tin mining, rubber plantations and brought back this Nanyang style architecture to their homeland. The founder also cared a lot about education and built a school for the community. We passed by this beautiful school at the entrance of the village. It was built in 1924 by um the Tan family. And what’s really unique about the school is the top floor is a classroom and the bottom floor is a family temple. Taiishan’s geography is characterized by mountains with pockets of fertile land that grow Taiish Chinese rice and rivers where yellow eel abound. The people here were very creative and resourceful and invented one of the most iconic dishes of Taiish Chinese cuisine. Let’s go try it. Okay, we are at this busy restaurant in the middle of farmlands. Literally, I thought there was wasn’t going to be any food options, but we kept driving. We found this super local place, but it’s packed. And we ordered their signature, their yellow, their eel clay pot rice. We’re waiting for about an hour. We’re starving. But the special thing about the clay pot rice here, they cook it over uh with wood. Try this. Yellow eel clay pot rice is a specialty of Taishan. Oh my god. This is the difference of any other clay pot rice I’ve tried because Wow. The eel is like super fresh. It doesn’t have any bones in it. You know, the other three pot rice we had in Thail. Wow. The eel is very soft. There’s no bones in it at all. They took out the bones and it’s not overly fishy. Just like so fresh. The infusion of flavors they have in this like in the rice you can taste the broth the freshness of the fish but also seasoned lightly with soy sauce, ginger, scallion. Mhm. Not very oily either. Yeah. And it comes in this like huge pot. And you know we ordered just like one pound for two. You order by weight here, which you know, I was a little confused like how much should I order? I have no idea, but you know, I think one lb or one jean, half a kilo is enough for two people. Better to have a large group here. Um, wow. This is not what I expected. I thought it would be like really bony, right? But it’s just really good. It’s definitely worth it. That is the bottom of the clay pot rice. That’s arguably the most important part of the clay pot rice besides the eel, which of course has to be super fresh. Wow. And then the bottom part of it is very crispy. You can’t get a And it’s I love the crunchy and soft contrast. That’s arguably the most important part of the clay pot rice besides the eel, which of course has to be super fresh. Wow. And they cook all their clay pond here over um wood traditional wood by the way. Yeah. Which which explains the higher price tag, right? Just take longer. That’s so worth the wait. It’s so worth the wait. You were starving. And if you notice, this place is packed. There’s this whole entire dining room is filled. And every single person here is a local. How do we know they’re a local? They’re all speaking Taishan. Cantonese. Cantonese. Hi Chinese and Cantonese. It’s after faux meal, we came to another village, Shamsu way. This village was built during the Ming dynasty and features buildings built by immigrant returnees from Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Latin America. We started walking around and we met this really nice man who started chatting with us about the history of the town. [Music] Oh, wow. Uh [Music] for evil. We kept driving and I think this is one of the few villages we saw around here that are very traditional but still had a lot of people living here. Um when you drive in, you know, there’s this gallow, right? Like it’s very distinct from the other gallows, right? Because it had an arc and you can actually like walk through it right on the bottom floors. Uh but then we turn around, there were a few family temples, the Chin family temple. So I’m guessing a lot of people here are from the, you know, Chin family. And uh we kept walking. We found this really old school theater. Look at those benches. I mean, I feel like I’m transported back to a time before my parents were even born. This is crazy. Um, I don’t know whether they still have shows here. Um, but wow, just really, really incredible, you know. I feel like this is a time machine. What kind of shows do you think they Cantonese Oprah or Taiish Chinese Oprah? Um, yeah. just reminds me of, you know, whether Taiishangi opera is still being preserved either here in Taiishan or overseas. Um I would imagine is one of those things that would get lost, you know, in his original homeland. But a lot of overseas um Chinese might have kept it. In fact, we just just watched a documentary about Cuban Chinese from Taishan. And um yeah, there were a few remaining people who kept up, you know, like uh who preserved Taiishanese hope up there. So let’s keep walking around. just so far out. You need a car to get here. And I can’t imagine, you know, people are moving out of these villages to find better opportunities. Doesn’t make sense to, you know, commute from here. Um, yeah, I wonder what’s going to happen to those villages. Honestly, in my mind, I didn’t know such traditional villages exist. In the north, we don’t have villages like this. You know, a whole town was I mean, I guess we do, right? But like the whole town has the same people with the same last name. This one is Chen, the other one’s Wong, and the other one is Woo, right? All going through those villages really reminds me how important the family clan is in traditional Chinese culture because all the people who donate to, you know, these villages are people from the same family clan. And you imagine, wow, you know, this is why Chinese people are so traditional because that’s the only way to survive in the old times. You know, you have to find a clan, a group, a community that can support you. Stay tuned for our next video where we’ll chat with Professor Lee Bula, a fourth generation descendant of a Cuban American Chinese immigrant about his family story and legacy. We will walk you through an exclusive tour of a private Dio. You will not want to miss it. Subscribe to stay updated on our latest videos. We hope you enjoyed this video. As Chinese Americans who’s been um spent the past year exploring our ancestral homeland, we learned so much about our culture and identities and the diversity of China that we want you to be a part of our experience. 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If you have ever been to a Chinatown in North America, you probably heard of Guangdong (Canton) province and tried dim sum and orange chicken (Chinese American dish invented by the Cantonese). But did you know that that people from this region were first to settle abroad?

Since the 1700s, people from these villages immigrated not only to the US and Canada, but also Venezuela, Mexico, Peru, Cuba, and even places like Madagascar and Mauritius!

Join us as we take a road trip to explore Taishan (Toisan/Hoisan) in Guangdong Province, home to the first pioneers who journeyed abroad centuries ago.

0:00 – 3:02 Introduction to Taishan Overseas Chinese Migration
3:02 – 4:17 Tour of Libi School
4:17 – 4:59 Weng (Jung) Family Mansions
4:42 – 6:55 Yuanshan Village
6:55 – 10:03 Yellow Eel Clay Pot Rice
10:03 – 12:53 Shangze Village
12:53 – 15:20 Pingzhou Village
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