Category: 1921-1940
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Hou Tu
后土 When I am the places of worship for the Chinese I must not forget the graves. I have to start with that with recalling that in the spiritual life of the Chinese ancestor worship occupies an important place; from in the earliest times it was a worship service and it still is today always…
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What’s in the name?
I will now tell you a little about the different names with Natives. So the most important thing is the lack of family name. Sometimes a family is determined part of the name carried by all, which is especially true Javanese goes easily. When then the father Wiriosastro called, the sons call themselves Wirioatmodjo, Wiriosentono,…
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Chinese in Medan
First we get Canton, the capital of the province Quantung. The Cantonese are an important group to which end among others are those who here as goldsmiths, furniture makers, tailors have established. Their great association manages the extensive cemetery on Djatilaan.The second place is Swatow, from which two groups come: the Teotjus, who mainly act…
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Kwan Iem Tong
觀音堂 According to Gerard Jansen (1934) The temple is on the Oranje Nassaustraat (Jalan Thamrin), on the corner of the Louisestraat (Jalan Gandhi) and consists of a complex of different ones smaller buildings. That’s because they have been transferred here the temples, which used to exist in more places in the city, even one on…
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Thien Hooe Koeng
天 后宮 Thien Hioe Kioeng or Tianhougong or Vihara Ariya Satyani or Dewi Maco) at Kapiteinsweg (Jalan Pekantan) was dedicated to the Ma Co, protector of the seas. It is managed by Fujian people. A stone inscription set up by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Deli on the occasion of donations made for…
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Kwan Tee Bio
There are many temples in Medan, two largest and oldest are, the Kwan Tee Bio on the street of that name and the Thien Hioe Kiong on the Kapiteinsweg. There are also several smaller temples scattered throughout the city, and finally there are some in the cemetery temples. The Kwan Tee Bio is the oldest…
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The Life of “Piglet” Ya Jiubao
This incident not only happened to Yajiubao alone, but the place where it happened was not only in West Java, North Sumatra or North Sulawesi. This is because since the powerful groups in Indonesia, under the imperialists’ instigation, set off an anti-Chinese and anti-Chinese countercurrent, there has been more than one person like Yajiu being…
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Epperlein and Nazi
Epperlein is a cafe and bakery owned by Mr. E, Epperlein. He first opened its shop as a pastry shop in Wilhelmina Street around 1919 offering good German bread and pastry. It advertised as the first electric machine made bread in Medan. Epperlein opened its Lunch room in Kesawan in 1933, offering delicious European food,…
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Kesawan in 1930s
The Winkelstraat of Kesawan starts with the office of Varekamp & Co., publishers of the Sumatra Post and next to Varekamp the house of Tjong A Fie. In the shopping street there were all kind of shops like Gerzon’s, clothing store. Tip Top The fashion house De Zon opened on 16 October 1939 is the…
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Literature on Coolies
W. Dharmowijono. Van koelies, klontongs en kapiteins : het beeld van de Chinezen in Indisch-Nederlands literair proza 1880-1950 A Brief review of the literature The plantation coolies, especially the coolies in East Sumatra, are the most described of all coolies. The first-known novel about life on a tobacco plantation is the two-part Hans Tongka’s career (1898)…
Stories from Deli 