Category: General
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The rediscovery of Kota China
John Anderson first recorded Kota China in his mission to East Sumatra in 1823 . He noted that “at Kota China is a stone of a very large size , with an inscription upon it in characters not understood by any of the natives”Later an excerpt and comment upon Anderson ‘s note were published in…
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John Anderson’s description of Deli
John Anderson’s Mission to Sumatra in 1823 He noted the areas of Delli, Bulu China, Langkat, Batubara, and Sirdang and met with leaders Kejuman Muda, rajah of Langkat; Sultan Panglima of Delli; Sri Sultan Ahmut of Bulu China ; Sultan Besar of Sirdang ; Nunku Bindahara and Pangulus of Batu Bara ; Jang de per…
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Chinese Medan in History
By the beginning of the 20th century (1905), the number of Chinese in Medanhad reached 6,400The entire population of Medan (about 13,000 people, including about 950 Europeans, more than 2,000 indigenous people, Indians and others about 3,700 people. Furthermore, most of the urban population comes from other regions, forming a special immigration culture. According to…
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Cremer castle
Landgoed Duin & Kruidberg is a castle in Santpoort , North Holland . Dutch King Willem III bought the Kruidberg Estate in 1682 as a hunting retreat. In 1895, the castle was bought by Jacob Theodore Cremer, the Deli tobacco magnate. He was the administrator of Deli Maatschappij, the largest tobacco company in Deli. Cremer became the minister of…
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Teochew counties
Historical Teochew prefecture or department was divided into eight counties. Hui Lai (惠來, Huilai) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-hui-lai-county-circa-1958 Jao Peng (饒平, Raoping) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-jao-peng-county-circa-1958 Hong Sung (豐順, Fengshun) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-hong-sung-county-circa-1958 Pho Leng (普寧, Puning) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-pho-leng-county-circa-1958 Teng Hai (澄海, Chenghai) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-theng-hai-county-circa-1958 Gek Yo (揭陽, Jieyang) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-gek-yor-county-circa-1958 Teo Yo (潮陽, Chaoyang) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/teo-yor Teo An (潮安, Chao’an), or known as Hai Yor (海陽) before 1914…
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Law Ah Yok
Law Ah Yok or Law A Yok is a businessman, contractor who lived in Medan in 1900-1930s. Law Ah Yok is known in Medan as Sukaramai, China town in Medan, or Kampung Law Ah Yok. Little is known about Law Ah Yok. He developed Sukaramai as the residence area for poor Chinese in Medan since…
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For the dead
Indigenous people, such as Malays, Mandailing and Minangkabau live on the outskirts of the city. The separation of these ethnic groups was in line with the racial politics of the Sutch, which divided the people of the Dutch East Indies into three groups, namely Europeans, Foreign Easterners (Indians, Chinese, Arabs) and indigenous or inlanders.The deads…
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A night in Medan
There is a street in Medan called Shawan Street (Kesawan). The shops on both sides of the street are mostly run by foreigners, including Standard Chartered Bank, a department store, a dance hall, and a cloth shop opened by an Indian……., the only shop run by Chinese at that time was “Chinese Business “Book Printing…
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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…
Stories from Deli 