The Teochew Store Blog 潮舖博文

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations at the Singapore Teo Ann Huay Kuan 潮安會館

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations at the Singapore Teo Ann Huay Kuan 潮安會館. A night when families and traditions came alive for the young and the not-so-old ❤️❤️

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Memories of Old Swatow: Images from Catholic Mission (c.1910-1940s)

From the Terence Tan postcard collection.

More old postcards of early 20th century Teochew are available in Memories of Old Swatow 汕頭舊影.

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Homecoming 似水流年 – a Timeless Movie set in Teochew

Homecoming 似水流年 (“Years flowed by like water”) in Chinese, swept a total of six awards at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1985, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Newcomer, Best Screenplay and Best Art Direction.

Stilll remembered as the best Hong Kong film produced in the 1980s, Homecoming was shot mainly in location in Tah-gang village of Gek-yor (揭陽塔崗乡) in Teochew.

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Tan Wanxuan:Documenting Images to showcase diverse Teochew cultures

In recent months, a series of short videos about overseas Teochews have gone viral on Douyin (TikTok), Facebook and other popular social media platforms, and captured the attention of Teochew communities in China and abroad. The videos originate from the official accounts of the Teochew cuisine documentary, “Flavours of Teochew from the Four Seas” (四海潮味, unofficial English translation). Featuring humorous and touching live stories of Teochew people living in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and France, the clips take on a refreshing perspective to present the blending of the Teochew identity with a diversity of local cultures.

Tan Wanxuan (陳婉璇), who hails from Teo-ann (潮安) district in Teochew, China, is the external liaison and producer of this documentary, as well as the director and editor of these short videos. Using Teochew food as a medium, “Flavours of Teochew from the Four Seas” describes the culture, customs and emotional longing for home of Teochew people from different corners of the world. How did Wanxuan become part of this documentary? What has she gained from her travels to these countries to interview and document about our Teochew cuisine and people? The Teochew Store was in touch with Wanxuan to learn about her story and “Flavours of Teochew from the Four Seas”.

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专访|陈婉璇:用纪实影像展示多样潮文化

 

近期,有一组关于海外潮州人的短视频在抖音、Facebook等社交媒体上迅速走红,引起了海外及中国潮州社群的热烈关注。这组视频来自潮菜纪录片《四海潮味》的官方账号,视频中泰国、越南、马来西亚、印尼、法国等地潮州人或幽默、或感人的生活片段,从崭新的视角呈现了各地潮州人与当地多元文化的融合。

来自中国潮安的陈婉璇是这部纪录片的外联与制片,也是这组短视频的编导与剪辑师。《四海潮味》以潮州美食为媒介,描绘了各地潮州人的文化风俗、家常情感。婉璇是如何与这部纪录片结缘?在奔赴各国采访、记录潮州菜和潮州人的过程中,她有哪些收获?潮舗近期连线婉璇,请她讲讲她与《四海潮味》的故事。

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