Early Chinese Presence in Malaysia as Reflected by three Cemeteries (17th-19th c.)

Early Chinese Presence in Malaysia as Reflected by three Cemeteries (17th-19th c.)

Chinese cemeteries, found in various locations in Malaysia, are like historical landmarks. The oldest graves when traced may be used to gauge the association between the Chinese with a particular locality. Such a consideration is important as the community was constantly required to justify and defe...

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Hlavní autor: Wong Tze Ken, Danny
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Vydáno: Archipel 2017
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:archipel_280 https://doi.org/10.4000/archipel.280 urn:doi:10.4000/archipel.280 en https://journals.openedition.org/archipel/280 2017-02-16T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/a1vg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ Early Chinese Presence in Malaysia as Reflected by three Cemeteries (17th-19th c.) Archipel Association Archipel info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2104-3655 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0044-8613 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/archipel Wong Tze Ken, Danny Chinese cemeteries, found in various locations in Malaysia, are like historical landmarks. The oldest graves when traced may be used to gauge the association between the Chinese with a particular locality. Such a consideration is important as the community was constantly required to justify and defend its long-standing presence in the country especially in the face of challenges from certain quarters of indigenous political groups which questioned the long term position of the Chinese in the country. Given its importance, this paper sets out to examine the three earliest cemeteries, namely, Bukit China in Malacca, the Chinese cemeteries in Terengganu and Mount Erskine in Penang; with the aim of tracing the earlier graves and to raise questions pertaining to their existence. Les cimetières chinois, qui se trouvent en divers endroits de Malaisie, sont comme autant de jalons historiques. Les tombes les plus anciennes, une fois repérées, peuvent servir à apprécier les relations entre une certaine communauté et une localité donnée. Un tel examen est important car les Chinois ont été constamment tenus de justifier et de défendre leur longue présence dans le pays, en particulier face aux provocations de certains groupes politiques autochtones qui la remettent en cause. Ainsi, l’article vise à examiner les trois cimetières les plus anciens, à savoir, Bukit China à Malacca, le cimetière chinois de Terengganu et le cimetière cantonais de Mount Erskine à Penang et ce, afin de retracer l’histoire des premières tombes et de poser diverses questions se rapportant à leur existence.
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description Chinese cemeteries, found in various locations in Malaysia, are like historical landmarks. The oldest graves when traced may be used to gauge the association between the Chinese with a particular locality. Such a consideration is important as the community was constantly required to justify and defend its long-standing presence in the country especially in the face of challenges from certain quarters of indigenous political groups which questioned the long term position of the Chinese in the country. Given its importance, this paper sets out to examine the three earliest cemeteries, namely, Bukit China in Malacca, the Chinese cemeteries in Terengganu and Mount Erskine in Penang; with the aim of tracing the earlier graves and to raise questions pertaining to their existence.
author Wong Tze Ken, Danny
spellingShingle Wong Tze Ken, Danny
Early Chinese Presence in Malaysia as Reflected by three Cemeteries (17th-19th c.)
author_facet Wong Tze Ken, Danny
author_sort Wong Tze Ken, Danny
title Early Chinese Presence in Malaysia as Reflected by three Cemeteries (17th-19th c.)
title_short Early Chinese Presence in Malaysia as Reflected by three Cemeteries (17th-19th c.)
title_full Early Chinese Presence in Malaysia as Reflected by three Cemeteries (17th-19th c.)
title_fullStr Early Chinese Presence in Malaysia as Reflected by three Cemeteries (17th-19th c.)
title_full_unstemmed Early Chinese Presence in Malaysia as Reflected by three Cemeteries (17th-19th c.)
title_sort early chinese presence in malaysia as reflected by three cemeteries (17th-19th c.)
publisher Archipel
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