The Teochew Store Blog 潮舖博文

Memories of Old Swatow: Teochew Siangzi Gie 潮州湘子橋

Xiangzi Bridge 湘子橋 (Teochew: Siang-zi kie), the grand old bridge of Teochew, was first built in 1170 during the Song dynasty. Ingeniously designed with a movable central section of boats to allow river traffic on the magnificent Han River 韩江, it’s the world’s oldest bascule bridge.

 

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Teochew Puppetry: Sin Ee Lye Heng Puppet Troupe 新加坡新怡梨興潮剧团at Asian Civilisations Museum 8 March 2025

A masterful display of puppetry, live music and opera singing by Sin Ee Lye Heng Puppet Troupe 新加坡新怡梨興潮剧团(铁枝木偶剧团), which thoroughly entertained and mesmerised a healthy crowd of children and adults at the ACM (Asian Civilisations Museum).

The last remaining performers of the unique Teochew metal-rod puppetry in Singapore, Sin Ee Lye Heng keeps alive a performing art that has been part of the country’s heritage for at least a century. Hope our Teochew community will support them!

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We have 10,000 fans on YouTube!

We don't mention this enough. The Teochew Store has our own YouTube channel (with 10,000 fans now!), with a number of curated playlists with videos for Teochew language lessons, trendy music, films, documentary, culture, opera and children too!

Youtube.com/@theteochewstore

 

 

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The Three Layers of the Teochew language

We thanks Ethos Diary, an inspiring student-led project from Singapore, for this interview with our The Teochew Store co-founder, Jason, as he explains what are the three layers of the Teochew language.

 

 

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The Story Behind The Teochew Store

We thanks Ethos Diary, an inspiring student-led project from Singapore, for this interview with our The Teochew Store co-founder, Jason.

 

 

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