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September 11, 2026

Exhibition and Talk on Teochew Vernacular Architecture

Exhibition on Teochew Vernacular Architecture this weekend, 12–13 September, at Level 4, Chui Huay Lim Club 醉花林俱乐部, Singapore.
There will be a talk in Chinese on Sunday (13 September) at 3 pm by Chua Haisong 蔡海松, a distinguished researcher from Swatow who has written extensively on Teochew traditional architecture and received numerous international awards for his photographic documentation of Teochew architectural heritage.
The lecture will introduce the layout, architectural elements and decorative arts of Teochew residences through examples of traditional buildings from different regions. Highlights include the ancestral residence of Tan Yeok Nee 陈旭年, the former residence of Chen Cihong 陈慈黉, and several filming locations featured in the hit movie "Dear You".
Register here for the talk on Sunday, 13 September.
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August 07, 2026

Teochew Language Exhibition at Hougang Mall

Update:
Highlights from The Teochew Story 2026 event at Hougang Mall. Last day of activities on 16 August 2026.

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June 25, 2026

Lives in the Letters | 侨批中的故事

In 1949, a woman in Teochew received a letter and a remittance of 200,000 gold yuan from her husband’s elder brother in Siam. She wrote back, not to her brother-in-law, but to her husband — the man she had not heard from for many years.
In her letter, she wrote:
“Since you left for Siam, you have not sent a letter home for several years. Fortunately, your elder brother has been sending us money, otherwise we would have starved.

“We have been married for almost ten years. Although our family is poor, I have no complaints. My only wish is for you to earn enough to support the family. Yet all these years, you have lived freely overseas, without concern for your wife and son. You are indeed a man without conscience!”

We may never know the truth behind this family’s story. Was the husband truly heartless, or did he suffer a fate like Bhagseng — one that his elder brother knew, but could not bring himself to reveal?
The Teochew Letters (or Khieu-phue 僑批 — literally “the sojourner’s letter”) are correspondences exchanged between tens of thousands of Teochew emigrants in Southeast Asia and their families back home. These letters, often sent together with remittances, preserve countless real-life stories of devotion to elderly parents, longing between separated spouses, and worries for children left behind—revealing struggles that shaped the resilience of the Teochew people.

Discover some of these stories in The Teochew Store’s new feature page: Lives in the Letters 《侨批中的故事》.
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June 09, 2026

An Introduction to the Teochew Letters 潮州侨批简介

The Teochew-language film Dear You (给阿嬷的情书—"A Love Letter to Ah Ma") has taken China by storm and is set for release in Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei on 18 June 2026, with screenings in other countries to follow.

As many of us eagerly await its arrival on the big screen, we may find ourselves wondering about the real-life letters that once travelled between overseas Teochew migrants and their families back home.

Learn all about these letters called Khieu-phue (僑批, "Qiaopi" in Mandarin)—literally "the sojourner's letter"—part family correspondence, part remittance, and a lifeline across the seas—in our new feature page: An Introduction to the Teochew Letters 潮州侨批简介.

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June 08, 2026

The Teochew Family 《潮州家族》

In 1995, the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) and Fujian TV of China co-produced the television drama series The Teochew Family 《潮州家族》. This critically acclaimed show is now available to watch in full for free on YouTube on this playlist. 

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