Many of us amongst the overseas Teochews are the children and grandchildren of men and women who left the Teochew region between the 1920s and the 1950s. Ever wondered what the land of our fathers was like back then, or where your ancestral village is/was located? Here are some maps to help:
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Source: 《马来亚潮侨通鉴》, 新加坡 : 南岛出版社, 1950.
Teo-an 潮安 (Chao'an)
Thenghai 澄海 (Chenghai)
Jaopeng 饒平 (Raoping)
Gek-yor 揭陽 (Jieyang)
Teo-yor 潮陽 (Chaoyang)
Pholeng 普寧 (Puning)
Huilai 惠来 (Huilai)
Hongsun 豐順 (Fengshun)
Namoa 南澳 (Nan'ao)
Tuapou 大埔 (Dapu) - historically part of Teochew territory till 1733.
See also List of Towns and Villages in Teochew in 1946