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The Fairy Serpent - a Teochew folklore given new life
Folklores have always been important in helping to preserve and transmit the identity and values of cultures.
The Fairy Serpent is a Teochew variant of “Beauty and the Beast”. It tells about the life of a girl whose virtues not only saved her father from evil but also transformed the serpent she was forced to marry into a kind-hearted man.
Originally collected in Adele Fielde’s Chinese Nights’ Entertainment (download for free here), this ageless story has been beautifully retold in a book by Huang Lei, a Teochew illustrator from Singapore.
You may read The Fairy Serpent in English from this link.
Or watch it in Teochew (with English or Chinese subtitles):
English subtitles
带有中文字幕
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 ❤️❤️
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.
Remembering Terence Tan: Preserving and Propagating Teochew Culture and History with a Sincere Heart
Mr Terence Tan was a Teochew collector from Singapore and an accomplished researcher of Teochew modern history. The mere mention of his name draws praise from people with a keen interest in Teochew cultural history. He collected and organised extensive volumes of documents, music records, and old photographs related to Teochew. He also edited a book titled Memories of Old Swatow and enthusiastically supported other researchers in publishing their work, including articles, books, and magazines. His contributions to the research and dissemination of Teochew cultural history were immense.
Even until the last days of his life in 2021, Terence was busy organising the materials he had on his computer to share with friends in various countries. In the blink of an eye, we approach the third anniversary of Terence’s passing. The Teochew Store reached out to his family and close friends, collecting documentary materials to revisit his acquaintance and contributions to Teochew cultural history through different perspectives.
追忆陈传忠：以赤诚之心传承潮州文史
陈传忠先生是新加坡潮籍收藏家、也是研究潮州近代史的资深学者。只要一提起他，许多关注潮州文史的人士就肃然起敬，赞不绝口。他收藏整理了大量与潮州相关的文献、唱片及老照片，编著出版了《汕头旧影》一书，并热心协助其他研究人士出版文章、书籍和杂志，对潮州文史的研究和传播做出了卓越的贡献。
2021年，在陈传忠生命中的最后几天，他将多年收藏并整理的电子版文史资料毫不保留地分享给各地的同行。转眼，陈传忠先生逝世即将满三周年。潮舗特别连线了他的家人及生前好友，并收集了一些文献资料，希望能从不同角度拼凑、还原他与潮州文史的渊源和贡献。
Tensions between modernisation and cultural preservation: The Teochew Store presentation at Crescent Girls' School
The Teochew Store was honoured to be invited to present our experience in revitalising the Teochew language to a class of secondary three students participating in the Talent Development Programme (TDP) at Crescent Girls’ School, an esteemed secondary school in Singapore.
Teochew through the eyes of its visitors: Adele M. Fielde's "Woman in China"
8th March is International Women’s Day. On this special day, we share Adele M. Fielde’s insightful observations, as an American Baptist Christian missionary, on the lives of women in Teochew 145 years ago. It is to the sacrifices of many of these women whom we owe what we have today.
An exciting new Teochew language project has launched on Kickstarter!: Let's support it
The Teochew Store spoke with Jennifer to find out about her story and this wonderful project:
The Teochew Store and Maha Yu Yi jointly hold "Fun with Teochew" interactive introductory language class
On 7 October 2023, The Teochew Store had the wonderful privilege of conducting "Fun with Teochew" interactive introductory language class at Singapore's leading Chinese language bookstore Maha Yu Yi.
Minying, who is the Teochew language reader for our Wa Si Teochew Kia—My First 120 Teochew Expressions multimedia flashcards, led a group of children to learn through games family address terms and emotion expressions in Teochew, as well as knowledge about Teochew and its culture.
潮舗与友谊书斋联合举办《潮州话，好好玩!》互动体验课活动
2023年10月7日，潮舗有幸在新加坡知名中文书店友谊书斋开办《潮州话，好好玩》互动体验课活动。《我是潮州囝——精选一百二十潮语词语》多媒体早教图卡的潮语配音员玟瑛在现场通过互动游戏，教小朋友一些简单的潮州家庭称呼和情感词汇，在学习中了解潮州的知识和文化。
Teochew Short Film for the Hungry Ghost Festival 潮语中元节微电影: "The Overseas Sojourner"《番客》
A Teochew language short film about a Teochew who left for Siam, returning home after many years.
本作品围绕过番习俗，以艺术拍摄手法和原创动画制作形式表达潮州人在盛行出国谋生的“过番”年代，“番客”与家人之间的离别相思之情。
Teochew through the eyes of its visitors: A Spanish Jesuit shipwrecked in Teochew (Part 2)
"Well-built and tall, of white complexion, cheerful and good-looking". These were the descriptions of the physical appearance of the Teochew people given by Adriano de las Cortes, a Spanish Jesuit Father who was shipwrecked in Teochew in 1625.
However, what Cortes wrote about their character is a far less pleasant read: “They are extremely subtle, cunning and deceitful, and they show neither friendship, fidelity, nor compassion to foreigners and, moreover, show very little of it among themselves”. Was he being bias, vindictive or simply giving his true opinions?
Teochew through the eyes of its visitors: A Spanish Jesuit shipwrecked in Teochew (Part 1)
Three words that strike fear in every Teochew child: pah ka-ceng 拍尻倉!
Did you know that this was once also a punishment meted out to adults in China? A Jesuit Father, Adriano de las Cortes, learned this shuddering fact, and more, when a shipwreck made him an accidental visitor to the Teochew region 400 years ago.
Teochew Song: My Dearest Mother 潮州歌曲：親愛媽媽 (English translations to lyrics)
记得细许滇时
Remember the days when I was small
山花开放香满天
Mountain flowers in bloom and fragrance filled the air
听着伊轻声教我念诗儿
Hearing her soft voice teaching me to read poems
慈母线 游子衣
The compassionate mother’s threads sew the clothes on the wandering son
丝丝暖意在身边
Delicateness and warmth by my side
倚着伊 满是温馨欢喜
Leaning against her, it's full of warmth and happiness
Deng Cueng: Telling the Story of Teochew through Documentary & Old Photos
Wild Teochew, the first ever nature-documentary on wildlife in the Teochew region was officially released in the Teochew language recently. Deng Cueng (丁銓), who hails from Teochew, China, is the documentary’s director, as well as the editor of the photographic collection Historical Photos of Teochew. The Teochew Store had the pleasure of interviewing Deng Cueng to learn about his enthusiasm in promoting the nature and culture of his homeplace and the gains he has received from it.
丁铨：用纪录片和老照片讲述潮州故事
近期，首部讲述潮州野生世界的自然纪录片《野性潮州》潮语版正式上映。来自中国潮州的丁铨是这部纪录片的导演，也是影集《旧影潮州》的编著者。潮舖特别连线丁铨先生，请他与我们分享他在推广家乡自然及人文文化中的热忱和收获。
Wa Si Teochew Kia now available at Bras Basah, Singapore
Not Quite As Easy As ABC
Finding the proper Teochew terms to help 3-year-olds pick up a basic vocabulary in the Teochew language is surely as easy as ABC.
This was what we told ourselves when we set out to create Wa Si Teochew Kia—My First 120 Teochew Expressions Multimedia Flashcards 精选一百二十潮语词语》- 多媒体早教图卡), a set of educational flashcards with animated videos developed specially for babies and toddlers to learn their mother tongue together with their parents.
Then, we came to the word "mother"... Read more about some of the challenging decisions we faced in conceptalising and designing The Teochew Store’s first in-house product, which we realised through the generous funding of more than 100 backers from 14 different countries on Kickstarter last year. 
ON SALE NOW! 正式发售！
Wa Si Teochew Kia—My First 120 Teochew Expressions Multimedia Flashcards is on sale now!
《我是潮州囝——精选一百二十潮语词语》- 多媒体早教图卡, 正式发售！
Wa Si Teochew Kia - Your Rewards are Ready! 您的礼品已制作完毕！
To our friends, especially our "Wa Si Teochew Kia—My First 120 Teochew Expressions" Kickstarter campaign backers, our flashcards, t-shirts and tote bags are ready!
亲爱的支持者们，“我是潮州囝”的早教卡图卡、T恤衫及手提袋等礼品已制作完毕！
For backers with physical rewards, we will be in touch with you over the next few days concerning arrangements and payment for shipping.
如果您是有实体礼品奖励的支持者，我们将在近期与您联系并确认相关的运费。
Do also remember to confirm with us the name you wish to appear in our credits, if you have not done so, as we are applying the final touches to our videos.
此外，我们正在对早教图卡的视频进行最后的修改和润色，如果您希望出现在我们的视频片尾的答谢名单中，但还未告知我们您的名字，请尽快与我们确认，谢谢！
Our flashcards will also soon be on sale on The Teochew Store website. Do look out for them on this website
“我是潮州囝——精选一百二十潮语词语”早教图卡即将在潮舗网站上市，请继续关注本网站。
A Final Push 最后的冲刺
We are entering the final 50 hours of our Wa Si Teochew Kia – My First 120 Teochew Expressions Kickstarter campaign. As we make our final push, do continue to help us tell more people about our project. Thank you!
To learn about this project or contribute to our crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, please click here.
《我是潮州囝——精选一百二十潮语词语》的众筹活动已进入最后五十小时。我们还在努力做最后冲刺。请您继续支持我们，并帮忙转发我们的项目给您身边的亲戚朋友，谢谢！
请点击这里，了解这个项目并资助我们在Kickstarter发起的筹款活动。
Wa Si Teochew Kia—My First 120 Teochew Expressions 《我是潮州囝——精选一百二十潮语词语》
Today we launch our crowdfunding for Wa Si Teochew Kia—My First 120 Teochew Expressions, a set of multimedia flashcards developed by The Teochew Store for children under the age of three to learn the Teochew language together with their parents.
Read more about how you can contribute to this meaningful project on this page, or visit our Kickstarter campaign directly from here.
《我是潮州囝——精选一百二十潮语词语》由潮舗特别推出。这是一套让父母与三岁以下幼儿一起学习潮语的多媒体早教图卡。我们今天正式启动众筹活动，希望得到您的支持和资助。您可以这个页面了解更多项目详情，或点击这里直接浏览我们在 Kickstarter平台的网页。
Restoring Teochew to Our Families 助力潮州话在家中的复兴
Parents, do you still remember the excitement of watching your newborn open his/her fingers for the first time? Or executing the first rollovers? Sitting up, standing, and walking?
父母们，你是否还记得第一次看到您的宝宝打开小手时的喜悦？或是在看到他们第一次翻身、坐、站和走路的时候呢？
All these “firsts” are swiftly achieved one after another. These are glorious days when new parents are still in a state of wonder, but the baby seems to know exactly what to do next as if he/she is pre-programmed. How many times are we led to believe our precious baby can master just about anything, and will one day become everything he/she is destined for?
这些所有的“第一次”，伴随着宝宝的成长，一个又一个迅速地出现。我们父母还在感叹这些“里程碑”的时候，我们的宝宝好像被预设默认程序一样，似乎已经知道下一步该做什么。有多少次，我们被引导着相信，我们可爱的孩子们几乎可以做任何事情，有朝一日他们会实现他们命中注定的潜能。
Then the child learns to talk...
后来，我们的宝宝开始学说话。。。
Final 7 Days of Our Crowdfunding Campaign 我们众筹活动最后七天
Have we mentioned that you can get our Wa Si Teochew Kia – My First 120 Teochew Expressions flashcards (3 boxes of 40 cards each, recommended retail price: S$60) now for just S$55? At the same time, you will receive personal copies of our 10 flashcard videos and your name will be included in the credits at the end of our videos as well as on The Teochew Store “Wa Si Teochew Kia My First 120 Teochew Expressions” project page.
在众筹期间，您可以以55新加坡元的优惠价获得一整套《我是潮州囝-精选一百二十潮语词语》纸质版的早教图卡（共3盒120张；定价：S$60)。同时您也会收到全套早教的视频（共10个）。您的名字将出现在我们视频的片尾，以及潮舗网站《我是潮州囝-精选一百二十潮语词语》项目页面的答谢名单中。
We also have other attractive rewards, such as attractive Wa Si Teochew Kia family characters portrait tote bags and T-shirts of our adorable Wa Si Teochew Kia family characters.
此外，我们还有其他的礼品选择。例如印有“我是潮州囝”卡通全家福的手提袋和印有”我是潮州囝“卡通人物的T恤衫 。
If you are looking for a special gift idea, how about getting our partner illustrators to hand paint a personalised cartoon portrait of your child?
如果您在寻找一样特别的礼物给您的孩子， 也可以考虑让我们的合作画家为他（她）亲自手绘一幅卡通肖像画。
Everything on our “Wa Si Teochew Kia My First 120 Teochew Expressions” Kickstarter campaign page.这一切尽在《我是潮州囝-精选一百二十潮语词语》Kickstarter众筹网页。
Fun Fact behind Wa Si Teochew Kia Jingle 《我是潮州囝》有趣花絮
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Wa Si Teochew Kia".
Do you know our Wa Si Teochew Kia jingle is sung by J.J., a 3-year-old Teochew boy from Singapore? J.J. also composed the tune as an English counting song for Mummy when she was out for dinner one night.
All children have incredible learning potential.
Wa Si Teochew Kia – My First 120 Teochew Expressions is a set of multimedia flashcards developed by The Teochew Store to help children under 3 learn to speak Teochew together with their parents.
To learn about this project or contribute to our crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, please click here.
“一，二，三，四，五，我是潮州囝”。
你知道吗，我们项目《我是潮州囝》的小曲是由新加坡三岁潮州男孩J.J.演唱。J.J.在某个妈妈外出的晚上创作了这首曲。
每个小孩都蕴藏着惊人的学习潜能。
《我是潮州囝——精选一百二十潮语词语》由潮舗推出，是一套帮助父母与三岁以下幼儿一起学习潮州话的多媒体早教图卡。
请点击这里，了解这个项目并资助我们在Kickstarter发起的筹款活动。
Wa Si Teochew Kia – My First 120 Teochew Expressions: Kickstarter Campaign Update 6
此时此刻，我们的喜悦无法用言语形容！从项目策划，到词汇考究，再到绘图、图卡和视频制作，以及Kickstarter众筹页面和礼品的筹备，还有后期宣传……在要兼顾本职工作的情况下，我们这个小团队用了将近四个月的时间走到了今天这一步，实属不易。
Wa Si Teochew Kia – My First 120 Teochew Expressions: Kickstarter Campaign Update 5
《我是潮州囝——精选一百二十潮语词语》早教图卡的筹款活动将在2022年8月15日结束，请大家继续支持我们实现目标，助力潮州话在家中的复兴！ 请点击这里，了解这个项目。
Our Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for Wa Si Teochew Kia—My First 120 Teochew Expressions multimedia flashcards runs till 15th August 2022. Continue to lend us your support today to reach our goal and fulfill our dream of Restoring Teochew to Our Families. Please click here to learn more about our project.
Wa Si Teochew Kia—My First 120 Teochew Expressions: Sample Video 《我是潮州囝——精选一百二十潮语词语》示例视频
Wa Si Teochew Kia – My First 120 Teochew Expressions: Kickstarter Campaign Update 4
We are grateful to Jeunes Teochew de France for helping promote Wa Si Teochew Kia – My First 120 Teochew Expressions in the French language on Instagram, as well as Singapore TeoChew Nang SG and Learn-Teochew for kind their assistance on supporting this project on Facebook. They are all actively promoting our Teochew culture and language, so do “like” and follow their accounts as well.
潮舗非常感谢Jeunes Teochew de France (法國青年潮州人) 用法语在Instagram宣传我们的项目——《我是潮州囝——精选一百二十潮语词语》。我们也非常感谢 Singapore TeoChew Nang SG 与 Learn-Teochew 在Facebook为我们的项目做宣传。他们一直在热诚地发扬和分享潮州文化及语言，请大家一起”点赞”并订阅他们的页面。
In recent days, we received our first backings from Thailand, Switzerland and Germany. Because of everyone’s support, we have crossed the 90% mark of our crowdfunding (yeah!).
近日，我们还收到了来自泰国、瑞士和德国的第一份捐款。因为大家的踊跃支持，我们目前已经达到90%的筹款目标。（开心！）
Continue to help us bring this project to life. Please click here.
请大家继续支持我们，一起实现这个项目，谢谢！请点击这里。