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Tangra China Town

Posted on June 30, 2009 by admin
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Chinese New Year

Posted on June 12, 2009 by admin

Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year, “chun chi” or the Spring Festival

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Chinese School in Kolkata

Posted on June 2, 2009 by admin

The bachelor society of the Chinese community had to wake up to the needs of women and children when they started appearing in the scene at the beginning of the 20th century. Earlier, when the numbers were small, women and … Continue reading →

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Woo Hip Koon

Posted on May 30, 2009 by admin

Woo Hip Koon was established over 60 years ago at 13, Black Burn Lane, Top Floor, Kolkata-700 073. This club is for the Wmembers of overseas workers in India and Abroad. Before 1948, We had facilities of a free ‘Bed’ … Continue reading →

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Ching Ming Chiet

Posted on May 26, 2009 by admin

Ching Ming Ji is a period to remember, honour and pay respect to one’s deceased ancestors and family members. It reinforces filial piety in Chinese society by getting them to make special effort to visit the cemetery to pay their … Continue reading →

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Ling Liang High School

Posted on May 22, 2009 by admin

There is nothing accidental about the story of Rev. and Mrs. T. David Lamb because it documents the claim of a sovereign God upon the Tlives of two obedient servants. God’s call uprooted them from their native Shanghai, China and … Continue reading →

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Nam Soon Church

Posted on May 15, 2009 by admin

The name “Church” is a misnomer for the Temple for Quan Ti. In Chinese it can only be translated as a club or association. The original founders must have been a remarkable lot to establish the club, arrange for the … Continue reading →

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Sacred Heart School

Posted on May 12, 2009 by admin

The Sacred Heart Chinese School was founded by the late Father C. De Moor, a Jesuit, in the year 1934 35, after he had spent one year in Kwantung (Southern China) to acquaint himself with the language and customs of … Continue reading →

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