The shophouses along this street were built by Ong Ewe Hai (王友海) in 1886. He was one of Sarawak’s Hokkien pioneers and also the first president of the Hokkien Kongsi (福建公司). He was also appointed the first Chinese Kapitan (community leader) of Sarawak. Ong Ewe Hai...
Au Yong Wai Choi was born in Guang Zhou in 1931. When he was 16 years old, he moved from Guang Zhou to Hong Kong surviving on odd jobs. From Hong Kong he travelled to Kuching and stayed with his paternal aunt and uncle-in-law who are childless. He worked as an...
At the beginning of the 20th century, a 20 over years old Ho Nyen Foh made the long sea voyage from Shuangkeng village in Taipu County of Guang Dong to Kuching. Under the recommendation of his fellow village folks, he worked as an apprentice in a tinsmith shop. When...
This small street is adjunction to Carpenter Street and Ewe Hai Street. It is also known as “Little Side Street” (横街仔) or “Side Street” (它横街). It leads to Main Bazaar and at the end of the street was a gate leading to the garden of the Diocese of Kuching. The bishops...
The Bishop’s Gate at the end of Carpenter Street once marked the boundary between the Old Bazaar and the grounds of the Anglican mission. In the past, many children who lived in the Old Bazaar would pass through the gate to attend the Anglican school in the small...
In early 20th century, there were not many Lui Chiu in Sarawak and the Lui Chiu association is considered as a minority among the Chinese associations in Kuching. During those early years, the Lui Chiu were mainly working in charcoal factory located at the outskirt of...
Sim Teow Song was born in Dong Cheng, Chao An in 1904. The Sim family was a well off family. At the age of 18, Sim Teow Song was forced to leave his hometown. He travelled through Singapore to teach in central region of Sarawak. Then he went to Singapore again to seek...
Many of the clan associations in Kuching is Hakka related. The earliest is the “Kaying Community Association” established by FIVE clans. The five clans denote the Mei Xian, Jiao Ling, Xing Ning, Ping Yuan and Wu Hua counties. All of them are Hakka dialect counties in...
