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Chan Kim Boon
Chan Kim Boon (1851–1920) was a prominent Peranakan translator in Singapore who occasionally published under the penname Batu Gantong. He translated various historical Chinese-language novels, including ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' and ''Water Margin'', into Malay trade and creole languages#Baba Malay, Baba Malay. Early life and education Chan was born in Penang in 1851. His father was Chan Yong Chuan, a trader whose business interests were mostly in Padang. He attended the Penang Free School and received private tuition in Chinese. He then attended the Fuzhou Naval School. In 1867, he began serving as a mathematics tutor to several military men, including Admiral Sa Zhenbing and Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh, a Chinese diplomat. Career In January 1897, he returned to Penang to visit his widowed mother. In March, he arrived in Singapore and joined the legal firm Donaldson & Burkinshaw, Aitken & Rodyk as an administrator. After work, he would translate various Chinese novels into Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peranakan
The Peranakan Chinese () are an ethnic group defined by their genealogical descent from the first waves of Southern Chinese settlers to maritime Southeast Asia, known as Nanyang (region), Nanyang (), namely the British Empire, British, Portuguese Empire, Portuguese, and Dutch Empire, Dutch colonial ports in the Malay Peninsula and the List of islands of Indonesia, Indonesian Archipelago, as well as Singapore Island, Singapore. The Peranakan Chinese are often simply referred to as the Peranakans. Peranakan culture, especially in the dominant Peranakan centres of Malacca, Singapore, Penang, Phuket, and Tangerang, is characterized by its unique hybridization of ancient Chinese culture with the local cultures of the Nusantara (archipelago), Nusantara region, the result of a centuries-long history of transculturation and interracial marriage. Immigrants from the southern provinces of China arrived in significant numbers in the region between the 14th and 17th centuries, taking abode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
