Original Chinese Language Article By: http://gx.people.com.cn (Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD) A study of ‘Mao Zedong’s Collected Works’ reveals his interest in the Hakka people
Category: Hakka Ethnography
The ‘Hak-gar’ or ‘Guest People’ live in South China but follow a Northern Chinese culture.
Was Ho Chi Minh a Taiwanese Hakka?
Original Chinese Language Article By: Chinese History & Literature Institute (中華文史學會) (Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD) The name of ‘Ho Chi Minh’ (胡志明 – Hu
Hakka Ch’an Buddhist Culture in Meizhou
This festival was organised to highlight the historical association between the Hakka people and their practice of Chinese Ch’an Buddhism, and to explore the many different aspects of Hakka culture and Ch’an Buddhist practice. Another important aspect was to encourage cross-straits Hakka Ch’an Buddhist cultural interaction between Meizhou, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.
The Confucian Patriarch in Ch’an
As Ch’an masters have been generally celibate, the idea of successful procreation does not hold for the perpetuation of their respective lineages. In the case of enlightened lay Ch’an masters – even if they have off-spring it is not guaranteed that their children will be enlightened beings.
The Meizhou Hakka Customs of Mid-Autumn Festival
Within Hakka areas of China, the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as ‘Eighth Lunar Month’ and ‘Mid-Eighth Lunar Month’ Festival. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hakka people not only eat Moon Cakes, but also gather together to share the tradition of watching the Full Moon, and many other unique cultural activities.
Cai Yan Wei (蔡演威): Mao Zedong’s Hakka Aeroplane Pilot! (20.2.2016)
From 1950-1961, Mr Cai Yan Wei logged 5,500 flying hours, achieving all missions and training many young pilots – including China’s first woman fighter pilot Wang Yun (汪云). In his old age he was very healthy and still enjoyed flying. Eventually he visited the Feng Shun area and paid his respects to his Hakka ancestor’s graves.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 