我們於湄公河畔相遇，一起展開了奇特的人生旅程。我們想通過此平台，給華文讀者訴說湄公河的小故事。間歇性更新文章。

"Old" and "New" Chinese in Cambodia (1): Defining "Chinese"

Jul 21, 2021 (edited)

Most Chinese immigrated to Cambodia during the French colonial period (1863-1953), although in the pre-colonial era there had been a symbiosis between the predominantly agricultural Khmer and the trade and commerce oriented Chinese. This "pluralistic society" was further perpetuated by the French colonial government, who actively promoted the occupational and spatial separation of Khmer, Chinese and Vietnamese living in Phnom Penh. The French organize the Chinese by representing the five dialect groups in Phnom Penh - Teochew, Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien and Hainanese - which form the basis of Chinese community life, economic life and political life.

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育成和音的湄公河誌

（間歇性更新文章。）每一個湄公河流域的小故事，其實背後都有著大道理。妻子和我於湄公河畔相遇，一起展開了奇特的人生旅程。過去20年深度參與湄公河流域的一些發展項目，見證了這個地方的變化。誠意邀請各位讀者，每月付出20港元，讓我們有更多資源逐一訴說這些令人動容的故事。(*Image by Richard Mcall from Pixabay)