Our Native Land: Perak 5 mins
Fuzhou Ancestors Rooted in Nanyang - Sitiawan, the Little Fuzhou
Malaysian Fuzhou people are generally associated with two places: Sibu in Sarawak, East Malaysia, and Sitiawan in Perak, West Malaysia.
Most of the Hokkien people who came to Malaya in the 19th and early 20th centuries to make a living were more inclined to engage in commercial activities than ancestors of other dialect groups. Was it because of the natural tendency to be meticulous with money? Or was it because of historical factors? There is an old saying that Cantonese businessmen rely on ideas, Shanghai businessmen rely on methods and Hokkien businessmen rely on means. Is it the truth? Let us step through Johor Bahru to Muar and learn more about the migration and settlement of the local Chinese!