| 英文摘要 |
Sibu is the second 1arge city in Sarawak and also the location of the three large-scale farms. In 1901, Foochow scholar Wong Nai-Siong, the very first one, established the largest farm-New Foochow farm, which was the best one of the three. He led Canton and Henghua dialects joined the farming and helped the rapid development of Sibu. It was called New Foochow or Small Foochow by the beginning of twenty centuries and was famous for this name all over the world. It is mostly due to the Wong's establishment at that period. Nowadays, Foochow people in Sibu have achieved many successful accomplishment, such as construction business, financial industry, heavy industry and publication business.
This article focuses on the process of development of Foochow people. Local point of view and information are accounted as basis of this article. The structure of community and implication of it will be discussed in a historical context in order to demonstrate its significance. |
