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Mourning, the Chinese way  

The columbarium Kong Tek Ting inside the Manila Chinese Cemetery (top) and The three graves of Eng Kun Guan’s family discovered by the author: his parents Eng Le Khu and Co Chun (above right), his brothers Eng Uy Sun (above left) and Eng Kim San (below). Photograph was taken during All Soul’s day 2017 when the author offered candles and joss sticks in behalf of Eng Kun Guan’s family.

First published in Tulay Monthly, Chinese-Filipino Digest 1, no. 6 (November 13, 1988), p. 10. November 1, All Saints’ Day, the day when we revisit the dead. The endless miles of people trekking to the cemeteries and parks is an all-too familiar scene. The Chinese cemetery situated in La Loma is no exception. On this […]

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Architecture of the Manila Chinese Cemetery

First published in Tulay Fortnightly, Chinese-Filipino Digest | November 1-14, 2016 | vol. 29 | No. 11 | The vast necropolis in the north of Manila’s Sta. Cruz district, consisting of the North, La Loma and Chinese cemeteries, is a veritable museum to the evolution of Western and Chinese architectural styles and their adaptation and […]