Since leaving at the age of 3, I finally had the opportunity to visit my ancestral home - Taishan, in the district of Jiangmen 江門市, province of Guangdong, China. After a 4-1/2 hour bus ride direct from Hong Kong, we arrived Taicheng 台城镇, the main city of Taishan. The round trip bus fare was only HD$200 (USD$26). We hired a private van through the hotel for 4 hours at a fee of 250 CNY* (USD$37) and headed for NarTai Village 那泰鄉.
From Taicheng, the ride to the village was approximately 30 minutes. From the main road, we turned right onto the long road that leads to NarTai Village (picture 1). The village consists of several lanes (pronounced li in Taishanese); each li has a row of houses. The Li’s have no signs. We asked in the Li on the right and was directed to the Li on the left, our destination of JungWoLi which has a pond in the front (picture 2). The Yau house is 3rd one-story house from the left.
The Yau house is empty and is “managed” by JungTai, a nephew of GnokGuen玉觀. We found Gnay Sum (Aunt Gnay) in the 2nd house who called JungTai to unlock the Yau house. JungTai and his brother, JungWah live in a nearby village; both arrived shortly to unlock the Yau house.
From Taicheng, the ride to the village was approximately 30 minutes. From the main road, we turned right onto the long road that leads to NarTai Village (picture 1). The village consists of several lanes (pronounced li in Taishanese); each li has a row of houses. The Li’s have no signs. We asked in the Li on the right and was directed to the Li on the left, our destination of JungWoLi which has a pond in the front (picture 2). The Yau house is 3rd one-story house from the left.
The Yau house is empty and is “managed” by JungTai, a nephew of GnokGuen玉觀. We found Gnay Sum (Aunt Gnay) in the 2nd house who called JungTai to unlock the Yau house. JungTai and his brother, JungWah live in a nearby village; both arrived shortly to unlock the Yau house.
*CNY = China Yuan Reminbi
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