Chinese in East Timor: former Portuguese colony a model of integration by immigrants from China

Fong Kui Kong, the head of the only Chinese temple in East Timor’s capital, Dili, welcomes visitors who come seeking blessings for their children’s health or the new business they want to start up. Known as Cina Maromak, the temple is a beacon both for East Timorese of Chinese descent and citizens with no ties to China.Fong uses “fortune sticks”, similar to those used in Hong Kong’s Taoist temples, to forecast the future. The ritual of using numbered sticks, known as qiu qian in Chinese, to ask…

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