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    Tong lau or ke lau are tenement buildings built from the late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southern China, and Southeast Asia. Designed...
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    Island), the local population increased substantially, and as a result Tong Lau (tenement common in Southern China, especially Lingnan) began to appear...
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    and Macau. Tong laus are strongly associated with Hong Kong and frequently appear in the city's movies and soap operas. A row of tong laus in Hoiping...
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  • Kong, and Macau. Tong laus in Lingnan show influence from the classical Lingnan style. A row of tong laus in Hoiping, Guangdong. Tong laus are everywhere...
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    as of 2013. There are over 600 late-Qing and early-Republic historic Tong laus or Qilous (唐樓/ 騎樓) spanning over a length of 3 kilometers in the old town...
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    612, 614, 620, 622, 624 and 626, is a group of ten pre-war shophouses (tong-lau) in the Mong Kok section of Shanghai Street, in Hong Kong, that have been...
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    different and the lot size may be larger than that of a regular house. Tong Lau(唐樓 / 騎樓): a type of shophouse found in southern China and old parts of...
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    Southern China, Hong Kong, and Macau, it is found in a building type known as Tong lau, and in towns and cities in Sri Lanka. They stand in a terraced house configuration...
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    new-style tong sui such as tapioca pudding. Many Chinese herbal tea shops like Hui Lau Shan transformed into tong sui shops. In the 21st century, chain tong sui...
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  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is the younger brother of billionaire Joseph Lau, the 4th richest man in Hong Kong; and is nicknamed "Younger Lau" (細劉) to...
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    the end of the year, Lau was featured in the TVB Anniversary Gala Show, alongside Tony Leung, Michael Miu, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong. Since then they were...
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    painted on its external walls. It is one of the few remaining examples of tong lau of the balcony type in Hong Kong and is listed as a Grade I historic building...
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    needed to acquire a lot with a frontage area of two small retail shops (two tong lau buildings) in order to build a tower of 20 stories or more. This was when...
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    nests have a flavored gelatinous texture utilized in soup or sweet soup (tong sui). It is mostly referred to as 燕窩 (yànwō) unless references are made to...
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    Orthography Yale Romanization Jyutping Yue Taishanese Poetry Architecture Diu lau Tong lau Garden Canton Tower Visual arts Ivory carving Jade carving Teochew woodcarving...
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    verandas often appear on the upper floor of the first to third generations of Tong Lau (shophouses) due to a lack of space since the 19th century. Early known...
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    of ideas and trends brought back by overseas Chinese. For example, many tong lau in Chekham and diaolou in Hoiping and Toishan built in the early 20th century...
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    Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Well-known Cantopop singers include Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Joey Yung, Alan Tam, Roman Tam, Anita Mui, Danny Chan, Leslie...
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    Kok Road, in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, at the junction with Tong Mi Road. It is a four-storey tong-lau (the local term for Hong Kong shophouse typology) that...
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    Chinese noodles List of noodle dishes Shahe fen Tiffany Lam and Virginia Lau (24 July 2009). "Chow fun challenge". CNN Go. Archived from the original...
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  • Broadcasting & Television Company. Joseph Lau, founder, chairman, and CEO of Chinese Estates Group. Thomas Lau, CEO of Lifestyle International Holdings...
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    Guangdong (redirect from Kouang-tong)
    Varieties of Chinese Yue Chinese Hailufeng Teochew Hakka Lingnan architecture Tong lau Lingnan garden Cantonese embroidery Teochew woodcarving Lingnan penjing...
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    Varieties of Chinese Yue Chinese Hailufeng Teochew Hakka Lingnan architecture Tong lau Lingnan garden Cantonese embroidery Teochew woodcarving Lingnan penjing...
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    generation), Loong Kim Sang (protégée and second generation), Koi Ming Fai and Lau Wai Ming (the two youngest listed below both by age and by experience). Lou5...
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    Varieties of Chinese Yue Chinese Hailufeng Teochew Hakka Lingnan architecture Tong lau Lingnan garden Cantonese embroidery Teochew woodcarving Lingnan penjing...
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    Shangxiajiu is composed of the unique and historical architecture based on Tong Lau and teahouses, featuring the characteristics of European and Chinese styles...
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    Varieties of Chinese Yue Chinese Hailufeng Teochew Hakka Lingnan architecture Tong lau Lingnan garden Cantonese embroidery Teochew woodcarving Lingnan penjing...
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    for "Secret" or "Protected", and "Wing Chun" refers to Siu Lam Wing Chun Tong (the Always Spring Hall). With "Yim Wing Chun" being a secret code for "the...
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  • Five Tiger Generals of TVB (category Andy Lau)
    consisted of Michael Miu ("Big Tiger"), Kent Tong ("Second Tiger"), Felix Wong ("Third Tiger"), Andy Lau ("Fourth Tiger"), and Tony Leung Chiu-wai ("Small...
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    Varieties of Chinese Yue Chinese Hailufeng Teochew Hakka Lingnan architecture Tong lau Lingnan garden Cantonese embroidery Teochew woodcarving Lingnan penjing...
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