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“China has had a long and complex history and has managed to evolve its own culture for 4,000 years. It therefore not necessarily true that we know exactly what is best for the internal structure of China.” .................Henry Kissinger (1923-2023)

But Chinese civilization has the overpowering beauty of the wholly other, and only the wholly other can inspire the deepest love and the profoundest desire to learn ..........................................Joseph Needham (1900-1995)

... ...............The three Chinese inventions (navigation compass, printing, gunpowder) have provided an extraordinary impetus to the development of European civilization............................Sir Walter Henry Medhurst (1822 - 1885)

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Khoo Kongsi

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Budaya-Tionghoa.Net | Dua minggu lalu, saat mengunjungi Penang, saya menggunakan waktu yang sedikit untuk mengunjungi Khoo Kongsi. Khoo Kongsi ini adalah organisasi marga Khoo (baca Khu), karakter Hanzi-nya adalah 邱公司 (Qiu Gongsi). Kongsi di sini walaupun berarti harfiah perusahaan, namun hanya bersifat sosial, tidak merupakan perusahaan komersial.

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