THE FORMATION OF CHINESE DIASPORA CULTURE AND THE QIAOXIANG TIES: A CASE STUDY OF SINGAPORE’S TEOCHEW COMMUNITY

Abstract

This paper uses Qiao Yi theory to discuss the phenomenon of the Chinese diaspora’s mobility and variability, focusing on the formation of Chinese Diaspora Culture. Through a case study of Singapore’s Teochew Community, it discusses the reconstruction of Teochew community culture from a dynamic and transnational perspective. It reviews the process of formation of Teochew community culture and its relationship with the qiaoxiang in its
long-term historical context. This paper will rethink the binary model of Sino-Western culture and discuss the possibility of the existence and development of a third cultural or multicultural form.