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Post by miw03 on Sept 3, 2024 5:29:51 GMT -5
Hi everyone!
I'm going to be travelling to China for the first time in December so I can look for my family's village.
I don't speak Chinese at all and was wanting to know if anyone had any recommendations for a guide/driver etc for Baisha.
Many thanks!
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Post by ian54 on Sept 3, 2024 21:06:39 GMT -5
Miw03,
I just posted this same note a couple of minutes ago to another member
Based on my personal experience, I would strongly recommend Steven Guan who lives in Kaiping City. He provided car, translation services for one full day for US$200 (his rate may have gone up since) and he drove us to find our Tham, Chan and Lao villages back in 2019. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
See my post in Newslink, then click “Translator, Car, Photography and/or Video Services”
Also, under Sharing Tales, click on Africa - The Tham Nomadic Travels”, then open page 4 and look on my December 24, 2023 post “Christmas Miracle”
Email: stevenguan08@outlook.com
Ian
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Post by ian54 on Sept 3, 2024 21:09:22 GMT -5
Miw03,
I just posted this same note a couple of minutes ago to another member. I speak very little Cantonese but Steven was a great guide and communicated easily with the villages on our behalf
Based on my personal experience, I would strongly recommend Steven Guan who lives in Kaiping City. He provided car, translation services for one full day for US$200 (his rate may have gone up since) and he drove us to find our Tham, Chan and Lao villages back in 2019. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
See my post in Newslink, then click “Translator, Car, Photography and/or Video Services”
Also, under Sharing Tales, click on Africa - The Tham Nomadic Travels”, then open page 4 and look on my December 24, 2023 post “Christmas Miracle”
Email: stevenguan08@outlook.com
Ian
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Post by miw03 on Sept 4, 2024 2:10:39 GMT -5
Hi Ian,
Thank you for your reply and for recommending Steven—I’ll definitely reach out to him.
I really enjoyed reading the stories about your family. When my family and I travel to China, I hope we’ll also have the chance to locate and visit our ancestral village.
Best,
Myfanwy
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Post by ian54 on Sept 4, 2024 20:47:53 GMT -5
miw03,
I'm very happy you enjoyed reading my family stories. We are blessed that my mom is still alive to recall these stories for us, from as far back as 1900 (124 years ago!!). Our family have truly been nomadic travelers.
If you provide your village name and county, hopefully in Chinese characters, there are very capable members here that will help locate it for you.
Ian
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