Come and join Sunday October 27,2024 for a dinner and a talk at Toishan Kitchen Chinese Restaurant
Dinner at the Toishan Kitchen Chinese Restaurant and a talk by Mr. John Adams on the Chinese Burial Practices & the Harling Point Cemetery. Halloween is the traditional European time for thinking about dead people and ghosts. However, it is important to remember that in China, burial customs and ideas about ghosts stem from another perspective. Come to hear more from John Adams.
Victoria Canada-China Friendship Association Dinner Meeting
Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024
Restaurant: Toishan Kitchen Chinese Restaurant
Location: #103 – 306 Burnside Rd W.
Time: 6:00 PM – Dinner | 7:00 PM – Presentation
Presentation Topic: Chinese Burial Practices & the Harling Point Cemetery
Presenter: Mr. John Adams
Halloween is the traditional European time for thinking about dead people and ghosts. However, it is important to remember that in China, burial customs and ideas about ghosts stem from another perspective.
John Adams, author of Chinese Victoria, is also a long-time member of the Old Cemeteries Society and has been studying the subjects of death, dying and funerary rituals for many decades. He has prepared an illustrated presentation that starts with the Confucian ideas on these subjects and looks at how they have shaped Chinese cultural beliefs and practices. He will talk about their background in China and how they were adapted by Chinese Canadians in Victoria and elsewhere. Where were Chinese buried here? Were they actually exhumed and shipped back to China? What traditions are linked to Chinese burial customs today? Please come to John’s talk to discover the answers to these questions.
Biography: John Adams is a historian and author based in Victoria. He has an undergraduate degree in History and a graduate degree in Museum Studies. John spent 30 years employed in the field of historic sites and museums both in Ontario and B.C.
He has worked at the Royal BC Museum, BC Cultural Services and BC Heritage. He has also taught at Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria. John now operates Discover the Past, his own history company, specializing in research, writing, lectures and walking tours. He has written six books including his latest book, “Chinese Victoria: A Long and Difficult Journey”.
Toishan Kitchen Restaurant Menu:
Appetizer –
Homemade Dumplings, pan-fried
Entrees-
Soy Sauce Chicken (whole)
Stir-fried Gai Lan with oyster sauce
Mixed Seafood with Tofu Hot Pot
Singapore Curry Noodles
Salt & Pepper Squid
Sweet & Sour Pork with vegetables
Crispy Ginger Fried Beef
Eggplant with Spicy Garlic Sauce
Egg Fried White Rice with Dried scallops
Dessert-
Sesame Balls
Please arrive at the restaurant by 5:45 PM. Dinner starts at 6:00 PM. The talk begins at 7:00 PM.
$25 for members and students, and $35 for non-members.Annual memberships for 2024-25 are due starting September 1, 2024. In order to receive the $25 member dinner price, please also include your membership fees if not paid already, or the $35 non-member price applies.
Annual Membership Fees:
Single: $15
Family: $20 (applies only to those residing in the same home)
As of Sept. 2024, new members will receive a membership card when you pay your annual fees.
This is your permanent card. Please hold onto your card as a renewal sticker will be added to the back of it each year following payment of membership fee.
RSVP Contact:
To reserve your seat at the dinner, contact Carol Charlebois at charlebois721@gmail.com or phone 250-882-5820.
Please reserve your seat early, as there is often a waitlist.RSVP by Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Payment Methods:
Cash, cheque, or e-transfer to victoriacanadachinafriendship@gmail.com.
Please avoid using abbreviations on cheques. We will pick up cash or cheques.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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