Memories of the neighbourhood
3 selected excerptsThese are excerpts from edited written oral histories. Time expressions follow the accounts; memories are not automatically verified historical facts.
013Personal recollectionChildhood and the rebuilding around 1997
The place where my grandmother lived
Huaqiao Xincun holds almost all my memories of my grandmother. I lived here from childhood until I went abroad with my parents. The present house was rebuilt in 1997; the back courtyard of the old house was where I used to live.
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华侨新村几乎承载了我所有关于奶奶的回忆。我自幼便居住于此，直至与父母出国。如今的房子是1997年推倒重建的，曾经的旧屋后院便是我过去居住的地方。
English translation is a draft awaiting human review.
New Village Memories: Oral Histories of Guangzhou’s Huaqiao Xincun · Ma Jun · p. 71 (PDF page 83)
014Personal recollectionAdulthood; exact year unspecified
A voice practising at night
One night at three in the morning, I suddenly heard my grandmother practising her voice in her room and wondered why. The next day I asked her. She told me that reading the script had filled her mind with thoughts, making it hard to sleep, so she sang to relax.
Editorial contextThe narrator is Ma Jun. “My grandmother” refers to Hung Sin-nui; this is not her own direct testimony.
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有一天深夜三点，我突然听到奶奶在房间里练音，觉得很疑惑。第二天，我询问原因，她告诉我，看着剧本，思绪万千，难以入眠，便通过唱歌来放松。
English translation is a draft awaiting human review.
New Village Memories: Oral Histories of Guangzhou’s Huaqiao Xincun · Ma Jun · p. 74 (PDF page 86)
015Personal recollectionAccount after the residence opened to visitors
From home to a place of memory
My grandmother’s former home mainly presents scenes from her everyday life. It differs from the Hung Sin-nui Arts Center in Tianhe, which focuses on her achievements in Cantonese opera. People know about her contribution to the art, but much less about her life.
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红线女旧居主要展示奶奶的生活场景，与位于天河的红线女艺术中心有所不同，后者侧重于介绍她在粤剧艺术上的成就。大家都了解奶奶在粤剧艺术上的贡献，却对她的生活知之甚少。
English translation is a draft awaiting human review.
New Village Memories: Oral Histories of Guangzhou’s Huaqiao Xincun · Ma Jun · p. 76 (PDF page 88)
