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📚 The Linming Public Library holds the soul of this tin-mining town. After enjoying Linming noodles and tofu pudding, we drove to the library recommended by locals. An old newspaper advocating for the miners of the 776 mine to recover their owed wages hung at the entrance, and the walls were covered with clippings of the Linming fire and the miners' struggles. 👴 We met the librarian—Mr. Zhou, over 70 years old, a Hakka, and a descendant of Meizhou. He has managed this library since his middle school days, his entire life. Even after a devastating fire on National Day destroyed the library, he didn't give up. He continues to maintain it while repairing motorcycles. ⛏️ He himself worked in the mines, digging for 16 years. He first entered the mine at age 20 and wanted to quit after a month. But work was hard to find in those days, and the British colonial control was strict; outsiders couldn't get in, so he had to endure it. He lost a finger when a rock struck him; the doctor, fearing infection, amputated it, paying him 1800 yuan in compensation—the price varied for each finger. 🌡️ 700 feet underground, 45 degrees Celsius, wearing only underwear. The deeper you go, the hotter it gets; leaving the ventilation shaft is unbearably suffocating. Your ears feel like they're on a cloud top. Only cockroaches can survive at the very bottom. The Chinese laborers risked their lives for money; locals called it "earning money from the underworld to use in the living world." 💰 High wages, but with layers of exploitation. In the 1970s, a life was compensated with 1900 yuan. After the tin price plummeted, the company went bankrupt, and the miners' demands for unpaid wages were fruitless; some received 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, others only a few thousand. Mr. Zhou said: "We funded and worked for Chinese culture ourselves; the Chinese government never gave us any money." 🌏 He returned to China, specifically to see the Lugou Bridge and the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall. He said, "I can skip anywhere else, but I must go to China." He took his grandson back to his hometown of Meizhou to see the ancestral home, telling them—what you have now didn't fall from the sky; cherish the path you've traveled. 📖 "Without history, there is no future." The most beautiful thing about Linming isn't its tourist attractions, but the stories that are still alive. If you come to Linming, be sure to visit the library, find Mr. Zhou, have a coffee, and listen to his stories. 🕒 Time Code Chapter 00:00 Driving to the Library 00:26 Linming Community Library 02:31 Origin of the Name Linming: Lin Yasan, a Chinese, received land as a gift from the Sultan in marriage to his daughter 03:48 Locals Recommend Visiting Mr. Zhou 04:14 Meeting Mr. Zhou, a descendant of Hakka people from Meizhou 05:28 Talking about History: Chinese discovered tin mines first, then Indonesians came, and mining began in 1868 07:44 Mr. Zhou went down into the mine at age 20, and wanted to quit after his first time 10:15 70-80% of the miners in Linming are Hakka 10:44 Mr. Zhou's words: Without history, there is no future 11:17 Mr. Zhou entered the mine at age 20; in the 1970s, a human life was lost, and he received 19,000 yuan in compensation 13:28 Tin prices plummeted, the company owed wages, and workers only received symbolic compensation 14:23 No female miners; underground at 45 degrees Celsius, they only wore underwear 16:03 Only cockroaches survive at the very bottom. 17:05 Father sends money back to China. 18:45 The youngest miners in Sungai Lembing are from this generation; there's no one left after them. 20:30 The library was founded in 1954 to promote Chinese culture. 21:00 Without history, there is no future; not understanding history makes it easy to make mistakes. 🏷️ Keywords #SungaiLembingMalaysia #SungaiLembingCommunityLibrary #Mr.Zhou #Miner #TinMine #HakkaPeople #MakingMoneyInTheUnderworld #NoHistoryNoFuture #ChineseGoingToSoutheastAsia #SelfDriving #TheWorldIsSoBig #SherryTakesYouAroundTheWorld #shopeeytdeals    • 川西 5 日游 高原 雪山 寺庙 土拨鼠      • 新加坡🇸🇬马来西亚🇲🇾泰国🇹🇭 从老城到新村再到渔村      • 厦门中转7小时极限操作：坐海上地铁、租电驴狂飙集美学村、吃遍学生街、追龙舟池日落…最...      • 🇸🇬新加坡🇲🇾马来西亚 我们又出发啦 南宁飞新加坡才300元 这次的马来西亚我们从新...   https://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=0lJ5TL4nWIo&list=PLHdXwJVVwn2UGXHEwizHb_HRAPaevQvqs    • Video      • Video      • 印尼🇮🇩我们来了 🌶️雅加达生存指南 从机场迷路到夜市王者 5万盾落地签+肉丸汤暴击...