SINCE THE 15TH CENTURY · 新田 SAN TIN
One family, from San Tin to Europe.
We are the Man family – from the paddy fields of San Tin in Hong Kong to the Netherlands, England and all of Europe. More than 6,000 relatives, one story that’s still going.
NEXT EVENT
Spring Festival dinner
春節 · Chinese New Year
New Year dinner with red envelopes at Restaurant Sea Palace, Oosterdokskade 8, Amsterdam. Sign-up opens later – put the date in your calendar now.
Keep me postedWhat a celebration looks like
A room full of family, mooncake on every table and conversations that ran on past eleven.
Where we come from
The village where it began, the journey here, and the stories we’re collecting now.
The village in the New Territories
Drained marshland, paddy fields and the ancestral hall – plus how to get there.
Go to San Tin
Why almost everyone left
The rice that no longer paid, five weeks in the hold, and cousins who helped cousins – the story of your parents or grandparents.
Read the story
AI IMAGERelatives in their own words
We’re recording the first conversations. Tell your story, or put an uncle or auntie forward.
Tell your storyTraditions throughout the year05 FESTIVALS
All traditions- 新年Chinese New YearSpring Festival dinner, red envelopes, and why you greet the elders first.
- 清明Ching MingCleaning the graves and making offerings to the ancestors.
- 端午Dragon Boat FestivalWrapping zongzi, and the story behind the boats.
- 中秋Mid-Autumn FestivalMooncakes, lanterns and the biggest dinner of our year.
- 字Cantonese termsThe words you hear at family gatherings – explained at last.
New Field – made from the marsh
The Man clan was the last of the five great clans to move to Hong Kong. The best land had already been taken, so our ancestors drained the marsh and grew rice there – hence the name San Tin, New Field.
From Man Tin Cheung to today
- 1236Man Tin Cheung 文天祥 bornScholar, general and folk hero. Our clan ancestor is his cousin.
- 15TH C.The clan settles in San TinThe last of Hong Kong’s five great clans.
- 1920sThe first relatives in EuropeSailors who stayed ashore in the ports of England and the Netherlands.
- 1950sA whole generation leavesFirst to England, then on into Europe – and later the associations in London and Amsterdam.
You don’t need to know your roots to belong
Connect is the group for those of us who grew up here. Workshops, days out, karaoke, and cousins who know exactly what it’s like. Together we get to know our culture and family history – so that what our parents and grandparents brought with them isn’t lost.
- 01Bringing relatives togetherTracing, inviting, gathering – young and old.
- 02Sharing our cultureKeeping our Chinese origins alive, here in the Netherlands too.
- 03Knowledge & a helping handNetworking, sharing what we know, and presenting graduation awards.
- 04Spreading the newsWhat’s going on in Europe and in our villages in Hong Kong.
Are you part of the Man family?
Drop by our clubhouse on the Binnen Bantammerstraat, or send us a message. Everyone related to the Man family, by blood or by marriage, is welcome.
