The Tai Hon Kong Bo[3] (Chinese: 大漢公報; Jyutping: daai6 hon3 gung1 bou3; pinyin: Dàhàn gōngbào), also known as The Chinese Times,[4] or Da Han Gong Bao,[5] was a Chinese language daily newspaper in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the Chee Kung Tong[6] in 1906[7] and ceased publication on 3 October 1992.[8]The Chinese Times was part of a international network of Chinese-language newspapers run by the Chee Kung Tong, including the San Francisco Chinese Republic Journal (中華民 國公報, 公論晨報), the Honolulu Hon Mun Bo (漢民報), and the New York City Chinese Republic News (民國公報).[9]The Chee Kung Tong of Toronto published a sister newspaper the Hung Chung She Po (洪鈡時報), also called The Chinese Times, from 1929 to 1956.[10]

Tai Hon Kong Bo
TypeDaily newspaper
Founded1906
Ceased publication3 October 1992
Headquarters1 E Pender St. [1]Vancouver[2]
ISSN0837-3809
Websitechinesetimes.lib.sfu.ca

However, a research claims that the newspaper Wa-Ying Yat-Po (1906–1909) is not the predecessor of Tai Hon Kong Bo, and that the year of Tai Hon Kong Bo's creation is not 1906 but 1910.[11]

On 3 October 1992, Tai Hon Kong Bo announced the suspension of its publication.

Tai Hon Kong Bo was the longest-running Chinese diaspora newspaper in Canada,[12] and it acted as the commanding authority for Cantonese-speakers throughout North America.[13]The newspaper's street announcements board was re-created in the 1923 Paper Trail exhibit at the Chinese Canadian Museum, featuring an image of office's neon sign.[14]

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  1. ^ City of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program. "Chinese Times Building". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ Harry Con; Ronald J. Con; Canada. Multiculturalism Directorate; Graham Johnson, W. E. Willmott (1982). From China to Canada: A History of the Chinese Communities in Canada. McClelland and Stewart. ISBN 978-0-7710-2241-8.
  3. ^ Thomas S. Mullaney (23 August 2017). The Chinese Typewriter: A History. MIT Press. pp. 406–. ISBN 978-0-262-34078-6.
  4. ^ Ruth Wells Sandwell (1 January 2006). To the Past: History Education, Public Memory, and Citizenship in Canada. University of Toronto Press. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-0-8020-3814-2.
  5. ^ Lisa Rose Mar (9 December 2010). Brokering Belonging: Chinese in Canada's Exclusion Era, 1885-1945. Oxford University Press. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-0-19-973314-9.
  6. ^ History of the Book in Canada Project (1 January 2004). History of the Book in Canada: 1840-1918. University of Toronto Press. pp. 53–. ISBN 978-0-8020-8012-7.
  7. ^ "Chinese Times (September 18, 1992)". www.multiculturalcanada.ca. 18 September 1992. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013.
  8. ^ David Chuenyan Lai (2010). Chinese Community Leadership: Case Study of Victoria in Canada. World Scientific. pp. 239–. ISBN 978-981-4295-17-8.
  9. ^ Gonzales, Fredy (13 Jun 2024). "The Chee Kung Tong: a voluntary sworn brotherhood across the Cantonese world". Ethnic and Racial Studies: 4. doi:10.1080/01419870.2024.2363532.
  10. ^ "Hung Chung She Po". SFU Digitized Newspapers. Simon Fraser University Library. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  11. ^ Xueqing Xu. "A Misconception: The Relationship between the Chinese-English Daily Newspaper and The Chinese Times". UBC Library. 24 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Wa-Ying Yat-Po is not Tai Hon Kong Bo's predecessor". ProQuest. 19 March 2021.
  13. ^ Published by the Province of British Columbia, Canada (10 September 2018). Celebration: Chinese Canadian Legacies in British Columbia. FriesenPress. pp. 163–. ISBN 978-1-5255-2577-3.
  14. ^ Joanne, Lee-Young (30 June 2023). "'Paper Trail' exhibit opens in Vancouver 100 years after the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 30 July 2024.