2025, 6I Legacy: Research on Peranakan by

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alexandra_ps — 2025-10-04 05:17:58 UTC

Find Your Group Tab
- Your teacher has given each group a number.
- Go to your group’s tab with your assigned number.
Create a Group Post
- One person in the group creates a new post.
- Type in all 5 members’ names and index numbers.
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- Type in your answer for your category.
Share With Your Group
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- Make sure your group has answers for all 5 categories.

💡 Remember: One group post for names, then one personal post each for your answers!

Example: Group 1

alexandra_ps — 2025-10-04 05:17:58 UTC

Tom (2)

John (26)

Jane (27)

Sean (32)

Judy (39)

Question 1: Peranakan History, Culture and Languages

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Q: What makes the Peranakan culture unique?

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Question 2: Peranakan Fashion

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Q: What patterns, colours, or shapes do you notice in Peranakan clothing?

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Question 3:Peranakan Food

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Q: What colours, textures, or decorations stand out in Peranakan food?

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Question 4: Tiles, Ceramics and Symbolism

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Q: What flowers, animals, or objects are important in Peranakan culture?

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Question 5:Architecture

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Q: What shapes, lines, or motifs do you notice in Peranakan houses, doors, or tiles?

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fashion

2025-10-07 04:25:51 UTC

Peranakan women wear nyonya kebaya, batik sarong, kerongsang and kasut which symbolises their rich cultural heritage, identity and connection to their ancestors. Peranakan men wear baju lok chuan and batik shirts to show thier pride to being a peranakan.

Group 7

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Russell Wong(38)

Adwin Tan(37)

Tyler Sim(34)

Lucas Toong(28)

Food

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Peranakans eat Laksa, Ayam Buah Keluak, and Sambal Belacan.They also eat things such as sweet, sticky rice dishes like Pulut Tai Tai with coconut jam, Tao Suan (mung bean soup), and steamed kueh (cakes) such as the pandan-infused, chewy Kueh Ko Sui and the layered, coconut-pandan custard Kueh Salat for dessert

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Blue flowers ( like this one ) are often associated with calmness, serenity, and tranquillity. They can symbolise peace, openness, and the beauty of the natural world

Question 3: Peranakan food

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Answer: Peranakan food often uses chinese cooking methods and local ingredients. Different colours in the food are achieved by using local natural dyes such as pandan, butterfly pea and turmeric to create different colours, which each symbolise different things. The food tends to have different textures based on the dish in question, but can be spicy, creamy, succulent and tender. Many of the dishes also tend to be very labour intensive.

Joshua luhur(leader)

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Justin zhang

Question 1:Peranakan History,Culture and Languages

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The Peranakan culture is unique because of its distinct blend of Chinese ancestral customs with the local Malay-Indonesian cultures.

tiles, ceramics and symbolism

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Peonies are important to the peranakan culture as it symbolises good fortune. Butterflies represent marital bliss and transformation. Gold jewellery is also important as it is worn with the kebaya during formal events.

Peranakan history, language and culture

2025-10-07 04:41:57 UTC

Peranakan culture is unique for its synthesis of Chinese, Malay, and other regional cultures, creating a distinct identity across language, dress, cuisine, and social customs, such as the elaborate nonya kebaya attire and spicy-sweet Peranakan food.This "hybrid" culture emphasizes strong community ties, adapted religious practices, and a distinctive blend of both conservative and modern thinking, setting it apart from both its constituent cultures.

Question 2:Peranakan Fashion

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Peranakan clothing features floral and animal patterns like orchids, peonies, butterflies, birds, and dragons, often in vibrant, bright colors such as red, blue, and yellow, or delicate pastel shades. These clothes, especially the Nyonya Kebaya, are known for intricate embroidery and delicate lace, creating a blend of Chinese and Malay influences with European touches. The shapes are often form-fitting blouses and matching skirts, showcasing a rich cultural heritage with a fusion of artistic styles.

Architecture

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Peranakan architecture is a vibrant hybrid style in Southeast Asia, blending Chinese, Malay, and European influences in buildings like colourful shophouses and mansions.

It features ornate decorative elements such as colourful majolica tiles and pintu pagar (swing doors), incorporates Chinese principles like feng shui and courtyard layouts, and adopts Malay tropical adaptations like raised floors and ventilation systems.

Question 4: Ceramics and symbolism of Peranakan culture

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Peranakan culture shows a rich diversity of symbols that represent their culture. For instance, the peony symbolises beauty and good fortune, the bamboo symbolises resilience and flexibility and animals like the koi fish represents prosperity and good luck. Symbols like these showcase the true beauty of how a Peranakan culture marries with Chinese and Malay cultures.

Group 8

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Claryse(9)

Daneel(10)

Amalia(2)

Emma(13)

Question 5: Architecture

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Flowers, fruits and animals are motifs found in the Peranakan houses and tiles.

There are also geometrical patterns such as interlocking circles and lattices to symbolise good luck and balance.

These tiles are usually symmetrical to reflect and harmony.

Peranakan fashion

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Peranakan fashion is

a vibrant blend of Chinese, Malay, and European influences, known for its intricate details and colorful textiles. The most iconic ensemble is the Nyonyakebayawith a batiksarongfor women, while men traditionally wore Chinese tunics or Western suits. (By Grp 4 Abigail, Dhruv, Ruo Han, Alina)

Peranakan food

2025-10-07 05:05:38 UTC

Peranakan cuisine, also known as Nyonya cuisine, is

a rich and vibrant fusion of Chinese cooking techniques with the aromatic spices and ingredients of Malay and Indonesian food. It is the heritage cuisine of the Peranakan people, descendants of Chinese immigrants who settled in Southeast Asia and intermarried with local Malays, especially in Singapore, Malaysia (particularly Malacca and Penang), and Indonesia (By grp 4 Abigail, Dhruv, RuoHan, Alina)

Peranakan history, culture and languages

2025-10-07 05:07:41 UTC

Peranakans are an ethnic group, mainly of Straits Chinese descent, who originated in the Malay Archipelago starting in the 15th century, particularly in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Their history involves cultural fusion, creating unique hybrid cultures, languages like Baba Malay, and distinct culinary and fashion traditions.

Peranakan architecture

2025-10-07 05:08:26 UTC

Peranakan architecture is a vibrant hybrid style, blending Chinese, Malay, and European elements in Southeast Asian shophouses and homes from the mid-1800s to 1950s. Key features include ornate facades with colorful decorative majolica tiles, European plasterwork, and Chinese motifs; tropical adaptations like raised floors and ventilation systems; and internal layouts influenced by Chinese domestic life, often with central airwells for light and air

Peranakan tiles, ceramics and symbolisms

2025-10-07 05:10:18 UTC

Peranakan tiles feature vibrant colors and elaborate ceramic craftsmanship, blending Chinese symbolism with Southeast Asian and European influences. Common symbols include peonies for wealth and honor, bamboo for resilience, and dragons and phoenixes for marital harmony, reflecting the Peranakan community's values of prosperity, balance, and family