客家人与马来半岛锡矿

Hakkas and Malaya Tin Mine

早在19世纪初,客家人就已经进入马来半岛,从事锡矿开采业,历尽千辛万苦,为马来亚锡 矿业的发展做出巨大贡献。客属侨领和客家会馆发挥了重要的作用。

In the beginning of the nineteenth century, Hakkas had already come to Malaya, work in the Tin mine there. Contributed a lot to the Tin Mine business there. In the hard time, Hakkas leader and the Hakkas association played very important roles.