Chu Lai

CHU LAI, merchant (b circa 1847, Guangdong Province, China; d 4 June 1906, Victoria). He arrived in BC in the 1860s and established himself as a merchant in the CARIBOO goldfields (see GOLD RUSH, CARIBOO). In 1876 he opened a company in VICTORIA, Wing Chong, selling general merchandise and conducting business of various kinds. He became the wealthiest Chinese merchant in the city and was active in the CHINESE community, helping immigrants, funding Chinese-language schools and speaking out...

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