{"id":885,"date":"2026-01-16T11:59:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/?post_type=csat-story-chapter&#038;p=885"},"modified":"2026-09-17T10:19:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:19:30","slug":"history-echoes-across-time","status":"publish","type":"csat-story-chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/story\/history-echoes-across-time\/","title":{"rendered":"History: Echoes Across Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"csat-block wp-block-csat-blocks-rich-text no-parent csat-block width_layout_full-width\">\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-content\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The history of Cantonese opera in North America is both local and connected across borders. This timeline highlights key moments shaping its presence in Canada: from early opera clubs and touring troupes to immigration policies that reshaped communities, and later revivals led by new generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Scroll down to view the timeline)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"csat-block wp-block-csat-blocks-timeline no-horizontal-slides\"\n\t     data-slides=\"[[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-timeline-slide&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;slideDate3&quot;:&quot;Pre-1900s&quot;,&quot;metadata&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Pre-1900s&quot;},&quot;nextSlideDirection&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-rich-text&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;hasParent&quot;:true},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;c. 1858\\u20131885&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chinese migrants arrive in British Columbia during the Fraser River Gold Rush. 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Chinese-run laundries appear in Toronto, while migrants travelling from western Canada help establish Montr\u00e9al\u2019s early Chinatown.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_1_global_2_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">Pre-1900s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"666\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-2245\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/ad-for-chinese-theatre-victoria\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"2245\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-theatre-victoria-1886.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A black-and-white clipping of an advertisement featuring text that reads: \u201cChinese Theatre, Cormorant Street, Dan San Fung\u2014Proprietor\u2014Immense Entertainment. The FULL Strength of the Company\u2014Many Novelties\u2014Wonderful Developments From Scenes Made By Paper. The Curtain Rings up at half-past 8 o\u2019clock, Punctuality. Admission ------- 25cts.\u201d&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-theatre-victoria-1886.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-theatre-victoria-1886-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-theatre-victoria-1886-500x389.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-theatre-victoria-1886-514x400.jpg 514w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-theatre-victoria-1886-296x230.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An advertisement for Chinese Theatre in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victoria Daily Standard<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 1886.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_2_global_3_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">Pre-1900s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong><strong>1881\u20131885<\/strong><\/strong><br>Over 15,000 Chinese labourers worked on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. After its completion in 1885, the discriminatory <em>Chinese Immigration Act<\/em> imposed a $50 \u2018head tax\u2019 on Chinese immigrants (later raised to $100 in 1900 and $500 in 1903).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_3_global_4_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">Pre-1900s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"680\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-954\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/a-chinese-opera\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"954\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/a-chinese-opera.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Yellowed newspaper clipping with the headline \u201cA Chinese Opera,\u201d announcing a Chinese opera performance at Her Majesty\u2019s Theatre and noting that it \u201cis altogether one of the novelties of the season.\u201d&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/a-chinese-opera.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/a-chinese-opera-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/a-chinese-opera-500x170.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/a-chinese-opera-460x156.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montreal Herald<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reports on a Chinese opera staged at Her Majesty\u2019s Theatre in Montr\u00e9al during Christmas week.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_4_global_5_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1900s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"2000\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-2536\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/after-the-1907-chinatown-riots-in-vancouver\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"2536\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/1907-riots-artmoi-horizontal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Black-and-white pencil drawing of Chinese storefronts with boarded-up and broken windows. The street scene is empty of people.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/1907-riots-artmoi-horizontal.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/1907-riots-artmoi-horizontal-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/1907-riots-artmoi-horizontal-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/1907-riots-artmoi-horizontal-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/1907-riots-artmoi-horizontal-1536x882.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/1907-riots-artmoi-horizontal-500x287.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/1907-riots-artmoi-horizontal-697x400.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/1907-riots-artmoi-horizontal-401x230.jpg 401w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/1907-riots-artmoi-horizontal-923x530.jpg 923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anti-Asian riots in Vancouver target Chinese and Japanese communities in 1907. Around this time, Chinatowns take shape in other Canadian cities, including in Toronto and Winnipeg.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_5_global_6_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1910s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong><strong>1910-1920<\/strong><\/strong><br>Touring Cantonese opera troupes from Hong Kong and Guangzhou perform across Canadian Chinatowns, bringing professional opera performances to the growing Chinese diaspora communities.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>191<\/strong>8<strong> (possibly 1917)<\/strong><br><strong>World Mirror<\/strong>, the first known Chinese music group in Toronto, is established.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_6_global_7_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1910s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"4851\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-146\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-b-c\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"146\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4851\" height=\"2802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Nineteen costumed performers stand lined up on stage for a group photograph. Two long horizontal banners with Chinese text hang above them, praising the beauty and elegance of their performance.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc.jpg 4851w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc-1536x887.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc-2048x1183.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc-500x289.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc-693x400.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc-398x230.jpg 398w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/cantonese-opera-vancouver-bc-918x530.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4851px) 100vw, 4851px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Le Wan Nian troupe, cast of a Cantonese opera staged in Vancouver. The banners above compliment the beauty and elegance of their performance.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_7_global_8_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1920s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>1921<br><\/strong>The <strong>Winnipeg Chinese Dramatic Society<\/strong>, also known as the <strong>King Won Drama Society<\/strong> (meaning \u2018Awaken the National Spirit\u2019), is established as an amateur club.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1923<br><\/strong>Canada\u2019s <em>Chinese Immigration Act<\/em> (often referred to as the \u201cChinese Exclusion Act\u201d) comes into effect, banning most Chinese immigration and limiting the movement of performers and communities. Despite this exclusion, Chinese Canadians form cultural associations and Cantonese opera clubs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_8_global_9_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1920s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"3289\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-2239\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/take-your-imagination-with-you-to-see-chinese-opera\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"2239\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3289\" height=\"1982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A newspaper clipping laid out as a collage, featuring photographs of a Chinese opera company, leading actresses, an orchestra, and an illustration of martial movement. The article is arranged with many images and six columns of text across the page.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped.jpeg 3289w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped-1024x617.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped-768x463.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped-1536x926.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped-2048x1234.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped-500x301.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped-664x400.jpeg 664w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped-382x230.jpeg 382w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/chinese-opera-theatre-toronto-cropped-880x530.jpeg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3289px) 100vw, 3289px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 1925 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toronto Star Weekly<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> article introduces readers to Chinese Opera, emphasizing the imaginative elements and performance conventions.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_9_global_10_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1930-40s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>1933<\/strong><br>The <strong>Chinese United Dramatic Society<\/strong> is founded in Toronto, providing lodging for members and staging Cantonese opera performances. The group builds a 250-seat hall on Elizabeth Street and invites musicians from Hong Kong and Guangzhou to train local performers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1934-1935<\/strong><br><strong>Jin Wah Sing Musical Society<\/strong> and <strong>Ching Won Musical Society<\/strong> are founded in Vancouver.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1935-1945<\/strong><br>Cantonese opera performances and parade floats help Chinese Canadian communities raise funds for war relief during the Sino-Japanese and Second World Wars.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_10_global_11_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1930-40s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"3600\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-897\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"897\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A large crowd gathers around an outdoor stage in Chinatown. Two performers on stage face each other, engaged in a spear-fighting scene.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day-1.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day-1-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day-1-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day-1-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day-1-1536x1178.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day-1-2048x1571.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day-1-500x384.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day-1-521x400.jpg 521w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinatown-celebrates-vj-day-1-691x530.jpg 691w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chee Kung Tong\u2019s Tat Kuen Society stages a theatrical performance celebrating victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War in Montr\u00e9al&#8217;s Chinatown, 1945.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_11_global_12_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1930-40s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"3038\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-176\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/tse-gar-yin-vancouver-c-1939\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"176\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3038\" height=\"2933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Audience view of a live opera performance featuring two female performers in makeup and costumes on stage, with Tse Gar Yin on the right.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454.jpg 3038w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454-1024x989.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454-768x741.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454-1536x1483.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454-2048x1977.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454-500x483.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454-414x400.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454-238x230.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/hune-jacqueline-tse-gar-yin-e1773515428454-549x530.jpg 549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3038px) 100vw, 3038px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tse Gar Yin (right), a Cantonese opera singer, arrives in Canada with her troupe in 1938, performing in Canadian Chinatowns.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_12_global_13_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1940-50s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>1947<\/strong><br>The Chinese Exclusion Act is repealed. Chinese Canadians gain the right to vote and full citizenship.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1954<\/strong><br>First performance by <strong>Han Yuen troupe<\/strong> of Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1940-60s<br><\/strong>Cantonese opera films from Hong Kong are screened in movie theatres and churches, introducing a new generation to this art form.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_13_global_14_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1940-50s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"1721\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-2325\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/audience-in-detroit\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"2325\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1721\" height=\"1121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/audience-in-detroit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A full house of men, women and children sitting on metal folding chairs. It is so full that 2-3 rows of men are standing in the back.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/audience-in-detroit.jpg 1721w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/audience-in-detroit-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/audience-in-detroit-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/audience-in-detroit-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/audience-in-detroit-1536x1000.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/audience-in-detroit-500x326.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/audience-in-detroit-614x400.jpg 614w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/audience-in-detroit-353x230.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/audience-in-detroit-814x530.jpg 814w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1721px) 100vw, 1721px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the repeal of exclusionary immigration laws in the 1940s, Chinese families were reunited. Opera audiences across North America became more diverse, such as at this performance in Detroit in 1951.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_14_global_15_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1960s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>1961<br><\/strong>Invited by <strong>Jin Wah Sing Musical Society<\/strong> to serve as their lead erhu player, <strong>Master Toa Wong<\/strong> moves to Vancouver from Hong Kong with his family. Over the next few decades, he trains many musicians, singers, and performers.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>Ngai Lum Music Society<\/strong> welcomes younger members and non-Chinese audiences.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1963<br>Yet Hoy Cantonese Music Club<\/strong> is founded in Toronto.<br><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_15_global_16_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1960s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>1967<br><\/strong>Canada introduces a new points-based immigration system, ending race-based restrictions and allowing more families to reunite.<br><br>In Toronto, after the city takes much of the original Chinatown on Elizabeth Street, the community gradually relocates west to Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street West, forming today\u2019s West Chinatown.<br><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_16_global_17_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1960s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"974\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-656\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/film-screening-sign\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"656\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/poster-horiz.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A framed, hand-painted sign with vibrant Chinese characters is mounted outdoors on a red brick wall, with visible ink drips along the lower portion&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/poster-horiz.png 974w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/poster-horiz-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/poster-horiz-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/poster-horiz-500x317.png 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/poster-horiz-630x400.png 630w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/poster-horiz-362x230.png 362w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/poster-horiz-835x530.png 835w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 1966 poster for screenings of the Cantonese opera film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saving the Grandfather<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u300a\u5b6b\u5152\u6551\u7956\u300b, organized by Montr\u00e9al\u2019s Kwong Chi Book &amp; Newspaper Store.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_17_global_18_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1970s-80s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>1970s-80s<\/strong><br>Immigration from Hong Kong and southern China expands Chinese communities across Canada. Toronto sees new Chinese commercial districts such as East Chinatown, while Montr\u00e9al and Calgary\u2019s Chinatowns continue to develop. Cantonese opera thrives in community theatres and festivals.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1970<\/strong><br><strong>Yuet Sing Cantonese Music Club of Montreal <\/strong>is founded by a group of friends from Guangdong and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_18_global_19_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1970s-80s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"1776\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-92\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/han-yuen-music-association\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"92\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1776\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/han-yuen-music-association.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A group of 10 musicians wearing 1970s-style suits perform in a Montr\u00e9al restaurant with a variety of traditional and contemporary instruments. Behind them is a landscape painting and a red banner with Chinese characters.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/han-yuen-music-association.jpg 1776w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/han-yuen-music-association-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/han-yuen-music-association-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/han-yuen-music-association-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/han-yuen-music-association-1536x1037.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/han-yuen-music-association-500x338.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/han-yuen-music-association-592x400.jpg 592w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/han-yuen-music-association-341x230.jpg 341w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/han-yuen-music-association-785x530.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1776px) 100vw, 1776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Musicians of the Han Yuen Music Association performing with both traditional and contemporary instruments in Montr\u00e9al.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_19_global_20_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1980s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>1980s<\/strong><br>New performers immigrate from Hong Kong. In Toronto alone, several opera associations, including the <strong>Chinese United Dramatic Society<\/strong> and <strong>Scarborough Senior Chinese Dramatic Association<\/strong>, organize performances and community events.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1980<\/strong><br><strong>Gum Sing Musical Society of Victoria<\/strong> is founded by <strong>Leung Kwong Yip<\/strong> as an amateur group of opera singers and musicians.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1981<\/strong><br><strong>Jin Wah Sing Musical Society<\/strong> (Edmonton Chapter) is founded to promote traditional Cantonese music in Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_20_global_21_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1980s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"2322\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-2251\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/yuet-sing-anniversary-book-1988-cover\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"2251\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2322\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A graphic book cover with bold diagonal bands of colour alternating with beige. Illustrated portraits of four main characters appear on the right, alongside Chinese text.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy.jpg 2322w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy-768x992.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy-1189x1536.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy-1585x2048.jpg 1585w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy-500x646.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy-310x400.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy-178x230.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-1988-book-cover-copy-410x530.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2322px) 100vw, 2322px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commemorative book celebrating the 18<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> anniversary of the Yuet Sing Cantonese Music Club of Montr\u00e9al.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_21_global_22_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1990s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>1991<\/strong><br><strong>Association des Sino-Vietnamiens au Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong> sets up a Chinese opera troupe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n \n<p>The <strong>Calgary Harmony of Arts Association<\/strong> is founded by <strong>David Yee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1993-1996<\/strong><br><em>A Rare Flower: A Century of Cantonese Opera in Canada<\/em>, organized by UBC\u2019s Museum of Anthropology, tours across Canada, showcasing historic costumes, photos, and materials from Cantonese opera\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_22_global_23_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">1990s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"1779\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-978\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/chinese-vietnamese-association-cantonese-opera-music-group\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"978\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1779\" height=\"1190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinese-vietnamese-association-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;In the left foreground, musicians rehearse while two singers practice with them farther back in the room. There is an ornate phoenix mural. The photograph is timestamped May 26, 1996.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinese-vietnamese-association-03.jpg 1779w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinese-vietnamese-association-03-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinese-vietnamese-association-03-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinese-vietnamese-association-03-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinese-vietnamese-association-03-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinese-vietnamese-association-03-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinese-vietnamese-association-03-598x400.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinese-vietnamese-association-03-344x230.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/01\/chinese-vietnamese-association-03-792x530.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1779px) 100vw, 1779px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members of the Chinese Vietnamese Association Cantonese Opera Music Group practicing in the new club location on Bleury Street.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_23_global_24_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">2000s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>2000<\/strong><br>The <strong>Vancouver Cantonese Opera Society<\/strong> is founded by <strong>Rosa Cheng<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>2001<\/strong><br><strong>Starlight Cantonese Opera<\/strong> is founded by <strong>Marianne Wong<\/strong> in Toronto.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>2006<\/strong><br>The Government of Canada issues a formal apology for the Chinese Head Tax and exclusion policies, and provides symbolic compensation to surviving Head Tax payers and their spouses.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>2009<\/strong><br>Cantonese opera is added to the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_24_global_25_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">2000s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"974\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-2454\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/yuet-sing-salle-gesu-montreal\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"2454\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-salle-jesu-montreal-horiz.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A performer in an elaborate white-and-gold costume stands centre stage against a vivid red backdrop, with two large Chinese characters projected behind them.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-salle-jesu-montreal-horiz.png 974w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-salle-jesu-montreal-horiz-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-salle-jesu-montreal-horiz-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-salle-jesu-montreal-horiz-500x317.png 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-salle-jesu-montreal-horiz-630x400.png 630w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-salle-jesu-montreal-horiz-362x230.png 362w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/03\/yuet-sing-salle-jesu-montreal-horiz-835x530.png 835w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Yuet Sing member in a performance at Montr\u00e9al\u2019s Salle G\u00e9su, 2004.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_25_global_26_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">2010s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>2010s<\/strong><br>Across Canada, Cantonese opera buzzes with activity as local associations stage performances, workshops, and festivals while welcoming visiting artists from Hong Kong and China.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_26_global_27_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">2010s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"4288\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-2770\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/en\/gallery\/little-starlets-shine-with-starlight\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"2770\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image details &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The full cast of \u201cLittle Starlets Shine with Starlight,\u201d featuring youth and adult members in costume on an ornately decorated stage.&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine-602x400.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine-346x230.jpg 346w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/scent-of-thunderbolts-parfum-des-foudres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/little-starlets-shine-798x530.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starlight Chinese Opera\u2019s 2013 event, \u201cLittle Starlets Shine with Starlight\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_27_global_28_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">2020s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><br><strong>Cecile Kung<\/strong> and <strong>Frances Won<\/strong> established <strong>Fai@Studio<\/strong> in Halifax, bringing Cantonese opera to local audiences through performances and workshops.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>Vancouver Cantonese Opera <\/strong>premieres the fusion opera, <strong><em>The Prop Master\u2019s Dream<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>2025<\/strong><br><strong>Yuet Sing Cantonese Music Club<\/strong> gives a concert at PHI in Montr\u00e9al, in parallel with the exhibition, <em>Lap-See Lam: Shadow Play<\/em>, which draws on Cantonese opera and shadow puppetry.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_28_global_29_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\">2020s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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