Kum Jongtan is the founder of this village and led his people here after war forced them out of Burma.

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Lee Man Tat and his family, for instance, lead family-run Chinese sauce maker Lee Kum Kee, whose history traces back to 1888.

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Lee Kum Sheung of Guangdong Province launched his business in 1888 selling only two products: the mysterious, dark sauce made from oyster juice and a shrimp paste.

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Parents like Kum Maya Tamang are grateful for Basnet's efforts.

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This man has had it with "Kum ba yah".

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