Few places in China have held on to the ideal of big families as stubbornly as the people of the Teochew homeland, also known in Chinese as Chaoshan.The coastal region of eastern Guangdong – encompassing the cities of Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang and serving as the setting for the hit indie film Dear You – has long been known for its strong family ties and close-knit clans, with ancestral halls central to village life, and strong networks of siblings that serve as a safety net for family...