A reunion dinner that spans five generations

One big family: Leon Chong carrying 14-month-old Dycent Chan Zi Hao at the Chan family reunion dinner in SRJKC Li Hwa in Butteworth. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

BUTTERWORTH: When they reunited for the Chinese New Year dinner, the Chans in Butterworth did it in a big way.

A total of 487 family members from five generations of the same lineage turned up for the homecoming meal, filling up an entire school hall with warmth and cheer.