"Lau" in Cantonese (if following the common transliteration system in Hong Kong ), in most cases, is equivalent to "Liu" in Mandarin. In some occasions, it may be "Lou" in Mandarin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jasmine" <violet_jasmine@hotmail.com> To: <CHINA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 5:14 AM Subject: [CHINA] family tree > Posted on: General China Query Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/China/General/266 > > Surname: Lau > ------------------------- > > I would like to know more info. on my family heritage all I know is that > my last name was brought from Nicaragua, central america. My Grandfather's > lastname was Gabriel Lau > >