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Campbell Street (Sin Kheh) 新街
Campbell Street (Sin Kheh) 新街 is one of the historical street located in the UNESCO World Heritage City of George Town. Campbell Street, also known as Sin Kheh in Penang Hokkien literally means ‘new street’. It was a street to many Cantonese Chinese merchant. It looks like a typical Chinatown which the large signboard of ...
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Chew Jetty / Clan Jetty 姓周桥／姓氏桥
Chew Jetty / Clan Jetty 姓周桥／姓氏桥 is a village located by the sea at the Weld Quay shore of Penang island. It’s a Chinese village which has over a century of history. Clan jetty is what the whole area is called but then most people is more recognized with the name of Chew Jetty as ...
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Snake Temple 蛇庙
The Snake Temple is a famous Taoist in Penang in the Bayan Lepas area. As the name of the temple says, it’s a temple, with the presence of snake. It’s special because pit vipers gather in the temple and become calm because of the incense of the joss stick. Long ago, the number of snakes ...
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Cheah Kongsi Clan Temple, George Town
Cheah Kongsi Clan Temple (also known as Cheah Si Hock Haw Kong Kongsi) is another famous and most charming clan temple in Penang hidden among the pre-war houses of the UNESCO World Heritage City George Town. There is no official record of when the Chean Kongsi was founded but the locals claim it was founded ...
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Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi 龙山堂邱公司, George Town
Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi 龙山堂邱公司 also known as Khoo Kongsi in short, is one of the most distinctive Chinese clan associations in Penang, Malaysia featuring great Chinese building architecture and a long history as well as rich in Chinese culture. The Khoo Kongsi is a large Chinese clanhouse of Khoo with elaborate and highly ...
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Transportation: Penang Ferry
Penang Ferry is a transportation that ferries people and vehicle from the Penang Island to the mainland Seberang Perai as well as back to the island. Penang Ferry began its services in 1920, making it the oldest ferry service in Malaysia. It is Penang’s iconic transportation because of its long history of servicing Penang people ...