The Penang High Court, located at Light Street, George Town.
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Category: Architecture
George Town Night View: St George’s Church
A Heritage Compound
The front compound and green garden of the Cheah Kongsi at Beach Street, George Town. Cheah Kongsi is one of the several major and oldest Chinese clan associations in Penang.
Walking Through Heritage XI (Five Foot Way)
George Town Street View: Little Garden of Pots
Walking Through Heritage X (Five Foot Way)
The Ng Kongsi at King Street
The Ng Kongsi is a Cantonese clan association that is located at King Street, George Town. Its building has a unique Chinese architecture that features a jagged or zig-zag shaped roofline. The shape is designed such to display an element of fire, according to local belief.
An Old House at Jalan Dinding
George Town Street View: Jalan Dinding (Dinding Lane)
Jalan Dinding or Dinding Lane is a small and short street that is linked with Transfer Road in George Town. Although it is a lane, its Malay translation is “Jalan” – meaning Road, just like the similarly styled Hutton Lane being called Jalan Hutton. Dinding Lane is found to be named after The Dindings (now known as Manjung), part of the old Straits Settlements region.
George Town Street View: A Qilin Sculpture
One of the most common mythical creatures in Chinese lore is the Qilin. Qilin looks like a cross-breed of a dragon and a giraffe although historically, Qilin was said to have originated from the giraffe. According to Chinese beliefs, Qilin is a divine creature that protects against evil and therefore, usually appears as sculptures or paintings in temples as well as in ancient Chinese architecture.