A Chinese dragon dance at the Kuan Yin Temple at Masjid Kapitan Keling Street in George Town.
Category: George Town / Island
The Cheah Kongsi at Duanwu Festival Night
The Cheah Kongsi will be lighting as well on the night of the Duanwu Festival. Besides that, ancestor prayer and dinner are also usually held for members of the clanhouse on this day.
The Penang State Flag
The flag of Penang is made up of three vertical stripes of equal size, with an areca-nut tree at the center.
The blue color represents the colors of the sea of the island, the white represents the peaceful and serene island itself and the yellow represents prosperity.
Penang Portrait VI
Penang Tanjung Tokong shore
Penang Isle: Bangkok Lane Colonial Era House
Built in 1928, these beautiful old colonial era houses at Bangkok Lane, Penang once served as the home to the family of Cheah Leong Keah, a successful businessman at that time.
Afternoon Prayer at a Penang Chinese Temple
Penang Isle: Modern Towers
Penang Isle: Wisma Yeap Chor Ee
Easily viewable from the ferry going towards the island’s terminal, the Wisma Yeap Chor Ee (or Yeap Chor Ee Building) was built in 1922. It was then used to house mercantile offices related to the Penang port during its heydays.
Penang Isle: The Goddess of Mercy’s Garden
Standing high atop the hills above the Kek Lok Si temple complex is the 30.2m bronze statue of the Goddess of Mercy or Kuan Yin. The statue and its surrounding garden was completed and opened to the public in 2002. A 20-storey high pavilion is also built to shelter the goddess’ statue and is a marvelous sight to behold.
And the night view of the statue;
Penang: A Random Street Shot
