Originated as a small shrine along Noordin Street in George Town, the Tow Moo Keong temple is built as a place of worship for Tow Moo, a Chinese deity known usually as the goddess of the heavens. The temple features detailed sculptures of dragons and heavenly entities of the Chinese lore.
Category: George Town / Island
Noordin Street: Facades of the Shophouses
A Penang Perspective: The Orange Houses
Heritage pre-war townhouses painted in orange color, in Noordin Street, George Town.
A Penang Perspective: The Foreign Road
A scene that resembles more of a foreign place than the Penang island itself. This rather hidden path is located beside the Penang Hill base station.
Downing Street on a Bank Holiday
A trishaw resting by the roadside of a rather empty Downing Street during a bank holiday in George Town, Penang.
Penang Street Art (The Nine Shophouses Mural)
A wall art mural painted on one of the “Nine Shophouses of Kek Chuan Road” in George Town. The Nine Shophouses are a row of rejuvenated pre-war townhouses in Kek Chuan Road which are also painted with nine distinctive colors.
Penang Street Art (The Wedding Couple)
An art mural created by a freestyle artist named Craig Griffin for a cake house which is located along McNair Street, in George Town. The black and white art work depicts a couple in wedding attire looking out through a window, into the landscape beyond.
The Jade Emperor Temple
The Jade Emperor Temple at the foot of Penang Hill.
During the ninth day of the Chinese New Year, Chinese Hokkien people will be celebrating the birthday of the Jade Emperor. This day is also known as the Hokkien people’s new year, and has its origin back during the Song Dynasty where Chinese Hokkien refugees were saved from being caught and killed by the Mongols on the same day of the Jade Emperor’s birthday. Hence, as gratitude and believing that the Jade Emperor had saved them, the Hokkien people soon marked this day as an important festival to be celebrated.
Most Chinese in Penang are Hokkiens, so this day is usually celebrated more widely (and ‘loudly’) here than the first day of Chinese New Year.
Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018
The Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is an annual event held in Penang, and this year marks the 4th time the festival is held. The festival usually features participation of hot air balloons from various places, including local and international.
The festival is currently being held at Padang Polo for 2 days, 24th and 25th February, from 7am to 9:30pm.
The Penang Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng, attending and officiated the festival.
George Town Street View: Chinese New Year Night Street
Lanterns decorating the Kapitan Keling Mosque Street during Chinese New Year festive period in George Town.