The pagoda at the Kek Lok Si temple complex lit up with lanterns during the Chinese New Year nights.
Category: Places to Visit / Attractions
Penang CNY: The Kuan Yin Statue
Decoration and Lighting at the Kuan Yin Statue in Kek Lok Si during the nights.
Cheah Kongsi Temple at Dusk
Cheah Kongsi clan temple, Armenian Street, George Town.
The Temple of Lights
It is that time of the year again when the famous Kek Lok Si temple will be lighted up throughout the Chinese New Year festive period in Penang.
A View from the Hilltop Dam
One can clearly view the skyline of Penang from the top of the hill where Ayer Itam Dam is located.
The Penang Hill Railway Journey
Breathtaking views from the inside of the funicular train while traveling along the railway up to the top of Penang Hill. The new train now takes less than 30 minutes to reach the top station of the hill, and unlike the old train, it no longer stops at the middle station.
George Town Street View: ACHEEN STREET (Lebuh Acheh)
The Acheen Street or Acheh Street (Lebuh Acheh), is a street in George Town within the heritage zone itself. The street was named in recognition of the old Acehnese community who used to live there.
The street is also home to the famous Acheen Street Mosque, an unique and historical mosque. The mosque with its recognizable minaret is located right at the junction formed by Acheen Street and Cannon Street.
Penang Street Art Map (Part 9 – Nagore Square)
A street art location map featuring the various new murals found in Nagore Square and its surroundings. Most of these art murals are part of the Urban Xchange International Street Art festival held in November 2014. For more info on the festival, please click HERE.
Updated map:
For other street art locations, please click HERE.
Penang Hill: The Love Locks
During the first World War, there was once a young teacher in the Serbian town of Vrnjacka Banja who fell in love with a soldier, just as he was about to go to war. When Serbia fell as a result of the war, the soldier later married a local woman in Greece, the place where he had been fighting, and never returned. Upon knowing this, the young teacher was so heartbroken that she died. From that day onwards, young girls in her town who wanted to avoid the young teacher’s fate started to place love padlocks on one of the city’s bridges, as a mean to seal their love and the person they loved.
Fashioned after the story above and many similar famous places such as Pont des Arts, Ponte Milvio or Hohenzollern Bridge, Penang Hill‘s Love Locks is the latest attraction on a scenic observation deck seated atop the hill. Those who are interested, can purchase padlocks of various sizes from the counter nearby with pen provided, of course. The observation deck is also at the top of the newly designed food court.
The Hill Railway
During the journey up to the top of Penang Hill, one will be able to spot the former red funicular train parked along the hill’s railway.