Another large art mural drawn by Julia Volchkova in Balik Pulau town, Penang. This wall art depicts a woman doing rubber tapping, a process that collects the latex from a rubber tree through an incision made at the bark of the tree. Rubber trees plantations are common in Malaysia, rubber being of the main exports of the country.
For the mural’s location, refer to this map HERE.
The newly renovated row of shophouses at Rope Walk or Jalan Pintal Tali lighted up during the night in George Town.
Tye Kee Yoon Road (Jalan Tye Kee Yoon) is a small road of Brick Kiln Road (or Gurdwara Road) in George Town. It was named after Tye Kee Yoo who became one of the richest Chinese immigrants in Penang during the 1800s. Arriving in Penang without any money, he worked hard and eventually became one of the largest property owners back then.
Like other similar Chinese tycoons during that era, Tye Kee Yoon had provided contributions to the Penang local community that included the establishment of schools and hospitals such as Penang Free School and Adventist Hospital.
A steel rod art sculpture spotted at the wall of a coffeeshop which is located at the cross junction of Cintra Street and Kimberley Street in George Town. According to the brief description of the art sculpture, Cintra Street is popular for its row of dim sum restaurants.
The Moey She Temple in Penang Street (or Lebuh Penang), George Town, is a temple for the Moey clan of the Chinese community in Penang. This old and heritage temple was built in early 1900s with Chinese Cantonese-style architectural design.
A large colorful mural of a giant chicken painted by artist Mike Makatron in the alley of George Town. This alley is called Che Em Lane (Lorong Che Em), also one of the narrowest streets in the heart of George Town. The lane is also known as “Chicken Alley” as back in the old days, this lane was used commonly by poulterers.
The alley is linked to Beach Street as well as China Street. It can be found on the side wall of Cecil Rajendra & Assoc’s firm building as shown in the map below;
