The main gate of the Cheah Kongsi along Beach Street.
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The Khoo Kongsi at Night
Chulia Street: Nam Hooi Association
The Nam Hooi Association (or Nam Hooi Wooi Koon) is a Chinese Cantonese district association with its building located along Chulia Street, George Town.
George Town Street View: A Chinese Association Structure
The side facade of Chong San Wooi Koon (a Cantonese district association) which is located at the intersection corner of King Street and Church Street.
Penang Isle: Loh Si Tong Chong Seah (Loh Clan Association)
The Loh Clan Association building is located along Logan Road, opposite the Loh Guah Lye Specialist Centre. It houses a restaurant named Tianyi Restaurant with a banquet hall normally used for weddings.
Penang Isle: Teoh Kongsi
The Teoh Kongsi clan association was founded by tycoon Ceong Fatt Tze in 1895. The clan association has a Straits Eclectic style building as well as an archway or entrance which can be found located along Carnavon Street.
Armenian Street: Cheah Kongsi Portrait
Cheah Kongsi, Armenian Street Heritage Zone, George Town
Penang Isle: The Khoo Kongsi (Part I)
The Khoo Kongsi in Penang is a large Chinese clanhouse famous for its unique and highly intricate ancient Chinese architecture. The clan temple is the grandest and one of the oldest in the country, making it a popular historic tourist attraction. As one of the wealthy Chinese traders of the 17th century at the Straits, the Khoo clan has a large presence in the island back then. The clanhouse complex is located in Cannon Square at the heart of the heritage zone in George Town.
For more info, visit the official site here; KHOO KONGSI OFFICIAL SITE
Penang Isle: Yeoh Kongsi Clan Temple
The Yeoh Kongsi clan association originates from the period of 1836 to 1840, is a clan association of Hokkien emigrants in Penang bearing the Yeoh surname who came from mainland China. Yeoh Kongsi is one of the five major Hokkien clan associations in Penang and the association’s building is located at the intersection of Chulia Street Ghaut and Victoria Street, George Town.
Penang Isle: Ong Kongsi Clan Temple
Located along one of the main roads at the heart of George Town, the Chinese clan temple Thye Guan Tong Ong Kongsi is the clan association of the Min Hokkien bearing the Ong surname. The original ancestral temple of the clan was built in 1891 by the sea in Jelutong. The current clan temple, the Seh Ong Kongsi, is located at 436 Penang Road which is just right opposite of the busy KOMTAR complex and tower.
