Toh Aka Lane is a small alley within the inner city of George Town. A number of the old heritage townhouses here are owned by the Cheah clan members as they have been living here since the 1800s.
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Cheah Kongsi At Night
The newly restored Cheah Kongsi clan temple and association complex at Beach Street, George Town.
View of a Heritage Compound
View from the Cheah Kongsi temple balcony, facing Beach Street in George Town.
Cheah Kongsi Temple at Dusk
Cheah Kongsi clan temple, Armenian Street, George Town.
Lorong Toh Aka (Toh Aka Lane)
Lorong Toh Aka (Toh Aka Lane) is located at the heart of the heritage zone in George Town and is an old and rather narrow street. The street was said to be the home of iron smiths back in the old days. Rows of pre-war heritage style townhouses line up the street and majority of these houses belong to the Cheah clan community.
George Town Street View: The Old Clan Gate
The main gate of the Cheah Kongsi along Beach Street.
Lights of Heritage
The Gates of the Cheah Kongsi
The newly erected gates of the Cheah Kongsi association and clanhouse at Armenian Street, George Town.
Armenian Street: Cheah Kongsi Portrait
Cheah Kongsi, Armenian Street Heritage Zone, George Town
Penang Isle: Cheah Kongsi
The Cheah Kongsi is one of the oldest and intriguing clan temple to be established in Penang in the year 1873.
Situated right at heart of Georgetown (Armenian Street), the Cheah Kongsi possessed a intricate and unique architecture as well as design which reflects buildings of ancient Chinese. The Cheah clan in Penang is the oldest of the five major Hokkien clan associations in Penang. Historically Cheah Kongsi was founded by Cheah Yam, a clan member who came from a village called Sek Tong in the Hokkien province of China.
Click here for the Location Map and the official website of the Cheah Kongsi is http://cheahkongsi.com.my/.
