Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce building at Light Street, George Town.
Tag: Heritage
Penang Perspective: Lanterns Wall
Rows of lanterns hanging at the Han Jiang Ancestral Temple in George Town, Penang.
The Kuan Yin Temple
The old Kuan Yin Temple at Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (or Kapitan Keling Mosque Street), George Town.
Victoria Street: Boon San Tong Khoo Kongsi
Located along Victoria Street and built in 1878, Boon San Tong Khoo Kongsi is an ancestral clan temple for the Khoo clan people in Penang. It is one of the two Khoo clan temples in Penang and also the smaller and less popular one compared to the main Khoo Kongsi in Cannon Street, George Town.
George Town Street View: Acheen Mosque Minaret
A view of Cannon Street decorated with red lanterns during Chinese New Year, with the minaret of Acheen Street Mosque standing at the background in George Town.
Architecture, Chinese Influenced Buildings, George Town, Pre-War Houses, Straits Eclectic Style Houses
George Town Street View: No. 4 Toh Aka Lane (Glove Puppet Maker)
Toh Aka Lane, George Town.
Architecture, Chinese Influenced Buildings, George Town, Pre-War Houses, Straits Eclectic Style Houses
George Town Street View: No. 8 Toh Aka Lane
Toh Aka Lane, George Town.
Penang Perspective: George Town’s Chinese New Year Celebration
The annual Chinese New Year celebration which is held in George Town’s heritage area. The celebration usually features various traditional arts and performance of the local Chinese culture.
Penang Perspective: Chew Jetty Temple
Prayers at the Chew Jetty’s Temple during the Jade Emperor celebration (on the 9th day of Chinese lunar new year). Every year, the Weld Quay area is usually host to the biggest celebration for the Jade Emperor in Penang.
