Updated a new simpler theme for this site and just to share some info on the George Town Festival 2012. The George Town Festival is jointly organized by the Penang State Government, Penang Municipal Council, George Town World Heritage Inc and Penang Global Tourism.
For more info on this, please visit georgetownfestival.com
The Cheah Kongsi will be lighting as well on the night of the Duanwu Festival. Besides that, ancestor prayer and dinner are also usually held for members of the clanhouse on this day.
On 23 June 2012, the Chinese clan houses or associations in George Town, Penang held a grand night celebration for the Duanwu Festival. The focus of the celebrations includes family reunion and eating rice dumplings.
The Khoo Kongsi lighting up at night on the festive day.
Traditional Chinese opera show.
The Old City Hall.
For more info, go HERE
The Queen Victoria Clocktower stands as the day is bright and as the night falls.
An old Chinese medical hall at Campbell Street in George Town.
A steel rod caricature depicting the historical origin or story associated with a certain area in George Town.
With its acquired World Heritage status from UNESCO, street arts such as the above can be easily spotted at a corner of a street in George Town.
A Royal Bank of Scotland at Penang’s Beach Street.
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