Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Leith Street, George Town.
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A Heritage Compound
The compound of the old but historically rich Cheong Fatt Tze mansion (aka Blue Mansion) at Leith Street, George Town.
Leith Street: The Old Modern Hotel
Across the Leith Street
The row of houses (next to the old Waldorf Hotel) which are located across the street from the Cheong Fatt Tze mansion were once the tycoon’s servants quarters.
Penang Isle: Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is a historical and cultural rich building located along Leith Street in George Town, Penang. A winner of multiple historical and heritage awards including the ‘Most Excellent project’ Award at the UNESCO Heritage Awards 2000, the blue mansion is one of the most visited and a definite tourist destination in Penang. The mansion is said to be one of the two of its kind outside China which also features architecture design of both Chinese and Western influences. The mansion was built by a famous Chinese merchant in 1880s named Cheong Fatt Tze and it has 38 rooms, 5 granite-paved courtyards, 7 staircases with 220 vernacular timber louvre windows.
The mansion now serves as both a museum (with guided group tours) and a boutique hotel at the heart of Penang’s heritage zone. There is a daily guided heritage tours of the house in English (11am / 1.30pm / 3pm) with an admission fee RM 12 per person. For more information, please visit its official page HERE.
Shapes of the Past
Pre-war colonial influenced buildings along Leith Street, George Town, Penang
Penang Street Art (The Bun Seller)
As a recent addition to Penang’s famous street arts, the Chinese ‘Pao Seller’ or Bun Seller art mural is painted at the side wall of Wil House, a hotel boutique converted from the old Great Shanghai Dry Cleaning shophouse located along Leith Street, George Town. This art mural depicts an old Chinese man selling the pao (or Chinese buns) from a wooden stall back then with just a fraction of the prices these days.
For the art’s location, please click HERE for the map.
George Town Street View: Leith Street
Leith Street was named after Major-General Sir George Leith, the Lieutenant-Governor of Penang is one of the older streets in George Town.
The Benggali Mosque at Leith Street
George Town Building I
Penang Street Art (Jimmy Choo’s Origin)
A wall caricature nearby the Leith Street-Muntri Street junction showing the place where the now famous Jimmy Choo started his shoe-making apprenticeship.