Clan Jetties of Penang
Penang, MalaysiaSix wooden jetty settlements extending over the water of the Penang seafront, where Chinese clan communities have lived in stilted wooden houses since the 1800s. The Chew Jetty is the largest and most visited, with a living village of a few hundred residents who maintain the oldest waterfront community in Southeast Asia.
More Culture in Penang
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George Town UNESCO Street Art
George Town's world-famous street art trail - over 50 iron rod sculptures and painted murals spread across the heritage city, commissioned for the 2012 George Town Festival. Ernest Zacharevic's "Children on a Bicycle" is the most photographed artwork in Malaysia and a selfie pilgrimage site for millions.
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Khoo Kongsi Clan House Penang
The most elaborate clan house in Malaysia - a 19th-century Hokkien Chinese community temple with a rooftop adorned with 2-ton dragon sculptures, intricately painted eaves, and gold-leaf ceremonial halls. The Khoo Kongsi represents the wealth and ambition of Penang's early Chinese merchant community.
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Pinang Peranakan Mansion Penang
A jaw-dropping museum inside a restored Peranakan magnate's mansion decorated with over 1,000 antiques - Scottish cast-iron columns, French Baroque furniture, Chinese porcelain, and English tiles from the 1890s. The best window into the extraordinary Baba-Nyonya hybrid culture of the Straits Settlements.