In Georgetown, Penang

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June 11th 2011

Published: June 12th 2011

Penang is an island off of Malaysia, in the Melacca Straits, the narrow, strategic passage where all the shipping has always moved between Asia and India / the Middle East / Europe. I’ve been visiting the city of Georgetown, or George Town, which is the main city on the island and one of the larger cities in Malaysia. Georgetown is a fascinating mix of Chinese, Malay, and Indian culture. Its cu... Read Full Entry

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Opening Durians

You buy your durian, and the guy cuts it open and puts the fruit in a styrofoam container for you.

Main Altar, Khoo Kongsi

This gives a sense of a particularly elaborate main altar room in a Chinese temple

Detail, Post, Khoo Kongsi

Carving on one of the posts; the temple is covered, every inch, with rich detail like this.

Painting, Khoo Kongsi

One part of the temple was covered with paintings like this one.

Lantern and Painted Wall

This gives a sense of how gorgeous Khoo Kongsi was

Dragon Lantern, Khoo Kongsi

Lots of lanterns in Khoo Kongsi, and they were all beautiful.

Guardian Dragon, Khoo Kongsi

These dragons are very powerful. I heard a story of another pair being stolen, and the thief soon died.

Lanterns in a Row, Khoo Kongsi

Ancestor Tablets, Khoo Kongsi

These are the carved tablets that I describe in the text, which I assume have ancestors' names on them.

Ancestors' Room, Khoo Kongsi

This is the ancestor worship room I describe in the text. The carved stone tablets are straight ahead, and placques with ancestors' names line the wall as well.

Dragon, Khoo Kongsi

The roof of the temple was covered with details like this.

Khoo Kongsi at Twilight

This is actually a photo of a display at the temple, but it was so gorgeous that I wanted to include it. This captures how stunning it was better than my photos.

Exterior, Khoo Kongsi

Roof, Khoo Kongsi

Even the roof was jaw-dropping. Everything about this temple was worth looking at carefully.

Side View, Khoo Kongsi

Dragon on Roof

Khoo Kongsi

Roof Details

Khoo Kongsi

Rows of Shophouses

Another photo that captures what the streets of Georgetown looked and felt like

Anglican Church

Penang Museum

This was a school in colonial times, another example of Georgetown's charming colonial architecture

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