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MALAYSIA

PENINSULAR MALAYSIA – WEST COAST •• Pulau Penang lonelyplanet.com

SIGHTS & ACTIVITIES

Temples & Mosques

In honour of the goddess of mercy, good

fortune, peace and fertility, the Kuan Yin Teng

(Lebuh Pitt; admission by donation; h9am-5pm) was

built in the early 19th century by the first

Hokkien and Cantonese settlers in Penang.

It’s usually buzzing with worshippers burn-

ing paper money.

Built by Penang’s first Indian-Muslim set-

tlers, the yellow Kapitan Keling Mosque (Lebuh Pitt)

has a single minaret in an Indian-influenced

Islamic style. This building is best appreciated

from the street.

Don’t miss Khoo Kongsi (Lebuh Cannon; adult

RM5; h9am-5pm), Penang’s finest kongsi (clan

house), decorated with a colourful mix of

dragons, other statues, paintings, lamps, col-

oured tiles and carvings. A kongsi is a building

that’s used partly as a temple and partly as a

meeting hall for Chinese people of the same

clan or surname. This stunning building dates

from 1906.

Sri Mariamman Temple (Lebuh Pitt; h8am-noon

& 4-9pm) is where local Tamils pay homage to

Tamil Nadu by worshipping Mariamman,

a mother goddess popular with diaspora

Indians. This temple was built in 1883

and is Georgetown’s oldest Hindu house

of worship.

Other Sights

A magnificent periwinkle-blue mansion,

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion (%262 5289; http://www.cheong

To Alor Setar(47km)

Ipoh (98km)

To Taiping (50km);

SEBERANG

PERAI

Selat Melaka

(Straits of Melaka)

(Straits of Melaka)

Selat Melaka

(South Channel)

Selat Selatan

(North Channel)

Selat Utara

Perai

Sungai

Sungai Jawi

Sungai Muda

StationTrain

PERAK

KEDAH

Tokong

Tanjung

Sungai Pinang

Tengah

Sungai AchehKampung

Batu

Tikam

Pulau Tikus

Pekan Genting

Sanggul

Air Itam

LepasBayan

Gulugor

Tawar Tasik

Teluk Air

Kampung

TunggalPinang

KawanBatu

Kulim

KelangLama

Lunas

Batas

Kepala

Butterworth

PeraiBukit

Bukit Mertajam

Berapit

SimpangEmpat

Sungai Bakap

Tebal

Nibung

Batu Maung

Relau

Kumbar

Teluk

Gertak

Balik Pulau

BahangTeluk

FerringhiBatu

Bungah

Tanjung

Georgetown

FarmFruit

Tropical Taxi & BusStation

Penang HillRailway

International Airport

Bayan Lepas

TempleSnake

Si TempleKek Lok

Gardens

Botanical

(821m)

HillPenang

Aman

Pulau

GedungPulau

PULAU PENANG

Jerejak

BetongPulau

Rimau

Pulau

Pulau

MukaHead

Acheh

Pantai

LangkawiTo Pulau

To Sumatra

Kerawang

Titi

SungaiPinang

National Park

Penang

Forest ReserveTeluk Bahang

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Tollway

Lebuhraya

Penang Bridge

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