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The Pinang Peranakan Mansion (Malay: Rumah Agam Peranakan Pulau Pinang) in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is a museum dedicated to Penang's Peranakan heritage. The museum itself is housed within a distinctive green-hued mansion at Church Street, George Town, which once served as the residence and office of a 19th-century Chinese tycoon, Chung Keng Quee.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org قصر بينانج بيراناكان; Usage on en.wikivoyage.org George Town (Malaysia)
The Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi (Chinese: 龍山堂邱公司; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liông-san-tông Khu Kong-si) or "Khoo Kongsi" for short, is the largest Hokkien clanhouse in Malaysia with elaborate and highly ornamented architecture, a mark of the dominant presence of the Chinese in Penang, Malaysia.
Woodville is a mansion in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Built in 1925, the building is situated at Northam Road within the city's Central Business District . It was originally the residence of Chinese tycoon Lim Lean Teng .
The name Penang comes from the modern Malay name Pulau Pinang which means 'areca nut island'. [6] Penang is also colloquially referred to as the "Pearl of the Orient" and "The Island of Pearls" (Malay: Pulau Mutiara). [7] [8] Over the course of history, Penang Island had been known by different names by seafarers from various regions.
Chinese diaspora, Peranakan, Chindian Penangite Chinese are ethnic Chinese Malaysians of full or partial Chinese ancestry who either hail from or live within the State of Penang . As of 2020 [update] , 45% of Penang's population belonged to the Chinese ethnic group, making ethnic Chinese the largest ethnic community within the state.
The City Hall is the local government headquarters of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang.Built by the British, it now serves as the seat of the Penang Island City Council and was previously the seat of the George Town City Council.
The Penang State Assembly Building is the home of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.It is located at Light Street in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia, within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.