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Penang is also known for a wide variety of festivals, due to its vibrant multiethnic and multireligious society. Among the annual cultural and religious festivities in Penang are as follows. Chingay Parade; Chinese New Year; Jade Emperor's Birthday or Tian Gong Dan (天公誕) Chap Goh Meh; Songkran; Qingming Festival; Wesak; Thaipusam; Thai ...
Tourist attractions in George Town, Penang (1 C, 41 P) L. Landmarks in Penang (4 P) M. Museums in Penang (9 P) R. Religious buildings and structures in Penang (2 C ...
Plan of Beach Street and side streets Old colonial buildings in a street in George Town, Penang, opposite the entrance to the Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi temple. The street names of George Town reflect the multicultural heritage of the city, the capital of the former British settlement of Penang, now part of Malaysia.
Komtar houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Penang, as well as agencies of the Penang state government and the Penang Island City Council.. The city centre of George Town encompasses 19 km 2 (7.3 sq mi) of the northeastern plains of Penang Island, forming the basin of the Pinang River, the main river system on the island.
The Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang (Malay: Muzium Sun Yat-sen Pulau Pinang; Chinese: 孫中山槟城基地博物館) formerly called the Sun Yat-sen Penang Base, is a museum in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. [1] The museum is dedicated to Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese nationalist who established the Republic of China after his efforts in the Xinhai Revolution.
The Esplanade is the site on Penang Island where Captain Francis Light, a trader for the British East India Company, first landed on 17 July 1786.Having obtained the island for the British Empire, Light then ordered his ships to fire silver coins into the then forested area to entice immigrants to clear as much land as possible.
The museum building used to house the Penang Free School in 1821–1927. After Penang Free School moved to a new building in Green Lane, the Hutchings School took over the building in January 1928 and used it until 1960. The museum was opened by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang Raja Uda Raja Muhammad on 14 April 1965. [1]
Penang National Park is the first protected area legally gazetted under Malaysia's National Park Act of 1980, signifying the state and federal governments' environmental protection efforts. It was established to preserve flora and fauna as well as objects with geological, archaeological , historical, ethnological , scientific, and scenic interests.