City: Penang, Malaysia
Remarks: Day 2, wondering around George Town
I didn't mean to visit Penang Peranakan Mansion. It wasn't in my plan indeed, it just popped up when I was wondering around George Town. The reason I got into Penang Peranakan Mansion in the first place was to rest under the shade (I was so exhausted under the sun). Nevertheless, Penang Peranakan Mansion still worths a visit if you have time. It is just right next to Little India, at the intersection of Lebuh Penang and Lebuh Gereja. It gives you a glimpse of the unique culture and lifestyle of the Babas.
Penang Peranakan Mansion is a typical home of a rich Peranakan Family in the old days. Peranakans are also known as Babas and Nyonyas, Straits Chinese settled along the British Straits Settlements of Penang. Peranakans adopted the local Malays ways and the British colonial lifestyle. The 2-storey Penang Peranakan Mansion was miniature of a typical wealthy Baba house, although its builder, the Kapitan Cina Chung Keng Kwee, was not a Baba himself.
The Main Hall and the DIning Hall are on the ground floor, while the bedrooms are in the 2nd floor. The kitchen and the washroom wasn't in the Mansion, but in an external annexe houses.
Penang Peranakan Mansion
Address: 29, Church Street, 10200 Penang, Malaysia
Telephone: 604-2642929
Fax: 604-2641929
Website: www.pinangperanakanmansion.com
Opening hours: Daily 9:30AM to 5PM
Admission: RM10 for Adult, RM5 Child under 12 years
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