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Malaysia. Penang Island. Georgetown
When we are asked what place in Asia, we liked the most and where we want to go in the first place, we tend to remember the city of Georgetown, on the Malaysian island of Penang.
Georgetown is a city, a World Heritage Site, due to the preserved colonial buildings in the center ages 18-19, which is rare for South-East Asia: UNESCO has recognized such cities in the region, only four - Malacca Malaysian, Laotian, Luang Prabang, Hoi An in Vietnam and Georgetown. Unlike zarestavrirovannoy Malacca, Georgetown, for the most part looks untouched - wither and fall off, covered with cracks and patina, but does so photogenic and with dignity in the first Chinese city of Georgetown, the majority of the population - descendants of Chinese immigrants who settled the British led colonial administration of the island of Penang in the 18-19 centuries. Prior to founding the Raffles in Singapore, Georgetown was the capital of the Malaysian British colonial territories and the main place of exile of Chinese in the region. </ Div>
When in the 18th century, the British bought the island from the Sultan Perak, Penang was virtually unoccupied except for a few fishing villages it was empty and that the English with the Chinese have created a symbiosis here that European and Chinese civilization, which flourished in the 18-19 centuries and partially preserved to our time. Chinese were not ordinary migrant workers, they came here intact familial clans and villages, have based their clan organization and the secret societies, opened numerous businesses and businesses and eventually became and economic, social and political hegemony of the island, having taken over much of the truth European culture. About the history of the local Chinese community alone I'll detail in other posts. [size=0.9em]Khoo Kongsi - clan temple surname Khoo, wildly beautiful building of it will be a separate post of the British left this in the late 50's, passing the island, like the rest of their Malaysian territory on the new state - Malaysia, however due to the dominance of Chinese in the ethnic composition of Penang - all the years of independence, he was driven by Chinese parties and Georgetown - Chinese mayor and council. [size=0.9em]City Hall is now Georgetown, despite its almost museum status, looks very lively and young - there is full of clubs, restaurants, cafes, streets hum with life and among Chinese shophouses and European palaces and many tourists go to local students. island of Penang is one of Malaysia's economic locomotive, along with the capital of Kuala Lumpur, is the richest region in the country, a place where many Malaysians and Malay and Chinese origin are traveling in search of work. For travelers Georgetown is a unique culture and history, which continues without interruption and today starinnyhe Chinese shophouses and clan houses which are still full of life descendants of the founders, many beautiful Chinese temples, where as two years ago, full of worshipers, solid English manors and villas Chinese tycoons, converted into museums and restaurants and of course the indescribable atmosphere of romance and Asian colonial exoticism, which is rare where preserved to this day. [size=0.9em]Their most famous mansion of the city - Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, for it will be a separate post [size=0.9em]Inside the Peranakan mansion, the museum of life at Georgetown Chinese about it too will be a separate post of Penang is Malaysia's culinary mecca - the streets full of delicious and cheap Chinese and Malaysian street food, some trays of noodles are the same and the same corner every night for decades, and there is already preparing the fourth generation of family owners, excellent Indian restaurants in the Indian quarter, Chinese dim sum Samniya and European Cafe - Georgetown can go even exclusively in food tours. [size=0.9em]Chinahouse complex Cafe [size=0.9em]Restaurant Tek Sen Restaurant, of cafes and restaurants in Penang will also be a separate post on the very small island of Penang, besides cultural and historic Georgetown is authentic Malay fishing village and beach resort and the hills of the cool climate and the jungle with monkeys - local diversity envy any advertised Thai island. About all of this will be the following positions.
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[size=0.9em]Night Penang Hill Penang Hill with
[size=0.9em]the Indian quarter of Georgetown
[size=0.9em]This is a photo and a few pictures below - Beach Street, a grand European Street Georgetown
[size=0.9em]Georgetown at the end of the 19th century, the picture of the Penang Museum, there will also be a separate post to
[size=0.9em]the former mansion of the rich European and Chinese families in , are on its outskirts, some are used as hotels and restaurants, some are in poor condition, and some are still living descendants of the owners
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Post time 3-9-2013 06:49 AM
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Post time 3-9-2013 11:51 AM
