The Blue Mansion, George Town, Penang, Malaysia - #BeautifulSunday and #SublimeSunday :)
This is my entry for the #BeautifulSunday challenge, initiated by @ace108. Thanks, my friend!
And I'm also posting today inspired by #SublimeSunday, a tag from @c0ff33a! Thanks!
Today I'm writing about a special place: the Blue Mansion, in its original name called “Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion”, located in George Town's UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Penang, Malaysia.
#malaysiatrulyasia
The Mansion owes its most popular name due to its wonderful índigo blue color. Today, is a boutique hotel, the one I choose when traveling, as a solo traveler, this absolutely must-visit heritage place when one travels to Malaysia.
It was built by Cheong Fatt Tze, a Chinese merchant at the end of the 19th century, and its exquisite and rich architecture, all made of noble materials, is a mix of Chinese and Western styles. Features of the house include Gothic windows, Chinese cut and paste porcelain work, Stoke-on-Trent floor tiles made of encaustic clay in geometric pieces all shaped to fit a perfect square, Glasgow cast iron works, and Art Nouveau stained glass Windows. Also, the mansion was originally built under the principles of Feng Shui.
It was restored and know is a heritage building protected by the Government, and a museum open to visitors, but guests can visit it for free, with a tour guide, which, of course, I did.
In the tour, I learned that the Mansion has been featured in various movies, like the Oscar-winning French film "Indochine" starring Catherine Deneuve, "The Red Kebaya", "Road to Dawn", "3rd Generation" and the critically acclaimed "The Blue Mansion" (
Wow! Isn’t it amazing? I’d never guessed I would be visiting any places that served as movies sets locations during my travels around the world! (see this last post for more: https://steemit.com/beautifulsunday/@nolasco/all-movies-that-were-filmed-in-ait-ben-haddou-ouarzazate-morocco-beautifulsunday-and-sublimesunday)
The museum exhibits some materials used in the building and in the restoration, as well as some antiques, pieces of decoration and outfits that Cheong Fatt Tze and his wife wore in special occasions.
I also learned that the merchant created his own wine brand, also a surprise for me, as Chinese are not, as far as I knew, traditionally known in the winery business. Well, now, the winery he created is among the 10 largest wineries in the world!
He was a man much ahead of his time, a fortune seeker that built an empire: he also invested in banks, glassworks, cattle, and textile. As his empire grew, Cheong began operating steamships, eventually inaugurating a trans-Pacific shipping line between China and the United States.
Original text, based on the sources (and some excerpts): Wikipedia and https://www.cheongfatttzemansion.com/
All photos were taken by me.
I hope you all enjoyed the visit :)
Thanks, @ace108 and @c0ff33a :)
Have a great Sunday, my friends!
Hippiesoul @nolasco
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Thanks, my dear Pix!
Excellent post, Isabel... That looks fantastic. It's si nice that it has been converted to a hotel. This gives travellers a chance to stay closer to History. Well done.
Thanks so much for your appreciation! It's indeed a beautiful place! have a wonderful Sunday!
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This is a beautifully preserved building, glad they've kept so many original features.
Indeed! I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for passing by and give me the chance of meeting you!
Now I'm following you, that's it :).
A lovely place of history. These looks like the setting of a drama made in Singapore about the nonya and baba.
Thanks, sweetie. True... and now that you say... just check out this I found there too.
Oh, you always show me the most amazing architecture! I love that the museum is free of charge!
Simply fabulous!
Thanks, sweetie! It's free for guests, which was good for me as I was a guest ;). The most beautiful place to stay and the breakfast was perfect! Xoxo!
I love all the photos but still, the second is my favorite! Well done!
Thanks, sweetie! This was also on my bucket list! George Town, I mean!
Looks like you have a very long bucket list.
I do! I'd love to go everywhere... I guess I have to start to quit some, I'm no longer a young person... let's see... ;)
This post is just incredible, I love all the detailed photo's such an amazing place and you captured some perfect shot's of it - I adore 3 and 4 from the outside perfect.
So much information and detail, it's like I have been there. And perfect for #SublimeSunday - so wonderful thank you so much for sharing this.
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I'm the one who is grateful, my dear! I hope I can get your recognition in future posts! I'm happy you liked it, how awesome! Thanks so much for your comment and reward!
What a stunning place thank you for sharing , it was a pleasure to see.
Thank YOU :)). My pleasure, thanks for passing by!
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