Penang, Malaysia

Penang Hill

Tips:
Features: The highest point in Penang
Tickets: Yes, ranging from 15 ringgits to 80 ringgits
Ticket office service hours: 6:30AM-10:30PM

Lam cart service time:
6:30AM-8:00AM every 30 minutes
8:00AM-8:00PM every 15 minutes
8:00PM-11:00PM every 30 minutes
(The last train departs from the mountain: 11:00PM)

*Note: Penang Hill Institutional Cable Car will be suspended from January 7 to 12, 2019 for semi-annual maintenance

The highest mountain in Penang is Penang Hill, which is the best place to overlook Penang's panoramic view. It used to be the location of the villas of high-ranking British officials. The soldiers at the foot of the mountain used semaphores to convey important messages. Although it is located in the suburbs, many tourists still come here because of the cool climate and it is an excellent summer resort. If you want to climb to the top of Qishan Mountain, in addition to hiking, you can also choose a more relaxed way, that is, take the cable car.

The cable train was built in 1922. It was originally built for the convenience of British people going to the mountains on holiday. Now it has become a major attraction for tourists. The total length of the track is about 2 kilometers. It is the longest cable car track in Asia and the steepest tunnel track in the world. What's interesting is that the train cars are made of transparent materials, so visitors can easily enjoy the scenery along the way. In addition, there is a beautiful highland garden on the top of the mountain, which is mainly planted with tropical plants and flowers, which is an ideal place for tourists to enjoy the eyes.

Penang Hill

· Penang Mountain, also known as Penang Mountain, is 830 meters above sea level. Clouds and mists will be like a fairyland on rainy days, and when the weather is good, you can see the beautiful scenery of Penang. ·At night, the lights flicker in the city, and the blurred night scene is even more special. It is one of the must-check points when you come to Penang. · Penang Hill has the earliest Swiss-made cable railway system in Asia, and you can see beautiful villas and plants on both sides of the railway along the way. ·There is an Indian temple on the top of the mountain, and an owl museum, which has a variety of strange owl works, which are worth seeing.

Love lane

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Features: tourist gathering place, iron wire mural
Tickets: No
Opening hours: 24 hours

Speaking of it, Love Lane is not a place of interest or historic interest, but a residential area for the local people. Until later, Love Alley gradually became a gathering place for backpackers from all over the world. The alley was surrounded by hotels, cafes, and bars. During the day, you can visit and taste local food near Love Alley, and at night, you can taste a little wine in a bar where foreign tourists gather. , Very affectionate. In addition, there are many iron wire cartoons or murals hidden here, adding a lot of interest to it.

If you want to go back to the origin of Love Lane, it is said that colonists in the past thought that you could see the sea from this lane, and it was a suitable place to see the mountains and the sea and build a love nest together. In fact, the exit of Love Lane is still a short distance away from the Indian Ocean. It is precisely because many westerners settled in Penang. Over time, many local residents are descendants of Eurasian love, and most of the people living in Love Lane are Eurasian.

Love lane

·It is said that colonists in the past thought that they could see the sea from this alley. It was a suitable place to see the mountains and the sea and build a nest of love together, hence the name. ·The alleys are surrounded by small cafes and bars, which are very cozy, and the iron wire cartoons or murals scattered randomly add a lot of fun to this alley. ·Walking slowly with the warm sunshine in the afternoon, here is the best start to experience the slow life in Penang.

Clan Bridge

Tips:
Features: unique cultural monuments
Tickets: No
Opening hours: 9AM-9PM

As early as the 19th century, when the Chinese ancestors came to Penang from China, they chose to live together by surnames, so a surname bridge was built. The bridges are mainly clustered by surnames and clan groups. The longest wooden bridge extends about 500 meters to the sea, and some are shorter, with wooden houses on the left and right. There were originally eight surname bridges in Penang, until 2005, the surname Guoqiao and Pingan bridges were demolished.

As George Town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008, the Clan Bridge has also become one of the important cultural monuments. At present, there are only six surname bridges that tourists can see, starting not far from the ferry terminal, namely Linqiao, Zhouqiao, Chenqiao, Liqiao, Zaxingqiao and Yangqiao. Among them, Zhouqiao is the largest and the most visited tourist attraction.

The Zhouqiao Bridge was built in the mid-19th century and is the largest surname bridge. It was once known as the filming location for the movie "First Love Red Bean Ice". In addition, the bridge people hold the BAITIANGONG ceremony every year on the eighth night of the first lunar month, attracting tens of thousands of people to participate in the feast, making it one of the most lively places in Penang BAITIANGONG.

Surname Lin Bridge is the closest to the ferry terminal, so you can clearly see the bustling pier from another angle.

The bridge surnamed Chen is the longest of the surname bridges, and there is a temple at the end of the bridge. In addition, this is also the best place to take pictures.

Compared with other surname bridges, the surnamed bridge is the most tidy. The two rows of houses facing each other maintain the same architectural style, most of which are covered with new paint, giving people a different feeling. In addition, the wooden bridge surnamed Liqiao is not erected like other surnamed bridges, but horizontally, which has become a major feature.

The bridge of miscellaneous surnames belongs to a special existence in the surname bridge, because the bridge people here come from different surnames.

Clan Bridge

· In the past, Chinese came to Penang and lived on the sea. They built bridges and built houses on them. Because people of the same surname lived on the same bridge, it was called the surname bridge. ·The so-called "bridge" is not a bridge, but a wooden house built on the sea. The surname bridge is like a few small villages, with a strong kampong style. ·The house here is very simple but not crude, with creative murals painted outside the house. Once you enter the bridge of surnames, a rich atmosphere of life comes to your face. ·The life of the residents here is simple and simple, and now the older generation of residents still continue to make a living by fishing. Among them, Zhouqiao is the largest, with about 60 households on the water. Most of these bridges were built at the end of the 19th century.

Overseas Chinese Museum

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Features: Baba Nyonya Culture
Tickets: Yes, MYR 20
Opening hours: 9AM-5PM

Built at the end of the 19th century, the Overseas Chinese Museum is a long-standing Nyonya Museum. It was originally the official residence of Kapitan Zheng Jinggui. Zheng Jinggui traveled to Malaysia to mine tin mines in the 19th century. He was a generation of wealthy Malaysian merchants. Although he was not a descendant of Baba Nyonya, his official residence was a blend of Baba Nyonya and European style architecture, such as Chinese wood carvings, English tiles, European furniture, and There are Victorian ceramics and glass.