The Romancing Night of Chap Goh Meh

 Chap Goh Meh! "A Festivals Of Romance"The Romancing Night of Chap Goh Meh  On the 15th day of Chinese Lunar year, Chinese community in Penang celebratedChap Goh Meh. According to legend, this fascinating festival tells a story of a lonelyyoung man who during his first outing saw one of the most beautiful women his sights ever laid on. He was immediately enraptures by her stunning looks.Despite the excitement and exhilaration pounding...

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Chinese New Year Festivals

Chinese New Year Festivals  History of the Chinese New Year The Chinese observe many festivals, some religious and some secular. The most important celebration however is the Spring Festival, more commonly known today as the Chinese New Year. According to experts, the Chinese Lunar New Year is the longest chronological record in history, dating from 2600BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the zodiac....

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Penang Dragon Boat Race

Penang Dragon Boat Race  About 100 years ago, large clans of sea-faring migrants from China settled along the foreshores of Penang island, building pier houses on the fringes of George Town. Many of these humble coastal plank settlements, like the old Bang Liaw jetty in Weld Quay, still exist till today, housing scores of fisher-folk families just as they did many decades before. During the early period, every year on the fifth day...

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Rope Walk Taman Selat, Butterworth Pulau Pinang

Rope Walk Taman Selat, Butterworth Pulau Pinang  Location: Taman Selat, Jalan Selat (Jalan Pantai), Butterworth, Penang 12000, Malaysia  Rope Walk Taman Selat is located near the bus station, train station and the ferry pier Penang and this facilitates visitors to use public transport to visit. Rope Walk Taman Selat same like Rope work Lorong Kulit. An antique market. ...

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Penang Flea Market -Lorong Kulit

Penang Flea Market -Lorong Kulit Lorong Kulit - A ragbag and jumble of odds and ends Love it or loathe it, Penang flea market at Lorong Kulit has gained quite a reputation among Malaysians and tourists alike. Whether or not the Penang flea market is similar to (or different from) other flea  markets around the world is a matter of  personal opinion but it definitely fits in with the description above, which was...

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Seberang Jaya Hospital (HSJ)  Seberang Jaya Hospital (HSJ) has been built to meet the demand of around Seberang Jaya. It has prompted the government to begin construction of this hospital in October 1991 to provide health services to the population of seberang Jaya and Seberang Perai. The hospital was built in strategic locations in Seberang Perai Tengah. Where its position near the North South Expressway (PLUS) and Butterworth Kulim...

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Beach: Pantai Kerachut

Pantai Kerachut      Undisturbed, unspoilt and tranquility is what best to describe Pantai Kerachut. Located at the north-east of Penang Island along the Muka Head cape, it is one of six beaches in Penang National Park.   This relatively unknown place is normally frequent by locals who went there to explore the lush greenery of Penang National Park and to camp at the designated campsite near the beach. Lately, more...

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Beach: Pasir Panjang

Pasir Panjang, Pulau Pinang. Pasir Panjang is a stretch of sandy beach in Balik Pulau, on the southwestern tip of Penang Island, facing the Straits of Malacca. Once Pasir Panjang was just a quiet fishing hamlet, with a handful of fisherman's huts. Today, the huts were gone, taken over by Kem Bina Negara, an outward bound camp.   A winding hill road leads towards the beach of Pasir Panjang. The place is mostly frequented by...

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