Pinang Peranakan Mansion

Coordinates: 5°25′05″N 100°20′28″E / 5.417999°N 100.341192°E / 5.417999; 100.341192
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Pinang Peranakan Mansion
Straits Chinese Eclectic
Address29 Church Street,
10200 George Town,
Penang, Malaysia
Town or cityGeorge Town, Penang
CountryMalaysia
Coordinates5°25′05″N 100°20′28″E / 5.417999°N 100.341192°E / 5.417999; 100.341192
Current tenantsPinang Peranakan Mansion Sdn. Bhd.
Groundbreaking1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Technical details
Floor count2
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii, iv
Designated2008 (32nd session)
Reference no.1223
RegionAsia-Pacific

The Pinang Peranakan Mansion (

Peranakan heritage. The museum itself is housed within a distinctive green-hued mansion at Church Street, George Town, which once served as the residence and office of a 19th-century Chinese tycoon, Chung Keng Quee.[1]

The mansion contains thousands of

Peranakans in Penang, the mansion has been featured in television series and reality TV shows, such as The Little Nyonya, The Amazing Race and The Amazing Race Asia.[2][3]

History

Chung Keng Quee founded the town of Taiping in Perak.

The mansion itself was formerly named Hai Kee Chan, which means the 'Sea Remembrance Hall' in Penang Hokkien, by Chung Keng Quee, who was the Kapitan China of Perak and one of the richest men in Penang in the late 19th century.[4] He commissioned the construction of the mansion in the 1890s, having bought the piece of land in 1893. The site was formerly used by the Ghee Hin, a Chinese secret society that was a rival of Chung's Hai San. Both societies had clashed in the 1867 Penang Riots, which ultimately led to the decline of the Ghee Hin.

The Straits Eclectic-style mansion, originally painted white, incorporated both European and Chinese designs. A

facade, while the interior contains a number of wide courtyards similar to the Chinese townhouses of the era. Chung also acquired European interior furnishings for his new mansion, such as Scottish cast iron works and Stoke-on-Trent ceramic floor tiles.[2]
These European features were incorporated with Chinese elements, such as the carved wooden panels and screen for the walls.

Inner courtyard

In addition, a temple honouring Chung himself was built next to the mansion. A life-sized statue of Chung still stands inside the temple, which is also adorned with portraits of Chung and his family members.

Peranakan
culture.

Media appearances

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pinang Peranakan Mansion Home Page". www.pinangperanakanmansion.com.my. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ a b II, Administrator. "Pinang Peranakan Mansion". www.visitpenang.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  3. ^ Fang, Ken (26 September 2010). "THE AMAZING RACE ASIA 4, EPISODE 1 RECAP". The Sport's Daily. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ISBN 978-983-42834-7-6

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