Widely
known as the Pearl of the Orient,
Penang is one of Asia's most famous islands. Its
natural beauty and exotic heritage have been attracting
curious visitors for centuries.
Travel
guides have referred to it as "a place of
mysterious temples and palm-shrouded beaches",
while literary giant Somerset Maugham is known
to have stayed on the island and spun tales about
the romance of the white planter in South-East
Asia.
Penang today is very much an amalgam of the old
and the new – a bustling port, a heritage
city and an industrial base. Perhaps it has more
to offer per square mile than any other place
in the world. For sheer variety of locales, cultures
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In
it's capital Georgetown, modern skyscrapers
rise from one of Southeast Asia's largest
collections of intact prewar buildings.
Manufactures of sophisticated electronic
goods compete for space with wet markets
and old temples. Where else can you find
a century-old church, a Chinese temple,
an Indian temple, and a Muslim mosque all
within a five-minute walk from one another?
Likewise, tall urban structures stand beside
the red-tiled roofs of Chinatown and "Little
India" is just across the road, while
the Malay kampungs lie on the outskirts.
The seamless melding of the many peoples
of Penang is best reflected in the delicious
hawker foods (available around the clock)
and the adherence to traditions and customs.
Festivals abound throughout the year. |
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Should
one wish to get away from the busy city, the idlyllic
beaches and soothing hills are but minutes away,
while the industrial free trade zone, the "Silicon
Valley of the East", and the international
airport are equally accessible.
Penang
or its Malay name of Pulau Pinang is made up of
a turtle-shaped island, a total of 285 square
kilometers, and a strip of land called Seberang
Prai on Peninsular Malaysia about 48 kilometers
wide.
Since
1985, the island has been joined to the mainland
by the Penang Bridge, one of the longest bridges
in the world. Alternatively, travellers arriving
from the mainland can hop onto the ferry and take
a 20-minute ride across. There are also international
flights that connect directly to the international
airport on the island |
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