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This is a Chinese meeting house/temple. The Khoo clan, who immigrated from Hokkien province in China, acquired this spot in 1851 and set to work building row houses, administrative buildings, and a clan temple around a large square. The temple here now was actually built in 1906 after a fire destroyed its predecessor. It was believed the original was too ornate, provoking the wrath of the gods. Leave a Comment Phone: +60 4 2614609Directions: nestled amongst the little streets in town.. the entrance is just off lebuh cannon.. near the malay mosque..
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One of the most visited clanhouses in Penang is Khoo Kongsi. A clanhouse under the family surname of Khoo.
Traditionally, Chinese practises ancestor worship. Here, you will see wood tablets with engraved Chinese characters of famous sons of the Khoo clan members on the altar in one of the side rooms.
There is an traditional theatre stage located opposite the clan temple.
The main room of the temple is a living room with a private back room as well as two side rooms. The temple roof has intricate designs of mythical animals. The temple columns has impressive stone carvings.
During the Chinese New Year period, this courtyard is often open for festivities and outdoor performances.
On other days, there is now an admission charge of RM5 for adult and free for children under 12 years. This has reduced the number of local visitors.
Worth visiting for any first timers. Phone: +60 4 2614609Directions: nestled amongst the little streets in town.. the entrance is just off lebuh cannon.. near the malay mosque..
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The forefathers of the Khoo family who emigrated from South China built it as a clan-house for members of the Khoo family. It was burnt down in 1894 and some believed that it was due to its resemblance to the Emperor's palace. A scaled down version was later built in 1902. The building features a magnificent hall embellished with intricate carvings and richly ornamented beams of the finest wood bearing the mark of master craftsmen from China.
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Kongsi in my travelogue Leave a Comment Phone: +60 4 2614609Directions: nestled amongst the little streets in town.. the entrance is just off lebuh cannon.. ..
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Welcome to the Little Forbidden City of Penang ...its magnificent carvings and setting will bring you to the era of Middle Kingdom ... Leave a Comment Phone: +60 4 2614609Directions: nestled amongst the little streets in town.. the entrance is just off lebuh cannon.. near the malay mosque.. entry is RM 5 per adult
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Penang's most famous historic monument is one of the foremost examples of South Chinese building arts and crafts from the early 20th century. The present Khoo family ancestral temple was built in 1906. The most lavish of family temple that exists in Asia. Khoo kongsi historic complex consists of a magnificent ancestral temple, a theatre, an association building and rowhouses surrounding a granite-paved square. At first the rowhouses were built by various branches of the clan for their immediate relations. for your knowledge, this historical place was a filming location for the movie "Anna and the King". Jodie Foster complimented the trustees for "a good job in preserving such a marvelous historical building" Leave a Comment Phone: +60 4 2614609Directions: nestled amongst the little streets in town.. the entrance is just off lebuh cannon.. near the malay mosque..
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Khoo Kongsi was built by the Khoo family who migrated from China to Penang in eighteenth century. The building has a hall embroidered with obscure carvings and luxuriously decorated beams of the premium wood. Leave a Comment Phone: +60 4 2614609Directions: nestled amongst the little streets in town.. the entrance is just off lebuh cannon.. near the malay mosque..
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Interesting amazing place, the Khoo Khongsi. It is a "clan house", a palace built by the members of a powerful and rich chinese family, and it is also venerated by the locals as a temple.
It has been built first in the 19th century, it burned down after a few years and it has been rebuild in 1902 and renovated a few decades later.
From the outside it is nothing special, but the interiors are sumptuosly decorated. Leave a Comment Directions: Penang downtown
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The building of this ornate temple was commissioned by the Khoo clan, which migrated from China in the late 18th century. Hundreds of Chinese artisans were transported to Penang to help transform the temple with intricate carvings and exquisite sculptures. The clan temple underwent a RM4.2 million restoration between 1999-2001.
Opening hours:
9.00am to 5.00pm - Mondays to Fridays
9.00am to 1.00pm - Saturdays Leave a Comment Phone: +60 4 2614609
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Being few in number during the early colonial period between the late 18th century to the early 20th century, the various chinese "dialects" from their respective chinese provinces saw the need for a common place of congregation and for the veneration of their deities and ancestors in a foreign land. In addition, there arose a need for temporary accommodation for their newly arrived kinsmen. Hence, the clan houses were built. Over the subsequent decades as a number of clan members grew wealthy in the Straits Settlement (the British colonies of Penang, Malacca and Singapore), the aging clan houses were renovated. The classical designs mirrored the new found wealth of the Straits Chinese.
Khoo Kongsi is the clan house of the Khoo clan. It was recently restored to its past glory. Phone: +60 4 2614609Directions: nestled amongst the little streets in town.. the entrance is just off lebuh cannon.. near the malay mosque..
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If I understood correctly (from a local visitor) each decorated piece of wood in this altar represents the most important members of the family (who owns the Khoo Khongsi) in the last two centuries. Leave a Comment
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