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Melaka:
St. Paul's Church - There is a staircase in the Dutch city. Climb up to St. Paul's Hill, where St. Paul's Church is located. In 1521, a Portuguese general, DUARTE COELHO, built a chapel here, which he hoped would be the most advanced Catholic church in the city. When the Dutch took over Malacca, it was renamed St. Paul's Church. CHRIST Church was built in 1753 and St. Paul's was abandoned. Later, the Dutch changed it into a cemetery for the burial of famous people. There is a tomb of St. Francis in St. Paul's Church, and he often visited this chapel during his lifetime. He was buried here in 1553 and his remains were later moved to GOA in India. A marble statue of St. Francis was erected here to commemorate his stay and contribution more than 400 years ago. Standing on the church on the hill, you can overlook the entire city. You can also see many distinctive Dutch tombstones here.
THE STADHUYS Dutch Town - Located on the city square, this Dutch town has thick wooden doors, dark red walls and wrought iron hinges. It is the most important relic left by the Dutch colonial rulers. . Built between 1641 and 1660, the Dutch Town is considered the oldest Dutch building in the Eastern world. It is one of the finest examples of Dutch bricklaying and carpentry skills. The entire building is painted orange-red and has always been the official residence of the Dutch Governor. Today, the Dutch city contains the Malacca History Museum, the Ethnographic Museum and the Literary Museum.
Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum - Straits Chinese or Baba Nyonya are descendants of Chinese aristocrats who have absorbed Malay culture. On Guo Chen Zhen Lu Road, there is a row of 19th-century Straits Chinese shophouses and ancient houses. It is like a small Baba and Nyonya museum. These Baroque-style buildings are typical homes of wealthy Chinese. The long house is very spacious inside and has a patio inside, which allows sunlight and rainwater to enter the house. The heavy wooden furniture is made of Chinese mahogany, and its design combines Chinese, British Victorian and Dutch styles. Some furniture features rich mother-of-pearl inlays with blooming cherry blossoms and various birds. The ceramics in the house were specially imported by these Strait Chinese people from Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces upon request.
Cheong Hoon Teng - This temple was built in 1646 and is the oldest Chinese temple in Malaysia. There is an inscription inside the temple to commemorate the Ming Dynasty ambassador General Zheng He's first visit to Malacca.
There are many heavy wooden doors in Qingyunting. The roof of the temple is decorated with Chinese mythical animals made of glass and clay. The decoration inside the temple is equally solemn. The main worship hall houses three altars, one each for Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. All building materials and craftsmen are imported from China.
Sanbao Temple - Sanbao Temple is located at the foot of Sanbao Mountain. This temple was built for Zheng He. Later generations have worshiped this Ming Dynasty ambassador as a god. This temple was built in 1795.
Penang:
The Fort Cornwallis in Old Guan Chai Kok, commonly known as the Fort, is undoubtedly one of the oldest buildings in Penang and a symbol of Penang’s history since the British colonial era. point of origin.
217 years ago, after signing a treaty with the Sultan of Kedah to cede Penang Island, Colonel Wright of the East India Company led his sailors to land at what is now Guanzijiao on August 11, 1786. He officially declared Penang Island to be Prince of Wales Island, and named the rapidly developing town George Town in memory of King George III of England at that time.
In order to defend against threats such as the Netherlands, France, and pirates, the East India Company built a four-pointed star-shaped fortress at the sharpest corner. The original Muzha Fort was built after Ms Nibong Palm and was named Fort Cornwallis after the then Governor-General of India, Lord Cornvalis. In 1793, relying on the importation of Indian prisoners, Wright rebuilt a brick bastion exactly like the original one.
When we are on the flat ground, it is actually difficult to see what is special about the bastion. Only when we look down from a height can we understand the shape and significance of the bastion.
The so-called bastions are port fortresses built by imperialists in the colonial era for maritime trade. The most basic one is a square shape with protruding corners at the corners to hold cannons. It looks like a star in plan view.
Fort Cornwallis belongs to this basic type. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. In its early years, Fort Cornwallis was also the military and administrative center of the East India Company, with arsenals, barracks, offices and chapels inside. Now only the warehouse and chapel remain. Surrounding Fort Cornwallis, there was originally a ditch 27 feet wide and 6 feet deep. There are approach bridges on the east and west sides connecting the fort gate. Since the end of the Anglo-French conflict in 1816, Fort Cornwallis has lost its military defensive significance. Later, it was set aside as George Town developed. In 1923, the ditch was filled up into a lawn, and the southern part was turned into a parking lot after the war.
In 2005, the National Museum tried to excavate on all sides of Fort Cornwallis and restore a section of the ditch, but it no longer contained water. As an important historical relic in Penang and even Singapore and Malaysia, Fort Cornwallis was among the first batch of buildings designated as a national monument in 1977. Strangely, however, the authorities built an incongruously modern amphitheater on the fort's drill ground.
It was still privatized in the 1990s and went through a period of very inappropriate management.
The street of Wright Street starts from the intersection of Turku Street, Fortress Road and King Edward Place. It is also the location of the old Guanzijiao Clock Tower and Circle.
The old Guanzijiao Bell Tower we see now is not very old as many people think. It was actually established in 1902 at the beginning of the 20th century, so it is exactly 101 years ago.
1897 coincided with the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne, and all British colonies held grand Diamond Jubilee celebrations. In order to commemorate the event forever, according to Kuang Guoxiang's Penang Notes, the local government specially instructed Penang's wealthy gentry Zheng Jinggui and Xie Zengyu to build a large bell tower.
The 48-year-old millionaire Xie Zengyu came to take charge of his own affairs. However, this matter was delayed until 1900 before the contract was signed. When the bell tower, which cost 35,000 yuan, was completed and handed over to the local government in 1902, Queen Victoria had already passed away. (See Penang Past and Present 1786-1963).
Tse Zengyu Taiping is the son-in-law of the wealthy businessman Hu Taixing Taiping. He is not only a wealthy man in Penang Island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but also the owner of a large garden. He also has good calligraphy skills and is known for his "big characters" Famous. It's a pity that the clock tower did not leave his handwriting, but only engraved with English fonts, "This Clock Tower was Presented to Penang by Cheah Chen Gok Gsyn is commemoration of her Mejasty Queen Victoria\'s, which means that this clock tower was presented to Penang by Cheah Chen Gok Gsyn as a gift to Penang. Commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria—1837-1897."
The clock tower is 60 feet high, symbolizing Queen Victoria’s 60 years of reign. The appearance of the clock tower is divided into 4 floors, each floor has a different facade treatment, and the plane is reduced layer by layer. The ground base is an octagonal plane. The side facing Tuku Street is square, with a splayed staircase at the door. The second floor is actually two floors, with semicircular terraces protruding on all sides in the middle, the bottom of the terrace tapered, and the windows equipped with horseshoe arches. The third floor is also a square with a large clock on each side. The top roof repeats the octagonal plane, with eight short columns supporting a green onion roof with eaves protruding from the base.
This Colonial-Mogul or "Raj" style was obviously influenced by the architecture of government buildings in Kuala Lumpur at that time, such as the High Court (The Sultan Abdul Samad). It was an attempt to combine Indian Islamic architecture with European classical architecture in order to reflect the color of Islamic regional politics. However, there is only one row of public buildings in Penang. Others still follow the neoclassical route.
Because of the unique shape of the bell tower, it stands alone and forms a beautiful urban landscape with surrounding forts and government buildings. Since its completion, it has not only become one of the landmarks of George Town, but also the most popular postcard. Love taking in the scenery. Only the changes around it after the war gradually eclipsed it. In the 1980s, as soon as the huge building of the Malay Chamber of Commerce was built, the clock tower was dwarfed and reduced to a tiny thing.
Painted in light orange, the onion tops are silver. In the 1970s, the building body was painted yellow with a white border, and the onion tops were also painted yellow. In the 1990s, the building was repainted with light gray background and white frame. In the past month, the clock tower has been repainted, and the top of the onion is painted a frivolous bright orange.
In fact, if you compare the postcards of the bell tower when it was first built around 1905, you can see that it has been repainted in many incorrect colors. The original building was gray-white, and the second floor seemed to be a light red brick color. The top of the green onion is black!
Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram, a temple built in the 19th century, is located on Cheshui Road. The Buddhist temple is a fusion of Chinese, Thai and Burmese architectural styles, and is gorgeous and intricately crafted. The temple houses a 33-meter-long reclining Buddha statue, which is the third largest in the world, second only to the giant Buddhas in Myanmar and Thailand.
The Penang Snake Temple was built in 1873. It was originally a Qingshui Master Temple named "Qingyunyan". The name Snake Temple comes from the fact that after the temple was built, several green snakes came to live in it. Whenever Patriarch Qingshui celebrates his birthday, countless green snakes pour into the temple from the back mountain, creating a spectacle. Therefore, the "Snake Temple" is famous all over the world. The Snake Temple is 3.2 kilometers from Penang International Airport.
The former residence of Zhang Bishi - The former residence of Zhang Bishi, known as the Blue House, was built in 1897 and took seven years to complete. Teo is a Hakka. Unlike his Hakka friends in Penang, who chose to build more fashionable houses, the Blue House was built based on Feng Shui. Craftsmen were introduced in China and materials were imported from Scotland. In the year when construction started, Zhang Bishi was appointed as the Consul General of the Qing government in Singapore, and was also responsible for the affairs of Penang, Malacca and nearby British colonies. Therefore, he often travels between Singapore and Penang. After the completion of the Blue House, he had been promoted to Minister of Commerce and Investigation. Emperor Guangxu had received him and awarded him the title of Chief Minister of Taipu Temple (ranked in the second rank. At that time, the Manchu and Qing official ranks were divided into nine ranks, with the first rank being the highest. County magistrates were ranked in the seventh rank, and state officials were ranked seventh. Among the wealthy Nanyang businessmen who were awarded official titles by the Qing government, several Zhang Bishi had the highest status.
Zhang Bishi is a typical example of the Chinese who became rich at the end of the 19th century, both as an official and as a businessman, combining power and wealth. When Zhang Bishi was only 16 years old, he came to Nanyang from China alone to start his great career. He was appointed by the Qing government of China as the first consul in Penang, consul general of Singapore, minister (equivalent to deputy minister), minister of commerce for inspections of other places, and minister of management and education in Penang. He was locally hailed as the last official of the Qing Dynasty. When he passed away in 1916, he was so prominent that the British government flew flags at half-mast in his honor. Zhang Bishi is very talented in learning languages. In addition to various Chinese dialects prevalent in Nanyang, he can also speak English, Dutch and Malay. In his later years, he often wore Western clothes and occasionally ate Western food. Although the appearance of the Blue House is very Chinese, the interior furnishings are a fusion of Chinese and Western styles, reflecting the combination of Chinese and Western styles.
Colin Mosque - Located on Coconut Foot Street, Colin Mosque is the oldest and largest mosque in Penang. The mosque was built in 1883. It was originally square with a gallery and a sloping roof. It was later expanded. In 1926, architects donated and hired by Muslims and Hindus painted it in Moorish architectural colors. The Kolin Mosque is named after the leader of the Kolin tribe in southern India. The leader was an Indian mercenary who followed French Wright. The mosque's milky white appearance and golden dome are even more distinctive.
Marianman Hindu Temple - This ancient Indian temple located on Queen Street was built in 1833. It has a traditional southern Indian Dravidian architectural style and is the earliest Indian temple built in Penang Island. The entrance to the gate and the four walls are all decorated with exquisitely crafted statues of gods, which are vivid and lifelike. The temple is magnificent and houses many statues of Hindu gods, among which the statue of Subramalam is the most eye-catching. It is decorated with gold, silver, diamonds and emeralds and is a valuable treasure.
There is a high tower at the entrance of the temple, which is engraved with various figures with vivid shapes and brilliant colors, which is magnificent. Every Thaipusam festival, believers carry the statues on floats through the streets.
Kedah:
KU DIN KU MEH - ANAK BUKIT was born in Kedah in 1848. He became the warden of Kedah at the age of 14. In addition to being a Malay and Thai writer, Ku Din was also the author of a law book in 1894. In 1897, Sultan ABDUL HAMID HALIM SHAH of Kedah appointed Kudin as the Supreme Commissioner of SETUL. At that time, Sedu, Kaying and Phuket were all within the Kedah district under Thai jurisdiction. Because of Guding's political, economic, agricultural and educational development in Sedu, he is known as the father of Sedu's creation. In 1902, Guding began to be known as King Sedu and was allowed to use the title TENGKU BAHARUDDIN BIN TUNKU MEH. In 1909, under the Treaty of Bangkok (PERJANJIAN BANGKOK), Sedu was included in the territory of Thailand. During Guding's management, Sedu Port had close trade relations with Penang and Ragoon. Guding itself also has several ships exporting bird's nests, wood, coconuts, etc. from southern Thailand to Penang Island. Gooding later married a Penang woman, and their office and home were on Penang Lu Road. The government of Siam (now Thailand) retained Kudin's authority until his retirement in 1916. Guding died in 1932 and was buried in Sedu.
Guding has a diary of his political career in SATUN. This handwritten record is recorded in Javanese and is now stored in the National Archives in Bangkok, Thailand.
Wayong Street Cathedral - After arriving in Penang in 1786, Wright introduced the first batch of Roman Catholics from the port of Kedah to settle. These descendants of Europeans who intermarried with Burmese or Siamese people had previously moved from Phuket to Kedah due to political persecution. The cathedral was founded by Father Garneau in 1786. In 1857, it moved from Church Street to Huayong Street. The building next to the current church was built by Father Manisu. In 1861, the church could accommodate 1,200 people. After it was elevated to the Episcopal Diocese of Penang in 1955, the cathedral was renovated and renovated to welcome Penang's first bishop, Father Kanan Mongsignor Francis Chan. In the past, believers gathered in the Lorong Argus area behind the church building, but now there are only a few left. Among them, one building is a British-Indian mixed-style house built in the 19th century.
In fact, there are really countless historical buildings in Malaysia. Take a look for yourself!
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