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t might surprise you that
the families living in these
houses aren’t required to pay
any kind of land tax because...
they don’t live on the land.
The best time to visit the Clan Jetties,
and Chew Jetty in particular, is
during sunset when you can relax
on the wooden bridge and watch the
sparkling jade sea with fishing boats
under the yellow orange sun beams.
STREET ART IN
THE GEORGE TOWN
George Town was officially
recognized by UNESCO as a world
cultural heritage on July 7th 2008.
Strolling down its small streets on
a cool afternoon to look at the old
houses and graffiti art is one of the
most exciting experiences in Penang.
This is also the most checked-in
place. Tourists take photos of the 3D
paintings all over the place. The locals
should be commended for their good
nature as strange people gather to
take pictures in front of their homes.
When traffic jams occur, cars even
stop to wait for visitors to finish their
shots instead of honking.
Strolling down
streets to look at
the old houses and
graffiti art is one
of the most exciting
experiences. they
tell stories about
the customs and
cultural treasures
of the George Town
There are two main forms of Street
Art in George Town: 3D paintings
and steel rod caricatures which the
“Marking George Town” map at the
airport introduces. However, there
are some statues and sculptures not
mentioned on the map; so whether
you can discover them or not is up to
your luck.
They all tell stories about the
customs and cultural treasures
of the George Town. If you seek
something weird and ridiculous,
then check out the Cheating
Husband- a steel-rod sculpture
installed on the wall of a house
facing Love Lane. The image of a
corpulent man escaping from his
wife will have you laughing out
loud. Meanwhile the “Too Narrow”
on Lorong Soo Hong Street
describes a riskshaw driver who
is driving so fast he drops his two
passengers, and the Rope Style on
Jalan Pintal Tali evokes Rapunzel
whose hair was braided into rope.
Or you can challenge yourself to
find the “101 Lost Kittens”. As
the name reflects, the Thai artist,
Natthapon Muangkliang, along with
Louise Low and Tang Yeok Khang
from Malaysia have hidden 101
kittens in a collection of 12 artworks
throughout Georgetown. Aiming to
raise awareness about lost pets, the
collectio n consists of Skippy Comes
To Penang, Please Care & Bathe Me
on Armenien Street Ghaut, Cats &
Humans Happily Living Together
on Cheah Kongsim, and more.
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