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However, if you are planning to travel it's a good idea to double check specific dates and information to avoid surprises. Add to Trip! Most Booked Hotels Rating From. Hatten Hotel Melaka 4. The Majestic Malacca 4. Casa del Rio Melaka 4. Mahkota Hotel Malacca 2. Kings Green Hotel 3. Swiss-Garden Hotel Melaka 3. Hong Kong - May -. I visited Penang this March. My best impression actually is about two Buddhist temples within the urban area but probably even outside the buffer zone -- the Burmese and Thai Buddhist temples just facing each other across a narrow street.
They especially endear me because their presence in Penang add significant claims to this place being a crossroad, not just for the main ethnic groups in today's Malaysia and the country's former colonial rulers, but show Penang as the meeting point of continental and archipelago South East Asia, as where the majority Buddhist and majority Islam zones touch. Malaysia - Jan -. I had been stayed in Penang Island for several years, the old Georgetown is my only favorite place for its nostagic ambient.
There are several issues Georgetown has to confront with after receiving her WHS status. Many haphazard high-rise hotels are sprouting inside the heritage zone to cater for short-term influx of tourists may backfire the goal of heritage listing. Unesco folk has warned Penang government such unplanned development could jeoparize Penang WHS status. Besides, many old buildings are torn down illegally or collapsed naturally to make way for the modern world may turn Georgtown into another dull and boring Chinatown in Singapore.
Melaka river face lifting project has also killed off a traditional tug boat logging industry at the estuary. A heritage link to the past is lost forever.
Indonesia - Nov -. Melaka historic centre is basically a very small area covering with many redish buildings in one part before crossing the bridge, and more 'historic - old' buildings on the other side of the bridge. The combination of west vs east culture is very pronounce.
And some holy places from different believes standing side by side tells us even more on how rich the combined culture is Malaysia - Nov -. For my young kids, the experience is unforgettable since it was not easy to get an opportunity like that again. Brisbane, Australia - Oct -. I'm glad to know that Georgetown have been listed in the Unesco World Heritage list, my hometown which I missed so much. I frequently shout praises for the myriad of cultures and colours found abundant in Malaysian cities, and in particular Penang, to my Australian mates.
I look forward to coming back home for a holiday next year. The first cultural world heritage site of Malaysia is the historic areas of two port cities in the famous straits of Malacca, Melaka and George Town, in my opinion, these two cities are the true examples of global cities influenced by almost every great maritime country in the history; Malay, Indian, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese and English. At first glance, Penang Island was very busy island with lots of traffic, high rise buildings which was a typical image of normal large Asian city, but in the historic quarter, the atmosphere was totally different.
The old area of George Town can easily be divided into two parts, the small colonial district and the very large shop houses area that include china town and little India districts. For the colonial area, there are some nice British colonial buildings, but to be honest, these buildings can not be considered to be outstanding especially if you compared with Singapore's colonial area or other beautiful colonial building of French Hanoi or Thai-adopt colonial style in Bangkok.
The real major draw card for George Town is the shop house area; the shop house buildings can be considered a unique style of architecture in Southern China and Southeast Asia with interesting mix of Portuguese and Chinese and using typical European and Malay arts as decorative motif. For me this is not my first time to encounter this mix and match building style, I have seen such buildings in other Asian cities, so to consider George Town as a unique city is totally impossible.
Interestingly that in ICOMOS document, Singapore and Phuket are used for comparative study since they are both important port cities in the Malacca Straits, and from my experience, the shop houses in those cities are much nicer, more colorful and in good shape than the buildings I saw in George Town. The fact that George Town is able to preserve its very large historic area quite intact making George Town to jump out the pages from others in this particular region.
However, the old quarter of George Town can not be regarded as being a nice old city, restoration is urgently required and the traffic and sanitary standard need to be reorganized especially for the road and pavements in china town area. All in all, George Town is a good example of quite well preserve of bygone colonial era in Asia and need to be visited by all tourists to understand the result of cultural exchange via maritime trade.
The real treasure of George Town is not the old town or its history, but it is the unity of different culture and colorful people that make this city a place to remember and do not try to forget tasting the famous Tam Bun Biscuit, a local delicious delicacy, before you say good bye to George Town. Malaysia - Oct -. When the British established Penang, it was to Malacca's loss, as they took pains to reduce Dutch Malacca's importance. And then, when Penang was found to be too far north to be a strategic port, it was then its loss to Singapore's gain.
The history of these three cities should therefore be considered together. With it - I sinceley hope that Penang will retain and maintain her cultural charm, and not to hollow out her city center like many of the cities around the region. Other than retaining the hardward, it must continue to retain her software - it must have the body and continue the cultural soul. The straits shop houses, the clan association, etc are uniquely to this region, and hope that it will not fall prey any longer to commercialism, like her once sister city down south.
Malaysia - Jul -. Having been a Penangite all my life, this is certainly great news to Penang and its community. To be listed in the Unesco list together with other great sites like Angkor Wat, Borobudor and the Historic City of Ayutthaya is simply a great recognition and deservedly so.
Well, there's a lot more work to be done in preserving these heritage sites but let's rejoice the moment for this long-awaited award. USA - Jul -. Penang always in my heart as I am spiritualism to the place calls Home and it always home. I encourage and promote Penang to co-workers in US and friends all over the world to visit fantastic tourist spot. It is rich of culture and heritage, Penang also a northern hub for business for trade industrial zone and well known as 'silicon valley' of Malaysia.
Beside Penang, Malacca is my favorite place to visit too. Malacca remember me how great of Malay Kingdom that fell down to Portuguese, then Dutch and finally to British.
It tells you the story line where the Malaysia begins. I was born in Penang, and has been working in Malacca for the past 3 years.. This place is full our cultural sites, being Chinese, Indian or Malay. There are historical stroll or trails which is helpful and well plan for vistors. I'm not ashame to let you know that even though we are born around the site there are plenty of places still not explore my me.
Destination Melaka. George Town. Renovations to year-old Chinese temple in Penang's Georgetown cause more damage Settlement on marshland in the midst of George Town Penang set to limit wall murals in heritage zone Regional secretariat. Administrative status. Capital city of the state of Malacca. In this page. Registration Year.
Historical function. Comercial and cultural. Location and site Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca have developed over years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca.
Registration criteria Criterion ii : Melaka and George Town represent exceptional examples of multi-cultural trading towns in East and Southeast Asia, forged from the mercantile and exchanges of Malay, Chinese, and Indian cultures and three successive European colonial powers for almost years, each with its imprints on the architecture and urban form, technology and monumental art. Historical reference Melaka and George Town, Malaysia, are remarkable examples of historic colonial towns on the Straits of Malacca that demonstrate a succession of historical and cultural influences arising from their former function as trading ports linking East and West.
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