| Penang, the Pearl of the Orient, is one of the Asia's | | | | Harmony', where houses of worship representing the |
| loveliest islands which rich of its multi-cultural heritage | | | | world's great faiths of Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, |
| and tradition of Asia. Penang is the second smallest of | | | | Buddhism, Taois and Confucianism stand side by side, |
| 13 states of Malaysia, and George Town is its capital. | | | | testifying to a tradition of peaceful co-existence, which |
| On 7 July 2008, Penang was declared as UNESCO | | | | is hard to find in the world. |
| World Heritage Sites of its multicultural living heritage. | | | | You can also take the Penang free shuttle bus to |
| This multi-cultural tangible and intangible heritage is | | | | explore around the Georgetown. The Georgetown |
| expressed in the great variety of religious buildings, | | | | heritage key attractions include Penang Museum, Fort |
| languages, religious festivals, food and daily life which | | | | Cornwallis, St.George's Church, Goddess of Mercy |
| like a living museum. | | | | Temple, Pinang Peranakan Museum, Kapitan Keling |
| Georgetown has the largest number of pre-war | | | | Mosque, Khoo Kongsi, Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Sri |
| shophouses and buildings of any South East Asian city | | | | Maha Mariamman Temple and more. |
| such as early transitional style shophouse. The | | | | If you would like to stay away from the hustle and |
| populations of Penang consists of equal numbers of | | | | bustle of the city, the emerald green hills and golden |
| Malays( including other peoples from the Indonesian | | | | sandy beaches in Penang is an ideal place to go. Most |
| archipelago), and Chinese (mainly Fujian, Chaozhou, | | | | nature activities are centred around Batu Ferringhi such |
| Guangdong, Hainan dialect groups). The third largest | | | | as Batu Ferringhi beach, Tropical Spice Garden, |
| ethic group are the Indians (mainly Tamil). | | | | Butterfly Farm and Penang National Park. Batu |
| The religious festival celebrates in Penang like | | | | Ferringhi is where popular beach resorts are located |
| Thaipusam isn't just celebrated by Hindus, in fact | | | | like Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Penang, Park Royal |
| people of all races join in the celebrations over the | | | | Penang, and Hard Rock Penang. |
| days. Others cultural performance like lion dance, | | | | Penang welcomes visitors with an unmatched |
| chingay also participates from all races as well. Penang | | | | experience brimful of heritage exploration, shopping, |
| is also world famous for its amazing assortment of | | | | beach idylls, hill trekking, food discoveries and cultural |
| street food or hawker food. Penang foods like Laksa, | | | | delights. You can download the Penang brochure such |
| Char Koay Teow and Hokkien Mee are the most | | | | as Georgetown Penang Map, Penang Food Trail, |
| recommended Penang Foods and top rated as must | | | | Penang Events Calendar, Penang Must Buy Product at |
| eat Penang foods. | | | | georgetown-penang. |
| Take a walk down the one kilometer "Street of | | | | |