Pinang Peranakan Mansion

The famous Pinang Peranakan Mansion at 29, Beach Street, 10200 Penang, Malaysia is on the right. This grand ancestry temple pictured here, now adjoining the mansion, was once the site of Ghee Hin clan headquarters around the end of the 19 Th century. This was the meeting place used by gang members of Ghee Hin to plan and execute there activities. Rival gang members caught are supposedly silenced and their dismembered bodies dumped into a well behind this ground that once leads directly to the open sea linked by a canal.

The well can still be seen at the rear courtyard but the canal is no longer there due to developments over the century. Who knows, what lies buried below this ancestry temple and what stories it may hold.

When this grand doors was first opened about 10 years ago, I was one of the first lucky few who had the chance to walked in and felt as though I was being transported back in time. The air was chill and the silence truly mystifying that morning. A life size bronze statue of Kapitan Cina Chung Keng Kwee stands prominently near the altar of ancestry. I was awed by the grandeur and old portraits hanging on the wall. I was shown the well at the rear courtyard and tales of the well's history sent a chill down my spine. Off course, the well was filled with soil over the years it was closed to all.



After walking out that morning, restoration works that lasted a few years began shortly after on the ancestry temple and mansion built by Kapitan Cina Chung Keng Kwee. Private acquisition and restoration work costing more than RM7.0 million is now showcased as Pinang Peranakan Mansion. A heritage site for visitors, special events, exclusive dinner function and shooting location for film producers.

For more details on the location, visiting hours, admission fee, etc please visit: http://www.pinangperanakanmansion.com.my/