Cheah Kongsi

No. 8, Lebuh Armenian,10200, George Town,Pulau Pinang,Malaysia

Phone : +604 261 3837

The first thing visitors see when they visit  Cheah Kongsi are columns topped with British-style ‘lion head’ statues that support a large balcony with intricate iron railings. Topping it is a sweeping roof decorated with intricate Chinese and Dutch porcelain and stucco carvings of dogs and lions.
Though there is no entrance fee and you are free to wander around at leisure, it is considered polite to obtain permission from the office within the compounds.
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Cheah Kongsi,  the first of Penang’s five great Hokkien clan houses is the temple for the Cheah clansmen in Penang. It resembles the grand temples and palaces usually seen in China.

The Cheah Kongsi Temple is a two-storey building. The ornate building is the only clan house in Penang that fuses Malay, traditional Straits Chinese and European design. The main prayer hall is on the upper floor of the main building. This is flanked on both sides with auxiliary halls and storage chambers.

The main prayer hall of the Cheah Kongsi Ancestral Temple is composed of three alcoves with altars set before them. A cistern hangs in front of the main altar, which is for the veneration of Kong Hooi Seng Ong in the middle altar, Tua Pek Kong and Tai Say Yeah on the left altar, and Hock Haw Kong on the right altar.

Inside the temple,the temple’s 183-year history, several pieces of original furniture and artefacts are exhibited.

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Visiting hours : 09.00AM to 05.00PM (Mon – Fri). 09.00AM – 01.00PM (Sat) Sunday closed

Entry fee : Free

Getting there : Take the Rapid Penang Bus Nos. 10, 103, 301, 302, 308, 401 or U502 to Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, walk down the road to the junction of Lebuh Armenian, then turn left. Cheah Kongsi is on the left side of Lebuh Armenian, about 60 meters from the junction.