16TH DECEMBER 2022 ~ The first attraction visited once I arrived in Georgetown was the Peranakan House. I was there at about 10 something in the morning and I was the first to arrive though.
Depicting the typical home of a rich Baba of more than a century ago, this opulent of those locally acculturated Chinese is recreated in the Pinang Peranakan Mansion to offer a glimpse of their many customs and tradition.
More than just Baba-Nyonya museum, this century-old stately mansion of eclectic design and architecture incorporates Chinese carved wood panels with English floor tiles and Scottish iron-works. Built at the end of 19th century by one of local history's famous personalities, the "Hai Kee Chan" or Sea Remembrance Store had once served as the residence and office of Kapitan Cina Chung Keng Kwee.
~ TEXT FROM THE SIGN BOARD AT THE ENTRANCE/GATE ~
This was the chance to get transported to experience the lives of the rich and famous, when everything in the house was possible with you are filthy rich.
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