The City Bayview Hotel, Penang
Date : 18-21 April 2002

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INTRODUCTION
George Town, Penang boasts one of the largest urban heritage areas in Southeast Asia. Many historic attractions and charming streets are walking distance from your hotel. Special heritage tours have been developed according to certain themes.
Apart from providing an introduction to a historic city, the tours are organized with the following aims in mind: :

A)	to generate exchange and create links between those in the fields of history and cultural heritage conservation
B)	to present the built heritage as a physical record of urban history and a resource for social history, and the in situ urban community as a potential source of oral history
C)	to promote the idea of the city as a potential 'open classroom' for educating children and youth

The tours are being taken by tour guides affiliated with the Penang Heritage Trust. Wherever appropriate and possible, we are arranging for conference speakers or specialist speakers to introduce or remark on certain sites. We hope that the high quality of the participation will ensure meaningful exchanges amongst the participants, guides and speakers.

OVERVIEW OF TOURS

1)	There is a choice of 10 different tour itineraries, however, the maximum number any one delegate can follow is 4 (2 on Thursday, 1 on Friday and 1 on Saturday)
2)	Each tour itinerary is described as follows. Participants who have registered may book their selected tours. Each tour is kept to a maximum of 30 persons per guide.
3)	Bookings will be made on a first come first serve basis for participants (including speakers) who have paid up their conference fees, so please pay up early to ensure you heritage tour booking is reserved.

TOUR ITINERARIES
Coordinated by Teresa Capol (PHT Council Member), Write-up by Khoo Salma Nasution (Hon. Secretary, PHT)

Ten different itineraries are being offered.
INTRODUCTORY TOURS
If this is your first time to Penang or you are not very familiar with George Town, we recommend that you take these tours:
- Museum & Carpenters' Guild
- Historical Enclave
- Little India Spice Trail
- Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
- Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion & Christian Cemetery

SPECIALISED TOURS
These tours have been developed around themes which may be of interest to conference participants.
- Fort & Commercial Waterfront
- Five Great Clans
- King Street Associations
- Suffolk House Tour
- Muslim Heritage Trail

Museum & Carpenters' Guild (Introductory Tour)
The Penang Museum at Farquhar Street has one of the best displays among Malaysian museums, providing an edifying introduction to the social history and cultural heritage of Penang. Collections of special interest are the 'China trade' paintings, Straits Chinese furnishings and old Jawi manuscripts. The Museum itself occupies the former premises of the Penang Free School, the oldest English-medium school in Southeast Asia. The next site is the Carpenters' Guild in Love Lane, partially restored by the Penang Heritage Trust. Besides viewing the collection of ceremonial sedan chairs, the role of the artisans behind Penang's built heritage will be explained. The walk takes us through Muntri Street and Love Lane, in one of George Town's most historic neighbourhoods, with many small guilds and associations. It will also pass Penang Heritage Trust's premises in a former mariner's lodge in Stewart Lane.

Proposed conference speaker* on morning tours only: William Shang (China Trade paintings).


Historical Enclave (Introductory Tour)
Pitt Street is also known as the 'Street of Harmony', for here you find the first Anglican Church in Southeast Asia the St. George's Church, the Chinese Buddhist Kuan Im Temple, the Hindu Mahamariamman Temple and the Captain Kling Mosque (Kapitan Keling Mosque). Further down the same axis along Cannon Street you will find the Tua Pek Kong Temple, the Yap Kongsi and the famous Khoo Kongsi clan temples, and the Malay Mosque, Acheen Street. At 120 Armenian Street is Dr. Sun Yat Sen's base, Tung Meng Hui headquarters and the venue of the Penang Conference to plan the Canton Uprising during the Chinese Revolution of 1911.

Time	: Friday & Saturday evening tours (5.15pm), duration about 2 hours
Physical level	: Extensive walking. The tour will end in Armenian Street, and the guide will suggest some places for dinner. Participants have to make their own way back.
Admission Fee	: RM 3, Fee will be waived for conference participants
Guides	: Elizabeth Chong, Soo Lian

Little India Spice Tour
Clove and nutmeg, highly sought after by the Europeans, were introduced from the Moluccas to Penang in 1794. Once the causes of colonial expansionism, these and other spices are still very much sought after for the dinner table! Little India along Market Street, one of George Town's most vibrant neighbourhoods, is an exciting tour not only for the sights, but also for the street music and smells of incense and spices. The tour takes us past food stalls, saree shops, accessories, joss stick makers, and an old mill grinding chilly at spices, with explanations about ethnic food, spices, trades and lifestyles. The tour cover the Mariamman Temple in Queen Street, a Hindu temple, established by Southern Indians whose livelihood was tied to the port. It will end at a banana leaf restaurant.

Proposed conference speakers: Himanshu Bhatt (Little India), Ramanathan (Mariamman Temple)


Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
Cheong Fatt Tze alias Chang Pi Shih migrated from China to the Dutch Indies and rose from rags to riches to become a capitalist-industrialist with interests in plantations, banking and Penang-Medan shipping. Moving his base of operation to Penang and Singapore, he was appointed a Ching dynasty consul representing the Overseas Chinese. Of his many homes through east Asia, Cheong's favourite was the Penang mansion which boasts 38 rooms, 5 courtyards and 7 staircases. The restoration and adaptive reuse of it was awarded 'Most Excellent Prize', UNESCO Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage Award. Owner-hosted home-stays are now offered. For a preview, see the website : www.cheongfatttzemansion.com

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion & Christian Cemetery
This tour proceeds from the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion (as described above) to the Christian Cemetery, which dates back to the late 18th century. Here, Francis Light, James Scott, David Brown, Reverend Hutchings, James Richardson Logan and other notables lie buried in the shade of frangipani trees. Across the road from that is The Mansion, built to the Italianate tastes of the tin-miner's son Leong Yin Kean. This fine 1920s architectural piece has been restored and reused as a corporate office and restaurant by the sea.

Fort & Commercial Waterfront
The Fort Cornwallis, first built in 1786 and rebuilt in the early 1800s, is Penang's earliest landmark, serving as the fort, base and garrison of the East India Company. It was recently restored by the National Museum. The tour continues along Beach Street, the address of many of Penang's historic banks, shipping agencies, merchant houses as well as department stores like Pritchard's and Whiteways Laidlaws. Penang's early newspapers such as the Pinang Gazette and the Criterion Press also had their addresses here. The ABN-AMRO Bank (formerly Netherlands Trading Society) has moved out, but its building has been restored and is now occupied by Old China Café. Koe Guan Kongsi, the company of the Khaw/Na Ranong family of Penang and South Thailand has a family gallery in its premises. The tour will end at a book café run by a Taiwanese Buddhist Group, housed in a block formerly occupied by Sandilands, Buttery & Co.,

Five Great Clans
In the 19th century, the 'five great' Hokkien clans - the Cheah, Khoo, Yeoh, Lim and Tan - established their kongsis around lower Beach Street. The clan kongsi complex typically consists of a clan temple, office building, granite-paved forecourt with theatre stage and water well, surrounded by rowhouses where the migrant clansmen lived. The kongsi temples themselves are fine examples of southern Chinese architecture with stone carvings, cut-and-paste ceramic shard work, gilded timber carvings and fine mural paintings. The most famous clan complex, the Khoo Kongsi, was recently restored. The kongsis encouraged chain migration from clan villages in China by providing education, housing, capital, social welfare and security to new migrants. Also of special interest would be the identity of the clan leaders as Straits Chinese compradors and leaders of the Hokkien community, their involvement in the 19th century secret societies, and their roles in the trade between Penang, Malacca and Singapore, Sumatra, South Thailand and Burma.

King Street Associations
A number of 19th century Chinese associations are located on King Street, among them, the Chong San and Toi Shan district associations, Cantonese Tua Pek Kong and the Cantonese Wu Ti (God of War), the Hakka Associations and the Baba Kongsi (Poe Choo Seah). The kongsis represent a variety of kongsi architecture. Nearby is the important Kuan Im Temple at Pitt Street (founded 1801) dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy and also Mar Chor, patron saint of the seafarers. The temple is also known as the Kong Hock Keong, run jointly by the Fujian and Cantonese community leaders. The tour will end at Ching Lotus Humanist Space in China Street, a exhibition space and tea house set up by Nan Yang Folk Culture. The gallery is located in China Street in the newly restored former premises of the Cheng Hoe Seah, the town branch of the famous Snake Temple.

Proposed conference speakers: Lim Gaik Siang, Tan Kim Hong (history)

Suffolk House Tour by Laurence Loh
Light's 'Garden house', inherited by his common-law wife Martina Rozell, eventually became the residence of Penang's early Governors. Suffolk House in its prime was immortalized by the paintings of James Wathen, Captain Robert Smith and William Daniell and a few others. Suffolk House fell to ruin after the 1960s, and became the Penang conservation movement's longest-running battle. It is just now seeing the first light of hope with the completion of the initial phase of a government-funded restoration. How and for what should Suffolk House be used once it is restored? Please come on this tour and contribute your ideas.

Time	: Thursday, afternoon tour (3.00pm), duration about 2 ½ hours inclusive of bus travel
Physical level	: Travel to Suffolk House and back by bus. Suffolk House is located on a river bank, so be prepared for a humid outing, building debris and mosquitoes.
Guides and Speaker	: The tour will taken by Laurence Loh, Malaysia's foremost conservation architect and the Deputy-President of Badan Warisan Malaysia (National Trust of Malaysia).

Muslim Heritage Trail
The Captain Kling Mosque on Pitt Street was founded by the Maraikkayar headman of the South Indians in 1801, while the Malay Mosque, Acheen Street, was founded by an Arab merchant-prince Tengku Syed Hussain Al-Idid in 1808. The Captain Kling Mosque is being restored by the National Museum. The historic Muslim community of Penang can be found around these two historic mosques, and the surrounding endowment (waqf) properties. Acheen Street was the center of the Penang-Aceh trade in the 18th and 19th century, as well as the Muslim resistance to the Dutch war on Aceh in the 1870s. Muslim travelers and pilgrims who came through Penang all came to Acheen Street, which was the address of many service-related businesses including leading Malay presses up till the early 20th century. Historical personalities from this area include Shaikh Omar Basheer who issued the fatwa against secret societies, and his son Shaikh Zachariah Basheer who issued the fatwa against boria. The early premises of the Madrasatul Al-Mashoor and other religious schools can be found in this area, as well as sites related to litererary personalities like Ahmad Rashid Talu, one of the first Malay novelists.

Conference speakers: Abdur-Razzaq Lubis,

NOTICE TO TOUR PARTICIPANTS
The tours have been organized for your education and enjoyment. Please observe the following guidelines and be considerate to your guide, the tour registration officer and the other tour participants at all times.

Participants
All participants will be required to register and get your conference tags before taking the tours. Those who show up at the tours without conference tags might be considered non-participants, as it will be difficult for the volunteers to identify you.

Hospitality & Registration Desk
If you are already in Penang by Wednesday, please get yourself registered and pick up your name tags and participants' kits. Alternatively you have to come at 8.30am to register yourself before going on the tour at 9.30am. The hospitality & registration desk will be open at the following times:

Wednesday	: 17 April (2pm - 12pm)
Thursday	: 18 April (8am - 10pm)

Tour Desk
A tour registration officer will be on duty at the hospitality table in the hotel lobby at the following times:

Wednesday	: 17 April (2pm - 8pm)
Thursday	: 18 April (8am - 4pm)
Friday	: 19 April 4pm - 5pm (1 hour before tour departs)
Saturday	: 20 April 4pm - 5pm (1 hour before tour departs)

Complimentary Tours
The Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) is offering heritage tours regularly to visitors and tourists as a means of generating income for the Trust. Although the charge is normally RM 50 per individual for a walking tour, the PHT is offering these tours to Penang Story conference delegates without charge (not inclusive of admissions, meals and own transport back to the hotel).

Payment for Non-Participants
Spouses and companions will have to pay a minimal charge of RM 30 per tour. This amount must be paid in cash half an hour before the tour begins. Children under 12 may participate for free, but must be accompanied by their parents or guardians.

Walking
All are walking trails. Please wear proper walking shoes and bring a bottle of drinking water. Also bring sunscreen, umbrellas, sunglasses, hats, caps for protection from the sun.

Transport
Some of the tours will end some distance from the hotel. Participants can either walk back, take the free city shuttle (where available), trishaw or taxi. Trishaw and taxi fares home will have to be paid by borne by those who take them. You can ask your guide what fares to expect.

Meals
Some tours end up at eating-places, cafes or tea houses. Although the guide may advise on the menu, meals and drinks are at participants' own expense.

Admission Fees.
The following admission fees are to be paid by those taking part in the tour.
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion RM 6 (normal admission fee RM 10)
Sun Yat Sen Penang Base, Nnormal admission fee RM 3 to be paid by non-participants. Free for conference participants (those wearing conference tags).
Penang Museum RM 1
Fort Cornwallis RM 1

Meeting point and tour departures
The meeting point for all tours is at The Lobby, City Bayview Hotel. Please meet here 15 minutes before the tour is scheduled to leave. As it is not fair to keep others waiting, the tours will leave sharply at the appointed time, with or without you.

Detours, leaving the tour early, 'going missing'
While on the tour, please stay with the tour group. If you are leaving the tour because you want to stop and shop, you are tired and wish to return early, or for any other reason, please inform your tour guide. Your tour guide is responsible for the group, and if anyone goes missing, he or she will have to look for you to make sure you are not lost or injured. So please do not inconvenience the guide and the tour group by leaving unannounced.

The organizers reserve the right to reschedule, change the content or cancel any tours as deemed necessary. The organizers will not be responsible for any persons or belongings missing while in the course of the tours. Please remember to thank the tour guides and speakers!