Wooden boardwalk with people and scooters

Clan Jetties

Penang, Malaysia

About this place

This is a complete village on stilts above the water where Chinese clans live. In the 19th century many Chinese immigrants came to Malaysia. To enlarge their chances clans were established, so together they could survive in their new environment.

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Coordinates: 5.4128° N · 100.3397° E

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