Glad you went to Penang, called “The Garden of the East” in the past! You should feel comfortable because Penang has a high % of ethnic Chinese. Many speak local Fujian dialect and Mandarin. Most early Chinese immigrants came from southern China. I am impressed with your excellent English too with little Chinese accent. When you return to China, please tell your people in China to take more interest in knowing ethnic Chinese people in S. E Asia and the history related to early Chinese immigrants there.
Welcome to Penang, Malaysia. I’m from Malaysia and I’ve been following your posts to all destinations in China and abroad. Thanks for your interesting vlog..❤
53 years ago, my friends and I stopped over in Penang on our way to Singapore. It was as wonderfully welcoming then as you have shown it here. There was a feeling of peaceful relaxed calm, and thankfully you have captured the same feeling in your current work. Thank you for bringing back beloved memories.
(overseas) chinese who had emigrated from china about 100+ years ago, have retained much of the pre-20th chinese culture, especially their religious practices
It was only when I landed in Tokyo that I realised how lucky I was in most of SE Asia (and South Korea, where the general standard of English is excellent). It would be almost impossible to speak every language one encounters in Malaysia - as you said, it is a true melting pot - but even in countries which weren't colonised by the British I usually had no particular problem finding English speakers. Malaysia and Singapore are a gift to the traveller like myself who invariably mispronounces even simple phrases - thanks for the video.
I quite agree with you, your title is spot on, a few months ago before Christmas I joined up with two friends from Thailand and we rode our motor bikes down to Malacca stopping for a few days in Penang as one of my co riders had lived and worked there for a few years and wanted to revisit and show us around. It was fascinating and I really enjoyed the visit. I worked in the merchant navy for twenty years and I know I visited Malaysia but I am not sure about Penang, we were only a short time in each port and had to do repairs, maybe we took a water taxi ashore with your old man to have a night ashore it sounds like it had plenty of bars and beautiful girls to entertain us!
I’m Australian, and absolutely loved visiting Penang twice back in 1989 and 90. I love Malaysia as a whole and have been there 8 times in total but Penang and Kota Kinabalu are the places which really struck me. Penang is world famous for its food! That tall building at 20 seconds into the video was the only high-rise in George Town back then.
Hi saw ur trip to penang.. Didn't know that u came to penang.. I will sure to show u around.. Amost watch all ur serial.. Ftom. China to Malaysia.. Hope u come to visit penang again let me know.. Take care... Carry on more wt ur program.
You speak so clearly in English. You made your video even more interesting and simple to understand since you are able to read those Chinese words and explain it in English. I really hope you will come back to Malaysia and explore more smaller towns in Malaysia.
I am Malaysian and just discovered your channel!! I have decided to use some of your cotents to introduce Malaysia and the world to my students in China. Please keep up the great work and travel safe.
@@musthpakamael3742 when 99.99% ppl in the world are saying Penang is food peradize, it means your taste bud have problem, maybe some trash food suit you 😏
Very interesting. I was born and raised in M'sia. Much of the history today is some how a little diluted. The British East India Company helped to build roads, ports, schools and other infrastructure were for their own interest to exploit resources, cheap labour, collecting taxes from the local people. Thank you Little Chinese for refreshing my memory of places in Penang I used to go visiting in my early days. It's a long journey and hard work, appreciate your effort in bringing good story to our front screen and will certainly follow every of your coming new episode in provincial China.
18:14 this is an interesting point! The colonisation left behind systemic racism which still impacts malaysia today, but comparing to the French that didn't really help 'develop' Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia , just caused chaos there ... i guess we got the lesser of two evils?
I visit Penang some 8 years back with my family on our own, second trip indeed, prior to that I joint a packaged tour another 10 years beyond. Penang is really rich in heritage, and I walk the Sun Y S Trail. I covered the similar paths both in Hong Kong and Singapore, but I would rank Penang top. Of the 72 Martyrs in Guangzhou City, the birth place of Modern China, quite a big number came from Penang, Malacca and Singapore. And many mechanics and truckers from Penang help built the highway linking China to Myanmar during the WW2. Great respects to Penang indeed.
Dear Little Chinese Everywhere . Your videos are very charming, I did enjoy very much tour in this episode thank you for giving idea for my next trip. Thumb up,
Hi Yan, how are you? I love your work ❤. I'm from Malaysia, Chinese ethnic, Danny is my name. Round the world in 80 days is not possible after seeing your lovely work. Will see you again.
I have been in Penang more than 10 times. It is a nice town with good food and friendly people. However, traveling there and staying for a few nights is OK, but not for a long time. Thank you for this video to recall my memories
Your videos are so wonderful....you have such a natural style; the editing is fantastic and you take us right into the local culture.....keep up the great work!
If you are in no hurry to return to China, I hope you stay in Malaysia longer. It is a beautiful country with lots to see. People are friendly and hospitable, and the food is fantastic! I enjoyed watching yr video very much. You did a great job! 👍👍🙏🙏
Leong san tong Khoo kongsi clanhouse 龍山堂邱氏宗祠 (a UNESCO heritage) at 18 Canon Square is worthy of a visit. You’d be impressed by its immaculate architectural and artistic finesse. It was one of the filming locations of the movie The King and I ( 周潤發演泰王). Many mainland China’s leaders, including president 胡錦濤， paid it a visit during their visits of Malaysia.
Thanks you for sharing this experience. You are very different to other UA-camrs. You want to share culture and you take the time to learn the details to share. I like your style. It is very watchable.
Welcome to Penang! Your videos are always a joy to watch, very well narrated and pack with so much information together with delightful observations. This video is definitely one of the best ones I’ve seen.
Nice mix of information and footage. As a foreign youtuber your information is quite good and correct compared to other foreign UA-cam/ TikTok travelers. Good job and enjoy the rest of Malaysia!
Doukou drink is very speciality in penang. Whole banana leaf wrap nasi lemak among best way eating nasi lemak....hope more you can explore malaysia.. melaka you also need to go a place where chinese malay relation start 500 years ago
Thank you for your kindness of taking us w/you on this Journey. Your compilation of scenery & country interest are amazingly Beautiful. You’re very talented❤
The lovely place I have ever visited. The people are really charming. The historical George town is blessing to walk. Variety of food makes this place a phenomenal. With the free bus circling in the downtown, I can roam crisscrossing from place to place at ease. Really amazing town! I will revisit again very soon.
Welcome to my hometown, Penang. I like how that guy explaining a piece of history to you. Also you made a good decision coming to Penang 1st because it was a small island but showcasing the whole Malaysia. So it's easy for first timer traveling in Malaysia.
You can find cultural diversity in all larger cities in Malaysia. Many, if not most, historical firsts are found in Taiping. Examples are museum, railroad, prison, Chinese name city, zoo, park, tin mines and whatnot.
Awww I absolutely adore Penang, its rich heritage, multiculturalism, historical buildings and museums, and friendly people! Was super glad I visited Penang (also Phuket and Singapore) over summer as all three have traces of straits Chinese footprints - excellent for research!
I was in Penang two months ago and thankfully, the weather was cooler than I anticipated throughout the three weeks of my stay. One thing I dread about visiting southeast Asia is the hot and humid weather.
@@davidk1415 It has been cool and humid all this month and a big rain every day, but only for an hour or two. High humidity is very good for the skin and hair tho. Penang has the climate that God made us for, not cold or dry.
@@davidrichards1741 I believe Penangites in general would welcome the cool weather. While high humidity is good for the skin, it could have a negative effect on arthritis sufferers. That said, I may have a white Christmas this year. 😀
@@davidk1415 Cold weather like canada is terrible for arthristis and people with that must move from there. I didn't know that bout the humidity tho, which I always dislliked in hot or cold.
The Asian man with the white hair blue shirt sitting in the chair laughing he sort of reminds me of Rutger Hauer the actor that played Roy Batty in the movie Blade Runner
Great content!! I'm going to Malaysia in a week and your videos are filling me with excitement! I love how you are talking to the locals to truly understand the place.
Good content again..very nice. I like it that you always do your research on all the places you visited. Seems, in Georgetown, you missed visiting the Dr Sun Yat Sen museum. Its at 120, Armenian street. Its here that Dr Sun stayed and planned the Dong Meng Hui's uprising against the Qing dynasty in 1911. Also here, Dr Sun started the world oldest Chinese newspaper "Kwong Wah Yit Poh" back in 1910. Meantime, stay safe, looking forward to more vids from you.
What a great description of your travels, thanks for sharing. I appreciate you taking the time to put this together and the level of detail you go to explain things. Even down to the subtitles... amazing. Keep up the great work!
It is so gratifying to see how easily you can get by in Penang with spoken Mandarin; as the man said, it is the only way to benefit from 5000 years of history. I had first seen your video of the communal homes in Fujian and this video demonstrates what an accomplished story teller you are!. You English is crystal clear (did you study in Ireland?) and your use of drone technology is very good. I have subscribed to your channel and yes...another thumb's up.
Hi Yan! In your video journey, you have covered many historical places in Penang..It is wonderful..Thank you. In the past peoples travelled to Penang from Butterworth by boats or ferries.All the ferry had its own names. They are named after the islands in Malaysia..e.g. Penang ferry.😊❤.God Bless.
Sister, it's destiny that I have to write to you again. I spent many months in Georgetown and I simply loved it. I n those days I was a strict vegan and in Georgetown I found some of the best vegan food. In particular, there was a little vegan restaurant which was open in the evening too, which made an incredibly delicious laksha. Everybody told me to try it and I had to queue to get a place (tables are shared). The other restaurants are only open in the morning and for lunch though there are some very expensive restaurants which offer vegan food in the modern part of the city which I didn't enjoy at all. Georgetown is split into two, the old multicultural part and the very modern one. Stay in the old part of town. My hotel was an old colonial bathouse turned into a hotel with huge rooms. I was backpacking on a budget and there are many cheap and clean accommodation with shared bathrooms. My hotel was run by a Chinese family so, as I stayed there many months, they treated me like one of the family and during festivities they gave me a lot of traditional vegan desserts which is supposed to be for good luck. Unfortunately, if you are vegan, Indian restaurants are at risk of contaminating your food with animal products, for some reason they are not vegan friendly though in India I had no problem whatsoever to find vegan food. Better to stick to the many Chinese vegan eateries where the food is fresh, delicious and affordable. There are often self service buffets 😍, where you take whatever you want and the cashier decides the price. Once I put a mountain of food in my plate and the cashier told me I took too much so I replied that I would happily pay extra. Everything was written in Chinese so I couldn't understand but apparently there's a fixed price per portion, anyway the cashier heavily overcharged me for not following the rules. 😜😄😛
No. I ate there many times and that was the only time I got overcharged. They are Buddhist Taoist places so it is their mission to provide healthy, delicious, plant based food. Malaysian people are very honest and the country safe.
Thank you, it's nice to hear that Penang is still so active and friendly. 21 years ago we enjoyed the happy, generous people, the delicious food and of course the rich natural, cultural and artistic creations. Your video makes us want to return...
I'm a Thai guy living in USA, found that your Penang trip is pretty interesting, I went there once long time ago and want to do it again. multicultural elements everywhere there
if you noticed many travel vloggers will suddenly see their videos go viral when they come Malaysia because Malaysian are a very curious bunch of people that like to see what people think of their country 😁 I know of many foreigners who suddenly jump in their subscribers and views after they visited Malaysia and welcome to my hometown !
At the cendol place there are more shops along the street with the signage that says ‘Teochew Cendol’. You can sit in those shops, or even the coffee shop at the corner next to the cendol stall. But that coffee shop is usually very pack.
Thanks for the share. Please do consider doing one video for Singapore. There are similar looking shop houses if you walked down from North Bridge to South Bridge road, then to Chinatown area. 感謝安徽的同胞與世界分享我們南洋風貌，乍看之下還以為您是韓國人，世界因你更綺麗和諧。 Please stay safe and healthy.
Yes my sister you more welcome to Malaysia at Penang Malaysia today and thanks for you by this education video today at Penang my sister because today I am can learn about our country by you today but one time only go there like this place today yes amen amen amen southerantes southerantes southerantes
You are an amazing Ambassador for Malaysia and I like the no frill and spontaneous narratives and enjoyed your documentary which is well researched. Next trip you need to visit Melaka with rich Chinese heritage and probably the first inhabitants who lived in China and was visited by the famous Admiral Cheng Ho. It has the Portuguese, Dutch and British influence due to the lucrative spice trade. Also don’t miss Johor Bahru that has the biggest Teochew population outside China.
So yummy Penang foods 😋 thanks for sharing, and we welcome you and hope you can stay longer to travel to many other places, from hills/ mountain to seasides😅. I'm sure you'll fall in love with our hospitality, food, and similar cultures to mainland China and also the Malays, Indian's, Kadazan.... cultures, too. True Malaysians 😊
Yan, your videos are the best! So interesting, informative, and entertaining, and formatted so well. I love the music you choose for the background in your videos, particularly in this one.
Time 25:26 Baba & Nyonya - From Wikipedia : The Peranakan Chinese commonly refer to themselves as Baba-Nyonya. The term "Baba" is an honorific for Straits Chinese men. It originated as a Hindustani (originally Persian) loan-word borrowed by Malay speakers as a term of affection for one's grandparents, and became part of the common vernacular. What is the meaning of "Nyonya" ? : a foreign married lady. Nyonya (also spelled nyonyah or nonya) is a Malay and Indonesian honorific used to refer to a foreign married lady. "Peranakan" is a conjugated Indonesian or Malay word meaning the descendants of the intermarriage between indigenous people. Baba and Nyonya are a group of Chinese descendants (or descendants of Chinese men and indigenous Southeast Asians women such as Malays) who have a unique position among the Chinese in the ethnic group called Peranakan found in the Malay Peninsula, concentrated in the Straits States, especially in the state of Malacca, Penang in Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore. They can also be found in the country of the White Elephant (Thailand), especially in Tanjung Salang (Phuket) and Rundung (Ranong). However, some of them refuse to admit that they are Chinese but instead claim that they are British citizens and are very proud of this position. Furthermore, they despised the new Chinese immigrants, and had their own clubs that did not allow Chinese immigrants to enter. They call themselves "Baba" or "Peranakan" because their culture, which originates from the traditional Chinese heritage, has elements of Malay cultural influence. The adaptation and diffusion of their culture to the socio-cultural atmosphere in their environment in the past, that is through intermarriage between the Chinese and Malays, is the main reason why the next generations call them "Baba". In terms of followers, most still maintain the traditional Chinese and Buddhist religions, but many have embraced other religions such as Christianity and Islam which are very popular among teenagers. [citation needed] 👇For those interested: ua-cam.com/video/RP9tPYdCf20/v-deo.html
We were there in 2018 and your video has brought back a flood of memories. We went to all the places in your video including inside the Temple of the 1000 Buddhas and the connecting snake temple where we handled docile but poisonous green vipers and had our photos taken supporting a huge python in our arms. We are so excited to be in Malaysia in 3 weeks time and you have certainly whetted our appetite for visiting Penang again. Thanks for the extra detailed information and food tips. We definitely have unfinished business in Penang especially where food is concerned.
Thanks for media-sharing your visit to Penang. I'd like to contribute a historical point please. At 1:01... "The modern history of Penang starts in the 1780s (rather than 1870s)..." Again, thank you for your wonderful video.
Penang was not initially targeted to be a colony. Stamford Raffles disobeyed orders and set up Penang as a trading port to compete with the Dutch. To grow and protect the post, he slowly had to take over the mainland part as this forms the hinterland. There was always the danger of attacks by the Siamese.
. . . that nice gentleman that briefed you on the history ( at the clan Ong ( Wang ) jetty is a dear cousin of mine . compliments to a well narrated and done video ! 👍
Glad you went to Penang, called “The Garden of the East” in the past! You should feel comfortable because Penang has a high % of ethnic Chinese. Many speak local Fujian dialect and Mandarin. Most early Chinese immigrants came from southern China. I am impressed with your excellent English too with little Chinese accent. When you return to China, please tell your people in China to take more interest in knowing ethnic Chinese people in S. E Asia and the history related to early Chinese immigrants there.
Welcome to Penang, Malaysia. I’m from Malaysia and I’ve been following your posts to all destinations in China and abroad. Thanks for your interesting vlog..❤
53 years ago, my friends and I stopped over in Penang on our way to Singapore. It was as wonderfully welcoming then as you have shown it here. There was a feeling of peaceful relaxed calm, and thankfully you have captured the same feeling in your current work. Thank you for bringing back beloved memories.
(overseas) chinese who had emigrated from china about 100+ years ago, have retained much of the pre-20th chinese culture, especially their religious practices
Really enjoyed your venture around Penang. It is such a lovely island. I will venture back there soon, from the UK🇬🇧
It was only when I landed in Tokyo that I realised how lucky I was in most of SE Asia (and South Korea, where the general standard of English is excellent). It would be almost impossible to speak every language one encounters in Malaysia - as you said, it is a true melting pot - but even in countries which weren't colonised by the British I usually had no particular problem finding English speakers. Malaysia and Singapore are a gift to the traveller like myself who invariably mispronounces even simple phrases - thanks for the video.
I was in Malaysia and Penang Island back in 2018 and loved it. Hope to go back one day.
I quite agree with you, your title is spot on, a few months ago before Christmas I joined up with two friends from Thailand and we rode our motor bikes down to Malacca stopping for a few days in Penang as one of my co riders had lived and worked there for a few years and wanted to revisit and show us around. It was fascinating and I really enjoyed the visit. I worked in the merchant navy for twenty years and I know I visited Malaysia but I am not sure about Penang, we were only a short time in each port and had to do repairs, maybe we took a water taxi ashore with your old man to have a night ashore it sounds like it had plenty of bars and beautiful girls to entertain us!
I’m Australian, and absolutely loved visiting Penang twice back in 1989 and 90. I love Malaysia as a whole and have been there 8 times in total but Penang and Kota Kinabalu are the places which really struck me. Penang is world famous for its food! That tall building at 20 seconds into the video was the only high-rise in George Town back then.
Visited Penang like 10x already ! I´m from Medan and we speak the same languages like those in Penang !
Medan Hokkien is almost identical to Penang's.
@Xarifa Zee hokkien
Medan, Phuket and Penang speak the same Hokkien Dialect.
Thanks for sharing this place!
Hi saw ur trip to penang.. Didn't know that u came to penang.. I will sure to show u around.. Amost watch all ur serial.. Ftom. China to Malaysia.. Hope u come to visit penang again let me know.. Take care... Carry on more wt ur program.
You speak so clearly in English. You made your video even more interesting and simple to understand since you are able to read those Chinese words and explain it in English. I really hope you will come back to Malaysia and explore more smaller towns in Malaysia.
I am Malaysian and just discovered your channel!! I have decided to use some of your cotents to introduce Malaysia and the world to my students in China. Please keep up the great work and travel safe.
Welcome to Penang! I am a Korean living in Penang. Penang is an amazing place. I hope you like Penang too lah. :)
@@littlechineseeverywhere you from where?
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL
The food is terrible, how come is good.
It's my first time reading a comment saying the food in Penang is not good 🤔🤔.
@@musthpakamael3742 when 99.99% ppl in the world are saying Penang is food peradize, it means your taste bud have problem, maybe some trash food suit you 😏
thanks, hope to see more, good day !
Very interesting. I was born and raised in M'sia. Much of the history today is some how a little diluted. The British East India Company helped to build roads, ports, schools and other infrastructure were for their own interest to exploit resources, cheap labour, collecting taxes from the local people. Thank you Little Chinese for refreshing my memory of places in Penang I used to go visiting in my early days. It's a long journey and hard work, appreciate your effort in bringing good story to our front screen and will certainly follow every of your coming new episode in provincial China.
18:14 this is an interesting point! The colonisation left behind systemic racism which still impacts malaysia today, but comparing to the French that didn't really help 'develop' Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia , just caused chaos there ... i guess we got the lesser of two evils?
Penang remind me of the 5th, 6th ward (or district) in Big Market (Cho lon) on the outskirts of Saigon Vietnam in the old days of 1960s 1975s.
Melaka resembles Hoi An.
I visit Penang some 8 years back with my family on our own, second trip indeed, prior to that I joint a packaged tour another 10 years beyond. Penang is really rich in heritage, and I walk the Sun Y S Trail. I covered the similar paths both in Hong Kong and Singapore, but I would rank Penang top. Of the 72 Martyrs in Guangzhou City, the birth place of Modern China, quite a big number came from Penang, Malacca and Singapore. And many mechanics and truckers from Penang help built the highway linking China to Myanmar during the WW2. Great respects to Penang indeed.
Dear Little Chinese Everywhere . Your videos are very charming, I did enjoy very much tour in this episode thank you for giving idea for my next trip. Thumb up,
Hi Yan, how are you? I love your work ❤. I'm from Malaysia, Chinese ethnic, Danny is my name. Round the world in 80 days is not possible after seeing your lovely work. Will see you again.
Very insightful and enjoyable tour presented in a relaxed manner. I loved the background music too! Subscribed!
I have been in Penang more than 10 times. It is a nice town with good food and friendly people. However, traveling there and staying for a few nights is OK, but not for a long time. Thank you for this video to recall my memories
Your videos are so wonderful....you have such a natural style; the editing is fantastic and you take us right into the local culture.....keep up the great work!
If you are in no hurry to return to China, I hope you stay in Malaysia longer. It is a beautiful country with lots to see. People are friendly and hospitable, and the food is fantastic! I enjoyed watching yr video very much. You did a great job! 👍👍🙏🙏
Thank you for showing us the interesting history of Penang! Good job! ❤
Because of your good language skill, you can explain in detail. Your putong hua and English has assisted you in malaysia
Leong san tong Khoo kongsi clanhouse 龍山堂邱氏宗祠 (a UNESCO heritage) at 18 Canon Square is worthy of a visit. You’d be impressed by its immaculate architectural and artistic finesse. It was one of the filming locations of the movie The King and I ( 周潤發演泰王). Many mainland China’s leaders, including president 胡錦濤， paid it a visit during their visits of Malaysia.
Penang is such a beautiful city. I am counting down the days until my next trip for a longer stay. ❤❤
Little Chinese everywhere, even here in southwest Florida. We want more Chinese to move here. 👍🏻
Thanks you for sharing this experience. You are very different to other UA-camrs. You want to share culture and you take the time to learn the details to share. I like your style. It is very watchable.
Welcome to Penang island Malaysia, enjoy your stay here 🏝️🇲🇾👍🥂
I first went to Penang in 1990. I have visited there about 15 times since then, and have always been happy to return.
I used to live and work in Singapore and I've travelled in Malaysia, so it was good to be reminded of that.
This is part of the world I grew up in. I love your cinema, stories and channel. It feels so wonderful to experience your reality.
I lived in Penang as a kid,I'm 60 now and I still have fond memories of the place and the food
Did you attend Dalat American school?
@@deedmanfamily6700 ,No, I was in S.K Convent Pulau Tikus
Welcome to Penang! Your videos are always a joy to watch, very well narrated and pack with so much information together with delightful observations. This video is definitely one of the best ones I’ve seen.
Another charming video. I also liked the music that accompanied it.
Malaysia bus very good food and nice places
Thank you for great sharing
Loved visiting Penang. Excellent food.
Nice mix of information and footage. As a foreign youtuber your information is quite good and correct compared to other foreign UA-cam/ TikTok travelers. Good job and enjoy the rest of Malaysia!
Yes penang is great. Great with its people. Very divest and friendly
Doukou drink is very speciality in penang. Whole banana leaf wrap nasi lemak among best way eating nasi lemak....hope more you can explore malaysia.. melaka you also need to go a place where chinese malay relation start 500 years ago
Thank you for your kindness of taking us w/you on this Journey. Your compilation of scenery & country interest are amazingly Beautiful. You’re very talented❤
Wonderful country! Penang is impressive👍😍🤩 - fusion of cultures! Thank❤🌹🙏 you, dear Yan! Great episode🌹❤!
The lovely place I have ever visited. The people are really charming. The historical George town is blessing to walk. Variety of food makes this place a phenomenal. With the free bus circling in the downtown, I can roam crisscrossing from place to place at ease. Really amazing town! I will revisit again very soon.
I am enchanted by the music in this video!
I would definitely stay in George Town the next time I visit Penang. Such a nice place with excellent food and culture
I just discovered this channel 30 minutes ago and now Im addicted to it ❤
Thank you for your great educational videos..
的確是專業的UA-camR, 無人機拍的畫面都很好，身在其境也看不到如此美麗的畫面及風景。👍👍👍
Sincerely thanks for visit my hometown Penang. Appreciate it :)
Welcome to my hometown, Penang. I like how that guy explaining a piece of history to you. Also you made a good decision coming to Penang 1st because it was a small island but showcasing the whole Malaysia. So it's easy for first timer traveling in Malaysia.
Stumbled upon your very interesting and informative video by chance. You put so much effort into producing it. Thank you!
10:38 for those who don’t know the elephant god statue, his name is Ganesha. Ganesha statues are worshipped in Hindu culture in India.
I really enjoyed your video, especially the way you presented it. Your English is very good and you speak softly and plainly! Thank you!!
Thank you. This video has crunched my nostalgic thirst ❤
You can find cultural diversity in all larger cities in Malaysia. Many, if not most, historical firsts are found in Taiping. Examples are museum, railroad, prison, Chinese name city, zoo, park, tin mines and whatnot.
Awww I absolutely adore Penang, its rich heritage, multiculturalism, historical buildings and museums, and friendly people! Was super glad I visited Penang (also Phuket and Singapore) over summer as all three have traces of straits Chinese footprints - excellent for research!
I was in Penang two months ago and thankfully, the weather was cooler than I anticipated throughout the three weeks of my stay. One thing I dread about visiting southeast Asia is the hot and humid weather.
@@davidk1415 It has been cool and humid all this month and a big rain every day, but only for an hour or two. High humidity is very good for the skin and hair tho. Penang has the climate that God made us for, not cold or dry.
@@davidrichards1741 I believe Penangites in general would welcome the cool weather. While high humidity is good for the skin, it could have a negative effect on arthritis sufferers. That said, I may have a white Christmas this year. 😀
@@davidk1415 Cold weather like canada is terrible for arthristis and people with that must move from there. I didn't know that bout the humidity tho, which I always dislliked in hot or cold.
@@davidrichards1741 humid weather actually tends to make the temperature seem hotter than it actually is
The Asian man with the white hair blue shirt sitting in the chair laughing he sort of reminds me of Rutger Hauer the actor that played Roy Batty in the movie Blade Runner
Great content!! I'm going to Malaysia in a week and your videos are filling me with excitement! I love how you are talking to the locals to truly understand the place.
i m going for 2 months January 23 so excited
Good content again..very nice. I like it that you always do your research on all the places you visited.
Seems, in Georgetown, you missed visiting the Dr Sun Yat Sen museum. Its at 120, Armenian street. Its here that Dr Sun stayed and planned the Dong Meng Hui's uprising against the Qing dynasty in 1911.
Also here, Dr Sun started the world oldest Chinese newspaper "Kwong Wah Yit Poh" back in 1910.
Meantime, stay safe, looking forward to more vids from you.
Very well-researched and fine-made video. I truly love your channel. Keep doing the best work.
Welcome to Penang , enjoy the history, food & beaches
I went to Ali Nasi Lemak three years ago before the lock down. Authentic and tasty "nasi lemak".
What a great description of your travels, thanks for sharing. I appreciate you taking the time to put this together and the level of detail you go to explain things. Even down to the subtitles... amazing. Keep up the great work!
It is so gratifying to see how easily you can get by in Penang with spoken Mandarin; as the man said, it is the only way to benefit from 5000 years of history. I had first seen your video of the communal homes in Fujian and this video demonstrates what an accomplished story teller you are!. You English is crystal clear (did you study in Ireland?) and your use of drone technology is very good. I have subscribed to your channel and yes...another thumb's up.
It’s nice that you think that clear English can be learned in Ireland !
@@conorsheehan9929 LOL
@@conorsheehan9929young time when I was convent primary school,my English teacher is from Ireland.
One more for the bucket list!!!!!
Hi Yan! In your video journey, you have covered many historical places in Penang..It is wonderful..Thank you. In the past peoples travelled to Penang from Butterworth by boats or ferries.All the ferry had its own names. They are named after the islands in Malaysia..e.g. Penang ferry.😊❤.God Bless.
Thank you and warmest greetings to Penang, Malaysia
Excellent video. Brings back interesting memories of the time I spent there .
Sister, it's destiny that I have to write to you again. I spent many months in Georgetown and I simply loved it. I n those days I was a strict vegan and in Georgetown I found some of the best vegan food. In particular, there was a little vegan restaurant which was open in the evening too, which made an incredibly delicious laksha. Everybody told me to try it and I had to queue to get a place (tables are shared). The other restaurants are only open in the morning and for lunch though there are some very expensive restaurants which offer vegan food in the modern part of the city which I didn't enjoy at all. Georgetown is split into two, the old multicultural part and the very modern one. Stay in the old part of town. My hotel was an old colonial bathouse turned into a hotel with huge rooms. I was backpacking on a budget and there are many cheap and clean accommodation with shared bathrooms. My hotel was run by a Chinese family so, as I stayed there many months, they treated me like one of the family and during festivities they gave me a lot of traditional vegan desserts which is supposed to be for good luck. Unfortunately, if you are vegan, Indian restaurants are at risk of contaminating your food with animal products, for some reason they are not vegan friendly though in India I had no problem whatsoever to find vegan food. Better to stick to the many Chinese vegan eateries where the food is fresh, delicious and affordable. There are often self service buffets 😍, where you take whatever you want and the cashier decides the price. Once I put a mountain of food in my plate and the cashier told me I took too much so I replied that I would happily pay extra. Everything was written in Chinese so I couldn't understand but apparently there's a fixed price per portion, anyway the cashier heavily overcharged me for not following the rules. 😜😄😛
No, the cashier heavily overcharged you because you were foreigner😜😄
No. I ate there many times and that was the only time I got overcharged. They are Buddhist Taoist places so it is their mission to provide healthy, delicious, plant based food. Malaysian people are very honest and the country safe.
@@luxinfinity73 Good to hear!
Do you still have the address of the place that you stayed at?
No but it was probably at the beginning of Jalan Jaksa. There's a free bus which travels around the old town.
Thank you, it's nice to hear that Penang is still so active and friendly. 21 years ago we enjoyed the happy, generous people, the delicious food and of course the rich natural, cultural and artistic creations. Your video makes us want to return...
Penang is the most liveable city in Malaysia. She has the balance of everything - minus traffic jam.
really enjoy the background music of this episode. really indulge me in the beautiful scene of Penang
I'm a Thai guy living in USA, found that your Penang trip is pretty interesting, I went there once long time ago and want to do it again. multicultural elements everywhere there
Thank you for a truly insightful video. It is so unlike other travel vlog. Penang is my home town.
if you noticed many travel vloggers will suddenly see their videos go viral when they come Malaysia because Malaysian are a very curious bunch of people that like to see what people think of their country 😁 I know of many foreigners who suddenly jump in their subscribers and views after they visited Malaysia and welcome to my hometown !
Really?
and perhaps many msians or ex-msians are staying overseas. Such video is a trip down memory lane.
Beautiful place. Loved the music!
Fantastic video, really! Many thanks for this. I am at this moment in Penang and enjoying many of these things, which you mentioned here.
At the cendol place there are more shops along the street with the signage that says ‘Teochew Cendol’. You can sit in those shops, or even the coffee shop at the corner next to the cendol stall. But that coffee shop is usually very pack.
thanks for sharing this, since a long time I've been wanting to visit Malaysia . This city now it's in my top list
Thanks for the share. Please do consider doing one video for Singapore. There are similar looking shop houses if you walked down from North Bridge to South Bridge road, then to Chinatown area.
感謝安徽的同胞與世界分享我們南洋風貌，乍看之下還以為您是韓國人，世界因你更綺麗和諧。
Please stay safe and healthy.
Yes my sister you more welcome to Malaysia at Penang Malaysia today and thanks for you by this education video today at Penang my sister because today I am can learn about our country by you today but one time only go there like this place today yes amen amen amen southerantes southerantes southerantes
I’m fascinated with your videos! When you speak in Chinese it’s beautiful.
I am Malaysian and Penang is by far my fav state ! More laid back, plenty of good food and rental is fairly affordable.
Can you recommend a cheaper but good place to stay?
Just discovered your channel~! Glad you had a good experience in Penang my hometown~!
You are an amazing Ambassador for Malaysia and I like the no frill and spontaneous narratives and enjoyed your documentary which is well researched. Next trip you need to visit Melaka with rich Chinese heritage and probably the first inhabitants who lived in China and was visited by the famous Admiral Cheng Ho. It has the Portuguese, Dutch and British influence due to the lucrative spice trade. Also don’t miss Johor Bahru that has the biggest Teochew population outside China.
It is a great fun to see the world trough the eyes of such a curious, kind and smiling girl
So yummy Penang foods 😋 thanks for sharing, and we welcome you and hope you can stay longer to travel to many other places, from hills/ mountain to seasides😅. I'm sure you'll fall in love with our hospitality, food, and similar cultures to mainland China and also the Malays, Indian's, Kadazan.... cultures, too. True Malaysians 😊
Yan, your videos are the best! So interesting, informative, and entertaining, and formatted so well. I love the music you choose for the background in your videos, particularly in this one.
Fascinating and beautiful place. I would love to be there someday..Thank you for the great video.
Time 25:26 Baba & Nyonya - From Wikipedia : The Peranakan Chinese commonly refer to themselves as Baba-Nyonya. The term "Baba" is an honorific for Straits Chinese men. It originated as a Hindustani (originally Persian) loan-word borrowed by Malay speakers as a term of affection for one's grandparents, and became part of the common vernacular. What is the meaning of "Nyonya" ? : a foreign married lady. Nyonya (also spelled nyonyah or nonya) is a Malay and Indonesian honorific used to refer to a foreign married lady. "Peranakan" is a conjugated Indonesian or Malay word meaning the descendants of the intermarriage between indigenous people.
Baba and Nyonya are a group of Chinese descendants (or descendants of Chinese men and indigenous Southeast Asians women such as Malays) who have a unique position among the Chinese in the ethnic group called Peranakan found in the Malay Peninsula, concentrated in the Straits States, especially in the state of Malacca, Penang in Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore. They can also be found in the country of the White Elephant (Thailand), especially in Tanjung Salang (Phuket) and Rundung (Ranong). However, some of them refuse to admit that they are Chinese but instead claim that they are British citizens and are very proud of this position. Furthermore, they despised the new Chinese immigrants, and had their own clubs that did not allow Chinese immigrants to enter. They call themselves "Baba" or "Peranakan" because their culture, which originates from the traditional Chinese heritage, has elements of Malay cultural influence. The adaptation and diffusion of their culture to the socio-cultural atmosphere in their environment in the past, that is through intermarriage between the Chinese and Malays, is the main reason why the next generations call them "Baba". In terms of followers, most still maintain the traditional Chinese and Buddhist religions, but many have embraced other religions such as Christianity and Islam which are very popular among teenagers. [citation needed]
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Thank you for your wonderful travel vlog in my home country especially Penang, hope to visit our ancestor village in china with you as guide
We were there in 2018 and your video has brought back a flood of memories. We went to all the places in your video including inside the Temple of the 1000 Buddhas and the connecting snake temple where we handled docile but poisonous green vipers and had our photos taken supporting a huge python in our arms.
We are so excited to be in Malaysia in 3 weeks time and you have certainly whetted our appetite for visiting Penang again.
Thanks for the extra detailed information and food tips.
We definitely have unfinished business in Penang especially where food is concerned.
I've just been to Penang lately and I love the food there too. People are also warm and friendly there.
Wonderful journey, educational video ， thank you so much ！ love it❤
Thanks for media-sharing your visit to Penang. I'd like to contribute a historical point please. At 1:01... "The modern history of Penang starts in the 1780s (rather than 1870s)..." Again, thank you for your wonderful video.
Penang was not initially targeted to be a colony. Stamford Raffles disobeyed orders and set up Penang as a trading port to compete with the Dutch. To grow and protect the post, he slowly had to take over the mainland part as this forms the hinterland. There was always the danger of attacks by the Siamese.
. . . that nice gentleman that briefed you on the history ( at the clan Ong ( Wang ) jetty is a dear cousin of mine . compliments to a well narrated and done video ! 👍
I love the background music for the kek lok si footage!
May I know the name of the music?
Thanks!