🇲🇾 The Old Water Village in Penang

Assalamualaikum and hello everyone！

If you are traveling to Penang, you should make this water village one of the destination for your exploration.

The Chew Jetty is the largest among the other seven waterfront settlements housing different clans in Georgetown built in the mid-19th century. The name of the jetty – “Chew”, is the surname of the clan living in the water village with wooden houses perched above the sea by stilts, a homeland for generations of the Chews whose forefathers came from Fujian Province in China and were mostly fishermen.

Even though I’d been to Penang quite a few times but this was my 1st visit to Chew Jetty.

As Chew Jetty now is transformed into a favorite tourist spot that forms part of the George Town Heritage, you can even find a souvenir shop in it, alongside a grocery shop. Some of the Chew residents even offer homestay packages!

Walking further down the jetty, you could see a panoramic view of the Straits of Malacca and catch glimpses of the port activities.

Fishing boats parked along the planked walkways with a backdrop of highrise buildings, showing the traditional lifestyle can juxtapose with modernization.

So have you been to this part of George Town, Penang? Comment below ⬇️