Han Jiang Ancestral Temple — Local services in George Town

A gem of Penang heritage. This a an ancestral temple for 潮州Chao Zhou clans of Guangdong Province of China. These clans form a great number of Chinese diaspora to Vietnam, Thailand and the northern part of the Malay Peninsula. Their dialect spoken is very similar to the dialect spoken in Taiwan. The temple was renovated recently and was one of the few receiving a reward of restoration excellence from UNESCO. The peaceful vibe exudes in the temple presents another dimension of bustling George Town. The architecture has all the extravagant figurines, mythical creatures, exemplary high timber doors with colonial period latch, roof ceilings painted in great hues and granite slab flooring in the main compound besides the old era tiles in the hall. The deity Xuan Tian Shang Did (玄天上帝) is prayed right in the main hall. A very common deity prayed in Taoism. The deity always has a turtle under his right foot and a snake under his left foot. This is corresponding to the Chinese celestial teaching like the western constellation. A must visit to savor a...

We took a picture of the gate outside this location and a rude guard motioned towards us to indicatw that we couldnt take pictures. Its a landmark at a tourist spot. Pls be more friendly to visitors. You can ask nicely if that's the rule not shout "hoi! Hoi! Hoi!" Also, no pictures is an odd rule at a tourist spot. We can respect that but dont be rude abt it. We may have friends from overseas and thats very inhospitable and...

Sorprendente: la tolerancia, la convivencia y, vuelvo a incidir: la cantidad (alguien tendrá el número exacto) de lugares de culto en esta "milla de oro" -o de incienso- en Georgetown. Entre los que destaca -es un decir: todos y cada uno, por su arquitectura, por su historia- el Templo Ancestral Han Jiang que, además, es el único templo chino de estilo Teochew en el área y es administrado por la Asociación Teochew de Penang. Dedicado al Dios Taoista del Norte, una deidad patrona de los clanes Teochew. Fue completado en 1870 y reconocido con el Premio UNESCO Asia-Pacifico al Patrimonio Cultural en 2006. Se encuentra en Chulia Street y, si llegas a Penang, bien merece una calmada visita. (...) "...El Templo Ancestral Han Jiang (malayo: Tokong Han Jiang, inglés: Templo Ancestral Han Jiang) de la Asociación Teochew de Penang es el único templo de estilo teochew en George Town, Penang , Malasia. Consagra a los santos patronos teochew: Guan Gong, Tudi Gong, Cheng Huang, etc. El templo no solo es un referente espiritual para el pueblo teochew de Penang, sino tambien una atracción turistica y un sitio histórico en George Town. Además, es la Asociación Teochew mejor conservada del Sudeste...