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Alpha Utara Gallery
Housed in an attractively renovated traditional town house, the Alpha Utara Gallery was opened in 2005. It is an exhibition space for paintings by contemporary local artists, based around the works of Penang-born artist Khoo Sui Hoe. There are temporary exhibitions spread over two floors, and a bookshop downstairs.
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Kek Lok Si Temple
The largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia was founded in 1890 by an immigrant Chinese Buddhist. To reach the entrance, walk through arcades of souvenir stalls, past a tightly packed turtle pond and murky fish ponds, until you reach Ban Po Thar, a seven-tier, 30m (98ft) tower. The design is said to be Burmese at the top, Chinese at the bottom and Thai in between.
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Khoo Kongsi
A kongsi is a clan house, a building that's partly a temple and partly a meeting hall for Chinese of the same clan or surname. Penang has many kongsi, but the clan house of the Khoo is by far the finest and is not to be missed.
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Penang Hill
Rising high above Georgetown, Penang Hill provides a cool retreat from the sticky heat below. There are spectacular views over the island and mainland, gardens, an old-fashioned kiosk and a restaurant, as well as a lavishly decorated Hindu temple and a mosque at the top. The Swiss-built funicular was completed in 1923 and has trundled up and down ever since.
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Snake Temple
This temple, also known as Temple of the Azure Cloud, is dedicated to Chor Soo Kong, a Buddhist priest and healer, and was built in 1850 by a grateful patient. The resident venomous vipers and green tree snakes are said to be slightly doped by the incense smoke drifting around the temple during the day, but at night slither down to eat the offerings.
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