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Home WhattoSee AttractionsinPenang ChewJettyLoginChewJettyAStrollDownALivingHeritageCommunityWrittenbyAdministratorIIFriday,21August200901:45
HavingbeenahomeonstiltsontheshoresfortheChewClancommunitymorethanacenturyandisstillnow,theChewJettyhaswithstoodthetestoftimeandastrongtestamentoflivingheritageforPenangandtheworldtomesmerize.
Startedmerelyasawoodenpassagewayandslowlycreatedintoaclusterofhousesperchabovetheseashoresbystiltsabovetheneverendingshiftingtides,thiscommunalsiteislockedinatimezonebyitself,disregardingtheurbandevelopmentthatistakingplacearoundit.
Penangbeingaheritagetownisrichwithattractivehistoricsitesandculturalevents,butthisinimitablesettlementstandsoutasatrulyuniquelivingheritage.TheChewJettyisactuallyawholesettlementofwoodenhousesbuiltonsiltsandthenameChewisthesurname(thefirstname)oftheresidencesandthatswherethenamewasderived.Migrantsfamilieswiththissurnamewouldlivetogetherinthisarea.
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TheseclustersofwoodenhouseswerebuiltbytheChinesepoorimmigrantswhoworkneartheportduringthenineteencentury.TheseimmigrantsmigratedfromthesoutheasterncoastofChina,knownastheFujianProvinceoverhereduetothehardshiptheyfaceintheirhomelandduringthatera.Latertheybroughttheirfamiliesoverandmadethiswaterfronttheirhome.TheChewJettyisstillhometohundredsofpeoplelivinginthisareatodaybutmanyhavechangedtheirsocialandeconomiclifestyle.
Thejettywasinitiallyrowsofplanksupportedbystiltsconstructedasplatformforpassengersembarkinganddisembarkingfromtheboatstotheshoresandviceversa.Lateron,theseplatformswerejoinedtogethertobecomeajetty.Asoftoday,notmanypeopleknowthereasonwhythesewoodenhouseswerebuildonstiltsbythesideofthejetty.Furthermore,housesbuiltonstiltswasnotacommonpracticeintheseimmigrantshomelandbutmoreoftheSouthEastAsiaadaptation.Asmorehouseswerebuilt,woodenwalkwaysandalleysbranchoutfromthemainjettytobecomeaclusterofhomefortheseimmigrantsandtheirfamilies.
Thehouseswerebuiltonanadhocbasisandclosetoeachother,withsomeseparatedbyasmallalleytoallowseabreezetopassthroughforthecoolingeffect.Someoftheplankthatrunsbetween
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thenarrowandtwistedwalkwayusedtodayareoftheoriginalones.Thejettyhousesmaylookoldanddepletedbutsurprisingverycleanandtidyinside.Waterandelectricitywasinstalledforthemin1954.Youabletofindevenawellstockgrocerystore,andmosthouseshasmodernamenitieslikeairconditions,television,fridgesaproofthatmodernizationcanjuxtaposewithtraditionallifestyle.
ForvisitorstoPenang,thissiteisafascinatingandmustnotbemissedoutintheitinerary.Onestepontothewoodenwalkwaysyouwillbeabletofeeltheambiencefromthesurroundingthatexudesasenseofnostalgiainthisuniquewaterbornecommunity.Yougetapipoftheseabelowyouasyouwalkalongthewoodenplatformthroughthegapsinthefloorboard.Walkingfurtherdowntowardstheseawillleadyoutoaworldthatishalfforgottenandserene.Justonyourleftyouwillseeacontrastingsight,themodernhustlingandbustlingPenangharbour.
AttheendofthejettyyouareabletocaptureapanoramicviewoftheportandtheactivitiesbetweenthemainlandandtheislandwithalsomagnificentglimpsesofthethirdlongestbridgeintheworldasyougazetothehorizonoftheStraitsofMalacca.Inthenightthewholescenariochangesastheamberlightsfromthelamppostfallonthewoodenhousesandthesurroundingtogiveitawarmandcosyatmosphere.
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Visitorsshouldcomeandwitnesstheclanreligiousactivitieswhicharecolourfulanddeepwithtraditionalceremonies.ThemostelaborateandgrandcelebrationistheworshipofJadeEmperor(SkyGod)ontheeightdayoftheChineseNewYear.Everyresidentwouldpreparetheirofferingoffoodbylyingthemjointlyona50meterlongalterbythesideofthemainroad.
Thealterissurroundedbymanyhugedecoratedandcolourfulgiantjosssticks.Thetablesidesaretiedtogetherwithsugarcaneandredorigamipaperhangingfromthesugarcanestem.Atthestrokeofmidnightfireworksareletoff,turningthestreetintoamagicalsight.
Touristswhowishtoexperiencethetraditionallifestyleandalaybackholidaycouldoptforahomestayinthissettlementitself.Theschemewasstartedbyoneoftheresidentsthusenablingyoutogetafirsthandexperienceinthisuniquesettlement.Youcouldleisurelyexplorethesurroundingwhichonewouldnormallynotbeabletodosoinafewhoursofvisit.Thehospitalityisunendinglyfriendlyandonecanexperienceasenseoftheclankinshipwithinthiscommunitythathasexistedcenturiesago.BoatridescanbearrangedaroundtheportsandnearbyisletandPenangBridge,iftheweatherpermits.ThehomeisastrollawaytoalltheheritagesitesofinnerGeorgeTownandthemainbusdepotofRapidPenangandtheiconicPenangferryterminal.
ThereareanotherfiveotherclancommunitiessimilartotheChewJettylininginarowalongWeldQuayandtogethertheyareknownastheClanJettiesorWeldQuayJetties.TheChewClanisbyfarthelargestamongtheWeldQuayfamilyofclans.NotonlyarethesecommunitiesuniqueandtheoldestsurvivingclustersettlementinPenang,theClanJettyisapricelesspieceofPenangshistoryandsignificantlycontributingtotherichculturalheritage.
AddressofChewJettyHomeStay59A,ChewJetty,WeldQuay10300GeorgeTownPenang,MalaysiaEmail:[email protected]:ChewSiewPheng+60134381217ChewLayPheng+60164020411ChewYongSeng+60164561884
ListofCanJettiesatWeldQuayChewJettyLeeJettyLimJettyTanJettyYeohJettyChapSeoKeo(MixedClansJetty)PengAunJetty(alreadydemolished)KoayJetty(alreadydemolished)
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