Your base for this sight is the city of Penang. For useful travel tips about Penang, visit Penang Travel Tips. To read about the tourist attractions in Penang, go through the George Town Travel Guide and Penang Travel Guide. For budget accommodation in Penang, use the Penang Budget Accommodation Map to find suitable places to spend the night.
Sunlight spills in the doorway at the groundfloor, where the clan museum now occupies.
Front passageway, museum level.
Back portion of the museum level has rows of benches.
Looking through the doorway at the clan museum.
Khoo Kongsi Clan Museum
Khoo Kongsi Clan Museum. The museum showcases the history of the Khoo clan as well as the beginning of the Khoo association.
Khoo Kongsi Clan Museum.
A traditional Chinese chair sits quietly along the wall of the museum.
A row of chairs along the wall at the museum.
The Khoo Genealogical Chart is arranged in the form of a five-worded poem. A clasnman who is named with the middle character following the chart's sequence can be easily traced as to which generation he belongs to. For example, Khoo Kay Poh with the middle name Kay can be said to belong to the 21st generation.
Another view of the front passage way on the museum level, looking in the direction of the giftshop.
Plaque of the Self-Protection Society of the Khoo Clan, that used to occupy the museum level.
Plaque of the Parentage Society of the Khoo Clan, also occupying the museum level.
The back portion of the museum level.
A circular ornamental window on the museum level.
Finding Accommodation in Penang
If you're going to Penang, you now have the option of finding accommodation in a hotel, or look for one in hostels and guesthouses. To book a room in a star-rated hotel, use the Penang Hotel Guide for Budget Travelers. To find accommodation in a Hostel or Guesthouse, use the Penang Guide to Hostels and Guesthouses. Each link provides detailed listing of the type of accommodation you can expect in Penang. Be aware that you get what you pay for. If you need a certain degree of comfort, then a star-rated hotel may be an ideal option for you. On the other hand, if you are able to forego a bit of creature comfort, then hostels and guesthouses are clean, safe, and incredibly good value for money. For accommodation in other destinations, visit Hotel Guide for Budget Travelers or Hostels & Guesthouses Accommodation Guide.
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Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi in Penang Travel Tips
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