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Chap Goh Meh Cultural Show Photos

A Penang Festival Event

See some photos taken at theChap Goh Meh Cultural Show during 

Chinese New Year. Penang People "Lang" always in for a bit of fun. Many waited patiently by wandering and absorbing the activities of  Penang Georgetown crowd. Penang Chinatown, near Pitt Street where the fun was about to begin.

Get your Penang travel information about what Penang sightseeing you can get to see during January and February beside the above Penang Festival. For this evening, the crowd was massive.

Seems the whole Penang Chinese has come out to have fun as there are hardly any place to walk. We have visitors, locals and international students bought by Professor Syed Zahari, a long time friend of Chandra. Get a Penang Map to begin your Georgetown Penang Island tour

We heard, it was announced at least 10,000 were in Pitt Street enjoying the few events organized by the State of Penang and Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Some photos of the cultural show presented by schools, University Sains Malaysia student, the Nyonyas and a young violinist thrills the crowd. Overall, it was a great ending to the fifteenth day of Chinese New Year.
Penang Culture, All girls Lion Dance during chap goh meh in Penang
Typical Penang Culture, all girls Lion Dance
Penang Culture A malay Dance at chap goh meh in Penang
A Malay Dance
A chinese dance during chap goh meh in Penang
A Chinese Dance in the Penang Culture
An Indian dance during chap goh meh in penang
A multi cultural Malaysian Dance
A trio giving a chinese poetic calligraphic speech during chap goh meh in penang
A Trio giving a Chinese poetic calligraphic speech
International studenst during chap goh mei in penang
International Students from Universiti Sains Malaysia
The Nyonyas singer during chap goh meh in penang
The Nyonya Singers wearing the authentic kebaya nyonya
Young enthusiastic violinist during chap goh meh in penang
Enthusiastic young violinist
Keronchong singers by USM during chap goh meh in penang
Keronchong, sung by USM graduates
A butterfly dance during chap goh meh in penang
A butterfly dance using sarong.

It was a night to remember for many seeing our lovely festivities when Nyonya Ladies came out to sing their Old Malay songs. Seldom we get to hear these songs anymore so it was a treat for me. The Tua Pek Kong procession when I got the lucky oranges from him was another delightful moment.

These are some of the Penang Heritage that is in dire need to be preserved. Most of the traditional cultures is what makes Penang into a heritage city recently.

I part this year festival with a Nyonya saying.

Tim leng geng Throw dragon eyes

Ho boey keng A good life follows

In Summary, May we have a happy good life in the days to come. I wish you enough.

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