[TRAVEL IN PENANG 3] CHEW JETTY 姓周桥 - UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
These jetties belonging to the 7 different surnames and clans go way back in documenting the immigration of the various Chinese clans migrated from China in the mid 19th century. As part of UNESCO World Heritage Site now, the CHEW JETTY in particular gained much attention after a wall painting mural commissioned by Ernest Zacharevic was done back in 2012.
The CHEW JETTY can be considered as the more well maintained cousins among the other jetties droned by different surnames,mainly because it is the most visited jetty among all. Along the way there are souvenir and snack shops as well.
A Chinese temple greeted visitors at the entrance of into the villages of the jetty.
Stroll on in along the wooden planks and enjoy the heritage culture in Penang. 
The jetties are no waterfront living space that you would associate with modern age. Rather the conditions are a little too in dismay from the boom in George Town.
Watch the locals who are still living in this area and observe consideration when visiting.
One of the more modern shops here belongs to this colorful juice/ desserts shop but unfortunately was not opened on that day.
Local shops selling mostly to tourists.
Along the way you can see more sludge than waters.
The painting commissioned by Ernest Zacharevic's Children in The Boat has since been long gone and faded with the peeled paint unfortunately with no signs of restoration.
These wooden, rather zinc, houses on stilts are perched along the jetty and upon closer observation, you can see that the wooden stilts have been replaced with plastic containers (?) possibly to slow down the erosion rate,
Look at the stilts.
A Chinese temple is perched right at the end of the Jetty.
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The TAN JETTY, one street down from CHEW JETTY is in a far more compelling state., This jetty, presumably is less frequented by non-locals and you see the state of the units on the jetty are akin to squatters squatting in the sludge. Not a pleasant nor hygienic sight- at all.
Just disturbed and appalled by the devastating state the clan is at the jetty, which was also filled by with empowering smell akin to rubbish decay.
This is the iconic standalone house at TAN JETTY. As the planks were too flimsy and the sludge looks too close for comfort, we did not venture out to find out what lies at the end of this lone house. The smell was another pushing factor.
Even the doggie can't escape the fate of getting its hinds dirtied.
Overall, the jetties are a good venture for some nuggets of the local Chinese's way of life centuries ago and it"s a good experience to venture out from the city area.
CHEW JETTY
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