Cheong Fatt Tze หรือ The Blue Mansion ปีนัง

#Museum #Penang Cheong Fatt Tze or The Blue Mansion A beautiful and distinctive blue mansion located in the old town of Georgetown. It is an important landmark and cultural heritage of Penang. It was built by Cheong Fatt Tze, a Chinese immigrant millionaire. The mansion is in the Eclectic Style architecture, built according to the principles of Chinese Feng Shui. The interior is beautifully and magnificently decorated, showing the great prosperity of Cheong Fatt Tze. Currently, this mansion is open as a boutique hotel and a museum. Admission fee: 25 ringgit, divided into 3 rounds: 11.00/14:00/15:30. There is a commentary by a professional guide, telling the history of this mansion in detail. Visiting: There are many zones and a 2nd floor. However, since some parts are open as a hotel, the area that can be visited is only the area. When buying a ticket or exchanging a ticket, you will enter a hall where tourists can wait for the tour. Sit and watch the atmosphere and decorations. When it's your turn, there will be a lecturer or guide. Let me tell you the history of the Blue Mansion (in English). Next, we will take you into the first part, which is the central courtyard of the house. It was built according to the Chinese belief in Feng Shui in house building, mixed with Western decorative elements in harmony. Each point has a story. The mansion was built in the 1880s. Inside, there are many beautiful decorative elements, such as Chinese carved wooden doors, stained glass windows with patterns, brown brick walls, and cut and decorated with glazed tiles and glass. This mansion was restored by the Cultural Heritage Conservation Group, trying to maintain the artistic style and decoration as much as possible as it was in the past. The restoration took about 6 years and received the "Most Excellent" Heritage Conservation Award (Asia-Pacific) from UNESCO in 2000. Caution: The blue color of Cheong Fatt Tze or The Blue Mansion should not be touched or leaned on the blue exterior because it has been repainted to be blue. The color may stick to your hands or clothes.