Student : Suvan Koay Sue Weun
Lecturer : Rafidahtul Bt Abdul Rahim
Student ID : P15005153 (JAN 2015)
The Attractive Places In Penang Island
Penang has plenty of must-see attractions that you should cover in your itinerary if you wish to experience Penang. The place that has an array of temples, museums, beautiful beaches, old traditional street food that make your journey trip here more than worthwhile. This island is said to be the country’s unofficial food capital This is the reason why our Penang tourism plays a huge role in its ecomony. Tourists attractions are just too many to count. The top on the list that you must not miss to visit is Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang Hill, Clan Jetties, Street Art, Penang Cendol and etc.
Kek Lok Si Temple is also known as “Temple of Supreme Bliss”, the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia that situated in Ayer Itam, Penang. It’s a great tourist attraction because this temple consist of monasteries, prayer halls, pagodas, turtle liberation ponds and also beautiful landscaped gardens. The best time to visit Kek Lok Si Temple will be during the chinese new year celebrations because at this moment they will only adorned with thousands of bright hanging lanterns which become a wonderful night view. An enormous statue of Goddess of Mercy, Kuan Yin and the impressive pagoda of Rama VI is also the main attraction.
Penang Hill, known by locals as “Bukit Bendera” is a cooling environment in the hot and humid weather of Penang, it is just 3km far away from Kek Lok Si Temple. You can choose to walk or there’s a train to take you up to the hill. At the apex of the hill, you can found the whole Penang view and enjoy the atmosphere when sunset. Tourists can get the portrait painting, henna’s arts, penang delicious foods and souvenirs over here too. There is also very famous place on the top of hill name ‘Love Lock’ for those couple to hair hanging separately from the rest of the hair. “You’ll never see Penang if
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