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The tycoon
A tycoon built the mansion in the 1890s as his home and office
Chung Keng Quee, the Kapitan Cina of Perak and one of the richest men in Penang, commissioned the mansion in the 1890s. He bought the land in 1893. It served as his residence and office and was named Hai Kee Chan.
A rival's site
The site had belonged to a rival secret society
The land was formerly used by the Ghee Hin, a Chinese secret society and a rival of Chung's Hai San. The two societies clashed in the 1867 Penang Riots, which led to the decline of the Ghee Hin.
Two styles
European ironwork and Chinese carved panels share the same house
The Straits Eclectic mansion, originally painted white, mixes European and Chinese design. Chung acquired Scottish cast iron works and Stoke-on-Trent floor tiles, set beside carved wooden panels. A temple honouring Chung stands next to it.
A museum
A developer repainted it green and filled it with more than 1,000 antiques
The mansion passed to Chung's descendants and gradually became derelict. A property developer acquired it in the 1990s, repainted it green and turned it into a museum of Peranakan culture with over 1,000 antiques.
Day 1, midday
It comes after Fort Cornwallis. Then Kapitan Keling Mosque.
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