Tag: clan jetties

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The Chew Jetty Fire and the Trouble With Living Heritage

Walk down Weld Quay on any given morning and you will see the same photograph being taken a hundred times. Stilt houses on the water, laundry strung between them, a boardwalk that

Why Chew Jetty Matters Beyond Its Postcard Image

Chew Jetty is one of the surname-based clan jetties associated with the Chinese communities of Penang Island. These settlements are often remembered for their visual appeal: weathe

Chew Jetty: Walking Into Penang's Waterfront Village

Tucked along the harbor front of George Town, Penang, Chew Jetty looks almost like nothing from the street — just a narrow opening between shophouses on Weld Quay that seems to lea