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For many Chinese tourists, most of the top destinations for trips to Malaysia are their capital, Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur as a new metropolis that reflects the old and new, the perfect integration of oriental civilization and Western colors, its tourism resources are quite rich, whether it is natural landscapes or cultural landscapes are worth punching, here we can not only feel the fashion atmosphere of modern cities, but also enjoy the ancient imprints left by history.
In addition to Kuala Lumpur, one of the thirteen federal states of Malaysia, Penang, located in the northwest of Malaysia, is the second most popular tourist city after Kuala Lumpur, although it is not as prosperous as the capital Kuala Lumpur, but it has a literary and artistic model that Cannot be matched by Kuala Lumpur, and it is known as the most literary and artistic city in Malaysia.
Penang was the first place in Malaysia to be defined as a city, and its territory included Penang and the mainland province of Wei. Penang is a turtle-shaped island across the sea from the Malay Peninsula, the whole island is a well-protected tropical rainforest, full of green life, known as the "emerald of the Indian Ocean", while The West coastal region has a wide plain. Its state capital, George Town, is an important port city and the third largest city in Malaysia after the capital Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru.
Penang is a large city with an ancient history and culture dominated by Chinese, which was also a British colony, and was developed as the earliest commercial center in the Far East by the British colonial at that time, coupled with the introduction of a large number of laborers from abroad at that time, bringing their culture and traditions together, and the culture of various immigrants gathered together to form a unique city appearance and atmosphere, thus creating a unique scenery, ruins and customs of Penang. The diverse culture makes Penang a must-visit destination for tourists, but this is the most literary and artistic place in Malaysia, with many tourism resources in its territory, but the three most popular attractions are free of charge and open to tourists.
Penang's literary and artistic style is mainly concentrated in its state capital, George Town, and the murals scattered in the streets and alleys of George Town are the most literary and artistic places in the city. The murals were originally street paintings by Ernas, a 25-year-old artist from Lithuania, for the Georgetown festival, and since then painters from all over the world and local areas have also participated, completing Penang's "literary and artistic style" with their own brushes and paints. One of the most famous murals is "Sisters and Brothers Ride Together", which was selected as one of the "15 Best Street Murals in the World" by the British newspaper The Guardian and the only one in Asia to be shortlisted.
Not far from the murals in Georgetown's literary and artistic neighborhood is the Zhou Bridge, which is not a bridge, but a fishing village built on the sea full of literary atmosphere. The reason why the surname Zhou Qiao is famous is because it was once an important filming location for the popular movie "First Love Red Bean Ice", in addition to this is also the hometown of the famous singer Wu Qixian, and the CCTV variety show "Far Away Home" has made a special report on this place. The simplicity of the place itself infects every tourist, coupled with the filming of many film and television works, the literary and artistic circles here are more and more abundant, thus becoming a popular tourist attraction in Penang.
Kek Lok Si Temple, the largest Chinese Buddhist temple in Malaysia, is one of the most well-known of Malaysia's many temples and one of the largest and most magnificent in Southeast Asia. Built on a mountain, the Kek Lok Temple was built in the fifteenth year of the Qing Dynasty by the abbot of Yongquan Temple in Gushan, Fuzhou, covering an area of 12 hectares, and the temple combines three different architectural styles from China, Thailand and Myanmar. Inside the temple, there is one of the world's largest outdoor statues of Guanyin, which took 27 years to build, and in the temple, you can also see plaques such as "Haitian Buddha Land" inscribed by Empress Dowager Cixi and "Daxiong Treasure Hall" inscribed by the Guangxu Emperor.