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Eastern And Oriental Hotel 4. Hard Rock Hotel Penang 4. Bayview Beach Resort 3. Bayview Hotel Georgetown Penang 3. Sunway Hotel Georgetown Penang 4. Shangri-La Rasa Sayang, Penang 4. Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang 4. Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion History A self-made and affluent merchant-trader, Cheong Fatt Tze left China as a penniless teenager but soon rose to the ranks of the well-heeled when he established a vast financial empire throughout East Asia at the end of 19th century. Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion Layout Rescued from ruin in the s, the indigo-blue mansion blends elements of Eastern and Western design and stands apart from other structures along the street due to its distinctively gregarious exterior.
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Share this great information on your social media accounts. This will close in 0 seconds. Book Now Book Now. Order Now Experience Cafe Mangga. Order Takeaway or Delivery Learn more. All New Town Houses. Order Takeaway or Delivery. The eye-catching blue paint was made with a natural blue dye from the indigo plant, mixed with limewash.
Limewash was ideal for the tropics, as it absorbed moisture to help prevent mould in humid conditions. For him, marriage was as much about securing business associations with the right families as it was about romance.
But this changed when, at the age of 70, he met year-old Tan Tay Po, who became his seventh wife. Like the Taj Mahal, the Blue Mansion, which he started constructing in the s, was his love gift to Tan and the place where the couple made their home.
The mansion is a stunning example of a type of architectural style found in parts of Southeast Asia known as Straits Eclectic. It was built with five courtyards, 38 rooms, Gothic-style timber louver windows and plenty and intricate artworks such as chien nien — murals created out of tiny shards of broken porcelain along the doorways. Despite the many Western style details, the layout and design follows the Eastern principles for feng shui — the philosophy of Chinese geomancy, which asserts that the layout and orientation of buildings can encourage positive or negative energy or situations.
For example, in feng shui, the element of water symbolises wealth, so Cheong had coin-shaped inlets built on both sides of the central courtyard to collect rainwater, so only a little water — the symbol for money — would leave the house. The rest of the rainwater would be circulated through a system of pipes under the floor of the mansion. The number six connotes good luck and smooth business dealings in feng shui, so Cheong built six rooms in each wing of the mansion.
When Cheong was 74, he had a son named Kam Loong with his seventh wife Tan. In his will, he bequeathed the mansion to this son. Unfortunately, Kam Loong was not as savvy with money as his father was, and in his hands the mansion fell into ruin, even becoming a squat for to up to 30 families at one time. When Kam Loong died in , the mansion was sold to a group of Penang conservationists who spent six years restoring it to its former glory.
The mystique of the mansion has captured the imagination of many film-makers. The most well-known movies filmed here include the Oscar-winning French film Indochine and the Hollywood blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians As with many old, opulent houses with a rich history, there have been rumours that the Blue Mansion is haunted. Some claim they have seen the ghost of Tan Tay Po, whose photo hangs along the hallway on the first floor. None of these tales have been verified, of course, and are most likely the result of overactive imaginations.