In Penang, in the north, you can still glimpse how the early Chinese community must have looked through the traditional residences, restaurants and temples. Dragon Mountain Hall and Cheong Fatt-tze's Mansion are two of the most sumptuous and splendid examples.
北邊的檳城，還可見當初華人移民聚落雛形，街廓中的會館、家廟宗祠仍維持舊觀。邱氏宗祠、曲江衍派更是檳城兩棟最富麗堂皇的華人古宅。