I attended a seminar yesterday. One of the speakers was Ms Lim Gaik Siang of Penang Heritage Trust. She told us how Penang actually got to be listed on the UNESCO World Heritage.
The key message is the "positioning" of George Town to win the listing: as part of the ancient marine "silk road", as a melting pot of Arab, China, Indo-china, Indian, Europe culture, plus the emergence of unique blended culture and architecture.
I was ashamed of myself for knowing so little about Penang.
She gave me an URL of the organization that she represents (as volunteer) Penang Heritage Trust www.pht.org.my. You should take a look.
In the site, there is an interesting link to http://www.penang-traveltips.com/. I think it is by far the best travelers' guide I have seen. If you have friend visiting Penang, read this site carefully before you attempt to be a guide.
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