Koo Saing Wooi Koon 槟榔屿刘关张赵古城会

Koo Saing Wooi Koon, Penang (18 November 2012)


Koo Saing Wooi Koon 槟榔屿刘关张赵古城会 is a clan temple along King Street in George Town, Penang. Though it was built as a townhouse, this double-storey building is a standalone structure. This is a combined-clan temple, for people of the Lau, Kuan, Teoh and Teo^{1, 3} clans. Dating to 1872, this is believed to be the oldest combined-clan temple in the country. The name Koo Saing Wooi Koon is derived from the Chinese historical novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

Built in the second half of the 19th century, the premises of Koo Saing Wooi Koon has undergone renovations, repairs and restorations numerous times until present day.²

Koo Saing Wooi Koon on Google Street View

Contact

Koo Saing Wooi Koon Penang
67 King Street
10200 George Town, Penang

Koo Saing Wooi Koon is on the map

References

List of Clan Temples in Penang, Chinese Temples in Penang and Chinese Temples in Malaysia