Nanyang Cheang Chew Association 漳州會館

Zhangzhou Association, Penang (22 April 2016)


Nanyang Cheang Chew Association (漳州會館 ; Penang Hokkien: Cheang3chew1 Hoay3 Kuan4 ) is a clan association in George Town, Penang. It is the association of Hokkien Chinese people who claim to be descendants of early Hokkien immigrants, who originated from the Sam Toh neighbourhood of Hai Teng district.

According to Mr Cheah Cheng Seang, in his book Penang Minnan (Hokkien) Dialect, the people of Sam Toh area in Cheang Chew (漳州; Penang Hokkien: Cheang3chew1 ; pinyin: Zhāngzhōu) began leaving their province as early as 1527 when one of their ancestors, Khoo Say Phai, departed for Brunei.

Nanyang Cheang Chew Association (13 September 2014)

Contact

漳州會館
Nanyang Cheang Chew Association
38A Sungai Ujong Road
10100 George Town, Penang
Phone: +60 4 261 7767

Updates on Nanyang Cheang Chew Association

Since January 2016, the ground floor of the Nanyang Cheang Chew Association is rented out to adjacent Kimberley Hotel to operate as the Auction Rooms Cafe.

Nanyang Cheang Chew Association is on the Map of Jalan Sungai Ujong, Penang