The best part of the day was walking the wharves between the Chinese clan houses built over the water on Malacca Straits. Here's a little history behind the clan houses: the British brought in Chinese people to build roads, etc and put them in houses on stilts over the water. When more people from China arrived, they would live with others from their same family or district thus the term 'clan' houses. As their numbers grew, so did the houses, all attached to one another, further and further out on the water. Today, most of the people in these houses are fishermen and dock their boats right next to their homes. While there used to be about 50 clan houses in Penang, there are only 5 or 6 of them left.
We gained access to this water fall behind treatment plant with special permission.
The first site to collect and test water - not too bad so far.
The second site in Georgetown - water is getting high in nitrates.
The third site, about 1/2 mile from the Malacca Straits, where the water was murky black, stinky and thick with garbage.
The view east from the top of the landfill - squatters were living on the top in small shanties built of material from the landfill.
The first site to collect and test water - not too bad so far.
The second site in Georgetown - water is getting high in nitrates.
The third site, about 1/2 mile from the Malacca Straits, where the water was murky black, stinky and thick with garbage.
The view east from the top of the landfill - squatters were living on the top in small shanties built of material from the landfill.
The Chinese clan houses - some of them even had air conditioning.
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Interesting trip - what a good way to learn about your new home.
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