Penang is the city with the highest proportion of Chinese in Malaysia, and Chinese immigrants have made great contributions to the development of Penang. Therefore, their footprints can be said to be scattered throughout every corner of this city. And as a Chinese settlementSurname Bridge is located on the edge of Georgetown, not far from the Penang Ferry Terminal.

The so-called surname bridge,actuallyNot a real bridge, but a group of wooden houses located on the sea surface. They are based on wooden stakes, and each household is connected by wooden boards, like a winding wooden bridge that spans the sea and land. These wooden houses are clustered together and named after their surnames, hence“Surname Bridge”The name.

Surname BridgeJust like howSmall villages floating on the sea are full of rich Ganbang style.Here are Linqiao, Zhouqiao, Chenqiao, Liqiao, Yangqiao, Zaxing Bridge, and Ping'an Bridge.Among them, Zhou Bridge has the largest scale, and there are aboutsixtyHousehold. These bridges are mostly built onAt the end of the 19th century, only the Zaxing Bridge and Ping'an Bridge were built in the 1960s. They are witnesses of history and a poetic picture of harmonious coexistence between humans and the ocean.

As early asIn the 19th century,It is very common for Chinese Fujianese to travel to Southeast Asia,Most of what I do is hard work such as port handling and water transportation. Due to their difficult living conditions, they were unable to settle down on land, so they built tall houses at sea and laid them out in an orderly manner from land to sea. From a distance, they looked like a bridge.Each bridge is mainly inhabited by surnames and kinship, with the longest wooden bridge extending towards the sea for about500 meters, covered in wooden houses.So and so, the Chinese people have achievedThe integration of work, accommodation, and home finally took root here and earned the first bucket of gold.

The houses on the surname bridge are simple but not rudimentary.Creative murals painted outside the houseThere are also shops and warehouses on the bridge,The older generation of residents nowstillMaking a living by fishing.As soon as you enter the surname bridge,Purely simpleThe breath of life comes rushing towards usThe movie "First Love Red Bean Ice" was filmed at the famous Zhou Bridge.

With the urban development of Penang,In the tide of a hundred years of history, some surname bridges have been demolished, but fortunately, George TownIn 2008, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Surname Bridge has become one of the important cultural relics that have been preserved to this day.

Nowadays,There are many customs and distinctive buildings that are no longer common in China, yet they can still be found inSurname BridgeseeIt can be seen that it is not only an indispensable part of Penang's history, but also an important window for people to understand the life of Chinese immigrants to Southeast Asia a hundred years ago. Sitting on the bridge, blowing the sea breeze and listening to the waves, perhaps only here can one deeply experience the comfort and contentment.