PENANG TRAIL
PENANG IS A WONDERFUL PLACE FULL OF CULTURE, FOOD, ARTS AND TRADITIONS.
TRAVELLING IN PENANG IS MUCH EASIER THAN YOU THOUGHT, THERE'S SO MUCH THINGS TO DO IN PENANG, SUCH AS: EATING, SHOPPING, NIGHTLIFE, BEACH ACTIVITIES AND MANY MORE.
I WENT THERE FOR 5DAYS 4NIGHTS, ACCOMPANIED BY SEM4 AND SEM3 FRIENDS AS WELL AS LECTURERS.
ALTHOUGH IT'S IN A BAD WEATHER WHEN WE WENT THERE, IT DOESN'T SPOIL OUR MOOD DURING THIS STUDY TRIP, JUST THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.
I STUDIED THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE. I WENT TO THE INDIAN STREET, THEAN HOU TEMPLE, CHEW JETTY, THE BLUE MANSION, ST. GEORGE CHURCH,......
YOU CAN ALSO FIND A LOT OF FORGOTTEN CULTURE AT PENANG COMPARE TO A BUSY CITY LIKE KUALA LUMPUR. PENANG IS ALWAYS CROWDED WITH BACKPACKERS AND TOURIST BECAUSE OF ITS "人情味" MEANING TO A SENSE OF HUMAN KINDNESS. PEOPLE LOVE TRAVELLING IN PENANG.
FINDINGS IN PENANG
"大轿" " dà jiào " (SEDAN CHAIR) SO CALLED (LITTER)
--REPRESENTS OUR VEHICLE IN MODERN DAYS (CAR)
AS ONE OF THE MAIN VEHICLES OF ANCIENT TIMES, THE SEDAN CHAIR IS OFTEN FEATURED IN MOVIES ABOUT OLD CHINA. BUT ITS FUNCTION IS NOT LIMITED TO TRANSPORT: THE SEDAN IS LINKED WITH ONE OF THE IMPORTANT CEREMONIES IN LIFE -- MARRIAGE.
THERE'S THREE MAIN TYPE OF SEDANS :
1. SACRED OR OFFICIAL SEDAN, WHICH WAS USED TO TRANSPORT MEMORIAL TABLETS OR THE RICH AND POWERFUL. THIS KIND OF SEDAN WAS USUALLY CARRIED BY FOUR TO EIGHT PEOPLE.
2. ORDINARY SEDAN, WHICH WAS USUALLY MUCH SMALLER AND MADE OF BAMBOO, WAS USED AS A VEHICLE FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE. USUALLY, IT TOOK ONLY TWO PEOPLE TO MOVE IT AROUND.
3. BRIDAL SEDAN. AS ITS NAME SUGGESTS, IT WAS USED DURING WEDDING CEREMONIES AND WAS OFTEN CARRIED BY MORE THAN FOUR PEOPLE.
A OFFICIAL SEDAN IS A TRANSPORTATION TO THE RICH AND POWERFUL. THIS SYMBOLIZE THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHER LEVEL AND THE POOR IN A VERY CONTRAST MANNER.
DRAWINGS OF PEOPLE CARRYING THE EMPEROR WITH SEDAN ---->
<----DRAWINGS OF PEOPLE CARRYING THE BRIDE WITH SEDAN
THE SPECIALITY OF THE LITTER IS THAT THE WOOD CRAFT IS AMAZING. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CRAFTER PUT EFFORTS ON THE ART. THE MORE COMPLICATED THE CRAFT, MEANING THE HIGHER STATUS THE PASSENGER IS.
THE MATERIALS USED IS ALSO A SYMBOL TO DIFFERENTIATE THE STATUS OF PEOPLE.
BAMBOO RAFT, RATTAN SEDAN, SLAB, AND SEDAN ARE IN TERMS OF MATERIALS.
