Bee Chin Heong

George Town


If you’re after a huge Chinese couch, a household shrine or have RM55,000 to spend on a 2m-tall carved-wood Buddha, this is the place to come. Even if you’re not buying, it’s still worth a look around their colourful collection, with its bewildering assortment of religious statues, furniture and temple supplies.


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Nearby George Town attractions

1. Sun Yat Sen Museum

0.15 MILES

Dr Sun Yat Sen was the leader of the 1911 Chinese revolution, which established China as the first republic in Asia. He lived in George Town with his…

2. Teochew Puppet & Opera House

0.17 MILES

A family collection of puppets, costumes and traditional instruments form the basis of this charming specialist museum.

3. Acheen St Mosque

0.2 MILES

Built in 1808 by a wealthy Arab trader, the Acheen St Mosque was the focal point for the Malay and Arab traders in this quarter – the oldest Malay kampung…

4. Asia Camera Museum

0.21 MILES

The contents of a former portrait studio have been relocated to this shophouse on Lr Armenian. A guided tour escorts you to a camera obscura, more than…

5. Yap Kongsi

0.21 MILES

The main structure here, built in a curious art deco-meets-Straits-Chinese' style in 1924, is painted a distinctive shade of light green. It is not always…

6. Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple

0.24 MILES

This 1850 temple is dedicated to its patron deity, the Taoist God of Prosperity. Resplendent in red, gold and polished black columns, it has quite a few…

7. Khoo Kongsi

0.25 MILES

The most spectacular clanhouse in George Town, Khoo Kongsi is an explosion of colour. Intricate ceramic mosaics of immortals, carp and dragons dance…

8. Masjid Kapitan Keling

0.27 MILES

Penang’s first Indian Muslim settlers, troops from the East India Company, built Masjid Kapitan Keling in 1801, named for the captain who had the idea…