There's a nice, curious museum in George Town that looks at Penang's history and also has a bunch of rooms for Instagram selfies. Something for everybody. The snap pic rooms are mostly forgettable while the history portion of the museum offers up some nice scenes come to life.
Imperialist ships are coming.
The British have arrived! Really, who's going to do the hard work? Indian coolies (the museum's description).
The upper Chinese merchant class? All about the opium.
The Chinese are getting restless, planning revolution. On the right, Dr. Sun Yat-sen is busy planning the China uprising, the Xinhai revolution, which overthrew the last imperial dynasty in that country in 1911. Dr. Sun lived in Penang at that time.
Trouble comes to Malaysia during WWII, when the Japanese occupy the country from the ruling British. The Brit brass are not pleased. Or clean shaven.
Upheaval and resignation. Local WWII refugees on the move and the Japanese signing the surrender.
Post WWII, back to shophouse business, just two merchants with product, a scale and haggling motions.
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