Baba Nyonya Mansion in Penang

This building is actually build during 19th century and own by Kapitan Cina Chung Keng Kwee (second owner). He is a hakka born Chinese miner back those day during the British colonial. Kapitan Cina Chung Keng Kwee study english during his free time and was put into a good use in a few occasion and spotted by Sir William which is also the first Governor of Penang. You might want to know whats the meaning of kapitan as well... this is a direct translation of captain.... 

The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of acculturated Chinese unique to this part of the world, especially in the Straits Settlements (Penang, Malacca and Singapore) hence its other name, the Straits Chinese. Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and later, the colonial British, the Peranakans had created a unique lifestyle and customs which had not only left behind a rich legacy of antiques but its cultural influences like cuisine and language are still evident in Penang today.For more historical information, feel free to visit their official website.