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槟州华人大会堂; Dewan Perhimpunan Cina Pulau Pinang; 槟城平章会馆; PCTH
About
The Penang Chinese Town Hall represented Fujianese and Cantonese merchants and served as a cultural and philanthropic institution. It frequently hosted visiting dignitaries and performers, providing them with space, receptions, and local legitimacy.
City
Penang
Supporter Type
Clan, association and society
Person (isSupportOf)
No associated person recorded.
Troupe (isSupportOf)
No associated troupe recorded.
Performance (isSupportOf)
No supported performance recorded.
Production (isSupportOf)
No supported production recorded.
Tour (isSupportOf)
| Tour | Period |
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| Zhen Tian Sheng 1909 Nanyang Tour (Others) | 1909 – 1909 |
Media
No media recorded.
Sources
Huang, Ziming. 2019. 优影振天声：牛车水百年文化历程 Youying Zhen Tian Sheng: Niucheshui bainian wenhua licheng [Chinese opera troupe Zhen Tian Sheng: One-hundred-year history of Singapore’s Chinatown]. Singapore: Bafang Wenhua.
Contributor
Last Updated on:
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 pm
Contributors:
Hedren Wai Yuan Sum
To Cite:
Sum, Hedren Wai Yuan.
2025. “Penang Chinese Town Hall“. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
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Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1911–1912: Xinhai Revolution
Support
Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1911–1912: Xinhai Revolution
Support
Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Pearl River Delta, including Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macau
1911–1912: Xinhai Revolution
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Archipelagic Agents
Dance
Music
Theatre — Shakespeare
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Malayan Union (1946-1948)
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
1959–1963: Singapore Self-Governance and Malaya Independence
1963–1965: Malaysia Formation
1965–1975: Singapore's Independence and Cold War SEA
Support
Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Pearl River Delta, including Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macau
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1911–1912: Xinhai Revolution