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Yeap Chor Ee Road (Malay: Jalan Yeap Chor Ee) is a major road in Gelugor, Penang. Skirting the northern portion of Bukit Gelugor , it connects Jalan Bukit Gambir , at the junction with Jalan Kaki Bukit , to Green Lane .
18 Nov 2019 · Yeap Chor Ee. Photo courtesy of House of Yeap Chor Ee. by Zoe Low. Chinese migrant Yeap Chor Ee became one of Malaya’s most prominent men. His story is being told for the first time by his great-granddaughter.
Instead, Jalan Yeap Chor Ee, named in honour of this great man, is on the other side of the island. The road connects Green Lane, now called Jalan Masjid Negeri, to Jalan Bukit Gambir and Jalan Lembah.
Yeap Chor Ee (葉祖意) was a businessman and philanthropist. He was born in the village of Nan'an, Fujian, China, in 1867. He came to Penang at the age of 17 in the 1880s virtually penniless, and found work as a barber.
To find out more about Yeap Chor Ee visit the House of Yeap Chor Ee on Jalan Penang, George Town or purchase The King’s Chinese through Gerakbudaya.
10 Nov 2019 · Yeap, who is now working on a second book, about Oei Tiong Ham, Yeap Chor Ee’s business partner and the “sugar king of Asia”, and his daughters (one of whom flew a plane even before Amelia...
The House of Yeap Chor Ee. 46 reviews. #80 of 238 things to do in Penang Island. History Museums. Closed now. Write a review. About. The House of Yeap Chor Ee is a social history gallery tells the story of Yeap Chor Ee, a young immigrant who arrived in Penang in the 1880s.
