vertekijker Posted September 14, 2009 Share #2161 Posted September 14, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Looks hard enough to me. I don't know where to start! Maybe by asking first if it is in China? --------------- Frans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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behhl Posted September 14, 2009 Share #2162 Posted September 14, 2009 Looks hard enough to me. I don't know where to start! Maybe by asking first if it is in China?--------------- Frans oh ...no its not in China. Perhaps I will drop a few more clues if it is too hard but lets see if anyone else has an insight first! Shall I say that it is in a tropical climate ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted September 14, 2009 Share #2163 Posted September 14, 2009 Penang? Family Name Temple? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
behhl Posted September 14, 2009 Share #2164 Posted September 14, 2009 Penang? Family Name Temple? OK :-) see its easy - can you name the Family Name? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted September 14, 2009 Share #2165 Posted September 14, 2009 One of the Chinese temples in Malacca, Malaysia? - Or is it Singapore? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
behhl Posted September 14, 2009 Share #2166 Posted September 14, 2009 One of the Chinese temples in Malacca, Malaysia? - Or is it Singapore? Much too far south. Brian has the right town - I am just wondering for fun if anyone can name the building? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2167 Posted September 15, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Clan house would be a better description - it's the Koo (Ku?) Clan house I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
behhl Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2168 Posted September 15, 2009 Clan house would be a better description - it's the Koo (Ku?) Clan house I believe. Exactly! - in Penang they spell it Khoo and the local word for the clan being Kongsi, its popularly known as the Khoo Kongsi. over to you then Brian! :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2169 Posted September 15, 2009 Ok - thanks - give me a few hours to excavate something suitably obscure from the archives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2170 Posted September 15, 2009 Beh, Very interesting to read about Khoo Kongsi. Even though I have spent a lot of time in the area, I did not know about the clans. Are you a member of any fo the clans/families? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2171 Posted September 15, 2009 Right - here we go. City, name of Cross are required. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/75648-do-you-know-the-world-competition/?do=findComment&comment=1036131'>More sharing options...
behhl Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2172 Posted September 15, 2009 Beh, Very interesting to read about Khoo Kongsi. Even though I have spent a lot of time in the area, I did not know about the clans. Are you a member of any fo the clans/families? No, fortunately or unfortunately I must be one of those many who avoided such ... mainly because my would-be name clan were pretty hopeless at this kind of jobs-for-the-boys networks! I don't really want to take the thread off topic, but perhaps I can explain that such clan houses were pretty common because they catered to the immigrants who came from China to South East Asia and needed care and leads on arrival; but nowadays they are much less important and retain more a less a cultural heritage stature rather than any great economic or community presence though some of the richer and well maintained Kongsi like the Khoo Kongsi do retain some clout in the local community. There are several clan houses remaining thoughout Penang and Malaysia, Singapore, but the Khoo Kongsi is pretty unique to its rich architecture dating back to the strait settlement days, and the fact that the Kongsi is still a community presence due to its influential descendants. Maybe I will post some picture of its interior in the forum if anyone is interested - taken with the little Leica vario summicron 5.1mm to 12.8mm f2.0-2.8 asph ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertekijker Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2173 Posted September 15, 2009 Is it the 'Cruz del Tercer Milenio' on 'El Vigía hill' in Coquimbo, Chile? ----------------- Frans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2174 Posted September 15, 2009 Oh dear - and there I was thinking it would be a difficult one! You got it Frans - over to you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertekijker Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2175 Posted September 15, 2009 Here we go. Town and structure? -------------- Frans Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/75648-do-you-know-the-world-competition/?do=findComment&comment=1036503'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2176 Posted September 15, 2009 No, fortunately or unfortunately I must be one of those many who avoided such ... mainly because my would-be name clan were pretty hopeless at this kind of jobs-for-the-boys networks! I don't really want to take the thread off topic, but perhaps I can explain that such clan houses were pretty common because they catered to the immigrants who came from China to South East Asia and needed care and leads on arrival; but nowadays they are much less important and retain more a less a cultural heritage stature rather than any great economic or community presence though some of the richer and well maintained Kongsi like the Khoo Kongsi do retain some clout in the local community. There are several clan houses remaining thoughout Penang and Malaysia, Singapore, but the Khoo Kongsi is pretty unique to its rich architecture dating back to the strait settlement days, and the fact that the Kongsi is still a community presence due to its influential descendants. Maybe I will post some picture of its interior in the forum if anyone is interested - taken with the little Leica vario summicron 5.1mm to 12.8mm f2.0-2.8 asph ... We go every year to Malaysia and Singapore, my wife and I. Guess, we are some sort of 'Malaysia & Singapore-filiacs'. Where in Malaysia do you come from? Penang? I would very much like to see the interior shots. It can't be that 'stiff' here that we can't stray a little from the subject. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2177 Posted September 15, 2009 Frans, Is it somewhere in Japan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertekijker Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2178 Posted September 15, 2009 Yes, in Japan, Olsen. That was quick! ----------------- Frans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2179 Posted September 15, 2009 Frans, - When it comes to you, I get very wary. The places is most often 180 degrees from where I naturally think they would be.... Actually It look strikingly similar to the railway station at Hamar, Norway. Except for the lack of tagging on the walls, chewinggum marks and the tidy kept tree. So, it got to be Japan. Is it a railway station we see? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertekijker Posted September 15, 2009 Share #2180 Posted September 15, 2009 Frans, - When it comes to you, I get very wary. The places is most often 180 degrees from where I naturally think it would be.... Actually It look strikingly similar to the railway station at Hamar, Norway. Except for the lack of tagging on the walls, chewinggum marks and the tidy kept tree. So, it got to be Japan. Is it a railway station we see? Are you a detective or something? That is an excellent line of reasoning! Yes, a railway station in Japan! But where... ---------------- Frans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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