 | Bayan Lepas is a town in Penang, Malaysia being home to the Penang International Airport. It has a population of about 141,000 people. Bayan Lepas is the main industrial hub of Penang, being home to the Free Industrial Zone, where factories of many multinational companies are located. Penang International Airport also located at Bayan Lepas.
Penang's biggest shopping mall, Queensbay Mall, the Bukit Jambul Complex and Penang island's only Giant Hypermarket are located there. Bayan Lepas connects to Georgetown via the Bayan Lepas Expressway. Tourist spots include the Snake Temple, War Museum, and the Fisheries Department Aquarium. Many new condominiums, housing estates are all currently under construction in that area. One of the famous and most respects resident area is Taman Sri Nibong.
Bayan Lepas is known as the industrial zone of Penang Island, and also where the Penang International Airport is located; making it a breeze to visit from anywhere around the world. While most parts of Bayan Lepas are dedicated to factories, there are some nice shopping places and tourist attractions to visit. |
Bayan is also rapidly being developed as a modern, residential area with new condominiums, housing estates and shopping malls. University Science Malaysia (USM) and Penang Medical College is also found in this area.
Established since 1805, the Snake Temple in Bayan Lepas is also known as the 'Temple of the Azure Cloud'. It was built in memory of a Chinese monk named Chor Soo Kong and is famous for its many Wagler's pit-vipers that adorn the temple altars. The pit-vipers are caught from the wild, de-fanged and then painted on the forehead before being left to lie lazily on the altars, as the thick incense smoke causes them to be drowsy.
For a fee, you can get your picture taken while posing with these pit-vipers, in your hands or on your head! Outside the temple is a courtyard where a permanent reptile exhibition goes on. For an entrance fee, you can enter and look at the various species of snakes, both local and international, being housed in glass terrariums. A snake show featuring charmers playing with king cobras takes place in the afternoon daily.
The War Museum situated on a hill in Batu Maung was once a mighty fortress that fell under a surprise attack from Japanese soldiers during World War Two. It was run by British and other conscripted soldiers before being abandoned during the attack. Today, it is one of the largest war museums in the region.
The fortress grounds cover an area of 20-acres, and come complete with underground tunnels and ventilation shafts, ammunition bunkers, bays for firing canons, sleeping quarters and even a medical infirmary. Visitors can explore these tunnels and view the various wartime items on display from 9 am to 7 pm daily.
The Bukit Jambul Orchid & Hibiscus Garden is just 5-minutes away from the Penang International Airport and is very popular with local and international visitors. It is shaped like a park with a large variety of flowers, plants and other ornamental flora on display. There is even a reptile house where you can get up, close and personal with slithery creatures.
Visitors will appreciate the colourful blooms of flowers that are mostly orchids and hibiscus. The park also has some fascinating mammals such as Bengal tigers, deer, peacocks and even giant tortoises that are the size of huge boulders! Another great feature of the park is that you can purchase some of the plants on display as well as visit the souvenir shop.
SOURCE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayan_Lepas
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