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The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, a three-story traditional Hakka – Teochew construction. It is a boutique hotel and one of the most well-known Georgetown attractions. The structure at 14 Leith Street was built in the 1880s by Hakka trader Cheong Fatt Tze, who commissioned it. Cheong Fatt Tze Is an example of a self-made and prosperous merchant-trader who fled China as a poor adolescent. But quickly ascended to the well-to-do ranks. When… Read More