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Diem Bakery Building
IntroductionLet us first take a walk down memory lane, way back to 1910. The Diem Bakery building, together with the adjoining identical structure that is owned by Soon Kongsi, was built by Malaysia’s badminton great Dato’ Eddy Choong’s family. The late badminton ace was from a prominent family based in Kedah who later moved to Penang.
Diem Bakery Building
The Calligraphy Room / Purple Room
The inspiration for creating the Calligraphy Room, located on the first floor of the building was derived from the owner’s visit to the Forbidden City and its surroundings in Beijing, China, in 2018.
The concept is based on the Chinese wordings Zi Qi Dong Lai which literally translated to mean “the purple cloud shine from the east of the sky”. Traditionally in Chinese culture, the color purple represents prosperity and good luck, and is associated with royalties and nobles. It is believed purple refers to the North Star which in traditional Chinese astrology is the abode of the Celestial Emperor.
Diem Bakery Building
The Hanging Lights
The hanging lights on the ground floor of the Diem Bakery building is a permanent art installation created by the Encomas team. The lighting covers were fabricated by a young and talented local tinsmith, Lim Zhan How from Pekan Cina. A third generation tinsmith who apprenticed from his father, he had hand crafted the 48 pieces of round cone shape lighting covers made from bronze and tin plates.
Diem Bakery Building
The Royal Room / Red Room
This Red Room was built new at the back of the building overlooking Anak Bukit River on the first floor. The previously shoddy extension was used as bird nest house and was in total disrepair with the ground floor totally dismantled. A contemporary double storey building with ceiling height windows to maximize the view of the river and Jetty Pekan Cina was constructed on the original site.
The Royal Room is in memory of the late Sultan of Kedah, Tuanku Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah (1927-2017), the 28th monarch of Kedah state from 1958 to 2017. His Majesty served as the 5th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1970 to 1975 and also the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 2011 to 2016.
JETI PEKAN CINA
Bertapak hampir selama 250 tahun, Jeti Pekan Cina merupakan sebuah mercu tanda bersejarah yang mesti dilindungi dan dipelihara untuk kesejahteraan dan kemakmuran generasi akan datang. Pada tahun 1940, Jeti yang merentasi Sungai Anak Bukit ini telah dibina oleh masyarakat setempat bagi memudahkan penduduk berulang-alik di antara Kampung Seberang Nyonya dan Pusat Bandar.
Projek komuniti kami dengan paparan sejarah Pekan Cina di Alor Setar dalam 3 bahasa. Kini Jeti Pekan Cina telah menjadi satu tarikan pelancong di Bandaraya kami.
