"06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the ""clan jetties"" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The ""clan jetties"" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ"
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