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By Tan Lii Inn
February 2017 FEATURE
Trishaws are as much a part of George Town’s heritage as hawker food, even if their numbers have diminished radically.Trishaws were once the main mode of transportation in George Town, found in quiet streets and on the busiest roads. Known locally as beca (or beychia in Hokkien), they used to play a major role in the lives of Penangites – from sending children to school, to ferrying entire families to dinner.Now that cars and motorcycles are plentiful, residents in George...
Tan Lii Inn
graduated with a Master’s Degree from Korea University. He is currently an analyst at Penang Institute.
