PIONEER Chinese immigrants who shared common historical, geographical and lineage origins created the Weld Quay waterfront settlement in Penang more than a century ago.
In 1860s, young men from the Tong Aun district in China’s Fujian province braved high seas to come to Penang, in search of greener pastures.
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