Kapitan Chung Thye Phin's Tomb
The tomb of Kapitan Chung Thye Phin is a mausoleum to the last Kapitan Cina of Perak, who is also the last Kapitan of British Malaya. He had two wives who were buried on his left and on his right. Closeby is another grave, which I am not sure belonging to whom.
I visited the Kapitan's tomb on 21 July 2025. Thanks to directions provided by Mr Jeffrey Seow, the grandson of the Kapitan, I was able to trace the location to Taman Tanjong 2. However, the moment I got out of the car, I was greeted with the ferocious barking of dogs. There was a lady outside her house, and I asked her if she knew the whereabouts of the tomb. The kind lady took me to the site, which is in fact behind her house. With her presence, the dogs did not disturb me, and I was able to check out the tomb, to take photos and videos of it.
In Penang, perhaps the most famous - though unfortunately not accessible - structure associated with Chung Thye Phin is his holiday villa, Relau Villa.
Kapitan Chung Thye Phin's Tomb is 
on the Map of Mount Erskine
Kapitan Chung Thye Phin's Tomb (21 July 2025)
Close-up of Kapitan Chung Thye Phin's Tomb (21 July 2025)
Decorative stone vases at Kapitan Chung Thye Phin's Tomb (21 July 2025)
View of Kapitan Chung Thye Phin's Tomb from its courtyard (21 July 2025)
View of Kapitan Chung Thye Phin's Tomb from the rear. (21 July 2025)
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