James Wong
Heritage & History Writer
James has been documenting George Town's built environment for fifteen years — first as an architecture photographer, then as a writer covering the UNESCO World Heritage Site's shophouses, clan temples, and the communities that still live inside them. He has walked every lane in the heritage core more times than he can count and considers himself a credible expert on which coffee shop has the best kaya toast.
His guides focus on what things mean and where they came from: the difference between a Hokkien and Hakka clan house, why the Street of Harmony has four places of worship on 200 metres of road, and how to read a Straits Chinese shophouse facade. He writes for travellers who want to understand what they're looking at.