`Ah Quee’ typifies the story of the penniless immigrant who made good. Ah Quee, aka Chung Keng Kwee, was born into a peasant Hakka family in Guangdong, China in 1841. In his aged of 20, was sent by his mother to Malaya to search for his father, who had travelled there previously.

Chung Keng Kwee’s home and his Ancestral Temple, which he built for the worship of his ancestors both are located on Church Street, Penang.

In this piece was see a European businessman struggle to pronounce Ah Quee`s name while greeting him ; notice too the traditional kampong houses in the background of this sculpture.