Kuching Old Bazaar was a very typical business district where the Chinese traders, Malay, Dayak and European customers frequented. In the early years, before the development of other outlying areas, the Old Bazaar was the main trading center. This was also how the...
The Kuching Hockien Association has its roots in the Hong San Si Temple. In 1871 the Hockien Kongsi (福建公司) grew out of the temple management to help settle Hokkien immigrants in Sarawak and to mediate between them and the Brooke government, as well as between the...
Situated in the midst of the city’s bustle, Tua Pek Kong Temple is one of the major landmarks of Kuching. The patron deity Fu De Zheng Shen (福德正神), also known as the Earth Deity Zhang Fu De (土地公张福德), is commonly referred to as Tua Pek Kong (大伯公, “Eldest Grand...
