Writer: Yit Ping Translator: Kairos Wong Lek tau suan is a Teochew mung bean dessert, a sweet and syrupy relief from the tropical heat. While “lek tau” translates to “mung beans”, the etymology of “suan” is debated. Some attribute it to the resemblance of split mung...
The first batch of Kuching Old Bazaar Heritage plaques have been installed a few days ago, with a total of 14 plaques. There is a QR code on the plaque. People and tourists can scan the QR code to visit the Kuching Old Bazaar website and read the story behind the...
1. The Kuching Old Bazaar Cultural Mapping and Tourism Promotion Programme will conduct a comprehensive survey of Old Bazaar, and then publish a book about the history and life of Old Bazaar, which will be printed in bi-languages; produce five documentary videos and...
【Temple Street】 The original Kuching river (Sungai Kuching) (古晋河) used to flow from what is now the Reservoir Park, along Thompson Road (now known as Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman), through the Tua Pek Kong Temple and the old Chinese Chamber of Commerce and into Sungai...
Wayang Street, also known as “Hua Xiang Street” (花香街), used to be an area dominated by the Hokkien. The Hokkien’s famous Hong San Si Temple (凤山寺) is located on the street and every year during the temple deity’s birthday celebration, a stage was set up opposite the...
Ong Ewe Hai was a leader of Sarawak’s earliest Hokkien immigrants and the patriarch of an influential family – one of three powerful Chinese clans of early Kuching, that produced many prominent figures in business and politics. He migrated from Singapore to Kuching,...
Hong San Si Temple stands at the intersection of Wayang and Ewe Hai Streets. The old temple, managed by the Kuching Hockien Association, consists of a main hall, a side hall and a stage totalling 8,123m². It is dedicated to Kong Teck Choon Ong (广泽尊王), a tutelary deity...
