Pt 2 - Kuching Trip - A Living Museum

Our country, Malaysia has rich cultural diversity with multiple races like Malay, Chinese and Indian. More so for Kuching which consists of various tribes, mainly, the Bidayuh, Iban, Penan, Orang Ulu, Melanau and many more .... it has made Kuching full of rich cultural heritage and being a city boy, I was amaze with their rich cultures and customs.

A must visit place in Kuching is the Sarawak Cultural Village, it is also called the Living Museum. It consists a 17.5 acre of land on the foothill of the legendary Mount Santubong. You can find seven authentic ethnic houses built surrounding a lake. These houses were built base on the authentic architecture design of olden days houses ... it is simply amazing, when you walk inside, you will feel like you are having a time traveling back to the old days to experience their living.

The awesome part is that you will meet many "actual" person who are the origin people of the tribe, they are hired as care taker of the house. They all dressed up like olden day in their own costume and greet you when you enter into their house. That why this place is also called "Living Museum". The village also provide lodging service where some of those houses are open for rental.

Wow ... I have taken so many photos and it is impossible to share all my photos in this blog. Well, this is a fantastic place and I have meet many friendly people. I also realized that this place is to host the world famous Rainforest Music Festival, maybe one day I will return to join the music festival. 

On daily basis, they will perform two cultural shows at 11 am and 4 pm each day. I was in fact late, by the time I reached the fully air-cond auditorium, it was 4.30 pm. But nevertheless, I manage to watch some of the fantastic performance.

If you decided to go Kuching, please don't miss the opportunity.

The End.