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  2. Chinatown, Kuching - Wikipedia

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    Built in 1876, it is oldest Chinese temple in Kuching. The Chinese History Museum is located near the waterfront, opposite the Tua Pek Kong temple. The museum shows the history of Chinese community in Sarawak. The Chinese shophouses at Jalan Padungan were built between 1920 and 1930s when rubber plantation businesses flourished at the time. [7]

  3. Kuching - Wikipedia

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    Kuching (/ ˈkuːtʃɪŋ / KOO-ching), [needs Malay IPA] officially the City of Kuching, [ 6 ] is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. [ 7 ] It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River at the southwest tip of Sarawak on the island of Borneo and covers an area of 431 km 2 ...

  4. Culture of Sarawak - Wikipedia

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    Culture of Sarawak exhibits notable diversity in ethnicity, cuisine, and language. The Sarawakian culture has been influenced by Bruneian Malays of the coastal areas. Substantial cultural influences also came from the Chinese and British cultures. Interracial marriages, formerly rare or between closely related tribes, are increasingly common.

  5. Chinese History Museum - Wikipedia

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    23 October 1993. Location. Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Coordinates. 1°33′27.6″N 110°20′55.5″E  /  1.557667°N 110.348750°E  / 1.557667; 110.348750. Type. museum. The Chinese History Museum Kuching (Malay: Muzium Sejarah Cina Kuching) is a museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The museum is about the history of the Chinese ...

  6. Sarawak State Museum - Wikipedia

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    Built in 1889. Open on 4 August 1891. The Sarawak State Museum (Malay: Muzium Negeri Sarawak) is the oldest museum in Borneo. [1] It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak.

  7. Tua Pek Kong Temple, Kuching - Wikipedia

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    Date established. 1770 [1] Tua Pek Kong Temple (Chinese: 古晉大伯公廟) (also called as Siew San Teng Temple, Chinese: 壽山亭) [2] is a Chinese temple situated near the waterfront of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, opposite the Chinese History Museum. [3] It is the oldest temple in the city and formed a part of the Kuching Heritage Trail ...

  8. Column: The story of Las Vegas' Chinatowns has roots in the ...

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    Las Vegas' Asian American population has grown more quickly than nearly any other population in the last few years. L.A.'s San Gabriel Valley played a part.

  9. Hong San Si Temple - Wikipedia

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    Geographic coordinates. 1°33′26.984″N 110°20′51.87″E  /  1.55749556°N 110.3477417°E  / 1.55749556; 110.3477417. Architecture. Type. Chinese temple. Date established. 1848 [1] Hong San Si Temple (Chinese: 鳳山寺) is a Chinese temple situated in Carpenter Street of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is part of the Kuching ...