✍️16 Feb 2024. Just our second day in Kuching, we set off at sunrise and was on the road till nearly midnight before hitting the sack 😂
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Showing posts with label Bau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bau. Show all posts
Sien Teck Temple · Liu Shang Bang Shrine in Bau, Kuching, Sarawak 善德庙 · 刘善邦庙
Rainbow on a rainy day in Bau, Sarawak.
We were on our 6 day Kuching Sarawak self drive adventure. After visiting Maw San (Old Bau), Tasik Biru lake, Bau town, and Fairy Cave we swung by Sien Teck Temple 善德庙 on our way to Siniawan town for dinner. (Long but fruitful day! 🤣)
Legend of Fairy Cave · Gua Pari Pari Bau Kuching Sarawak · Tips for Visitors
After visiting Bau town which is 40 km (50 minutes) from Kuching City, we swung over to Fairy Cave which is another 10 minutes drive (7 km) away.
Is that Maw San? Origin of Bau · Sarawak Self Drive Holiday 🚗 石隆门帽山砂拉越
Was There Ever a Lanfang Republic in West Kalimantan? 蘭芳共和國 • 真有其事吗?
There was once a supposed democratic entity in West Kalimantan referred to as Lanfang Republic which existed for 107 years between 1777 and 1884. It lasted longer than the kingdom of Singapura which existed for 99 years between 1299 and 1398.
Both Lanfang and Singapura were vanquished by foreign hegemons - Singapura by the Majapahit empire in 1398 and Lanfang by The Netherlands in 1884. The story of Singapura is still being told in Singapore but Lanfang has been reduced to an obscure footnote of history.
In 2013, Singapore Minister Chan Chun Sing cited the Lanfang Republic as a cautionary tale to remind Singaporeans not to take the country's long term survival for granted. So, what was this Lanfang Republic?
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