Saturday 13 October 2012

Enchanting Sungai Lembing


Sungai Lembing, one of the most recognizable places among young generation. A unique town owns the largest, longest and deepest underground tin mining in the world. They got the oldest suspension bridge in Malaysia, the perfect sunrise viewing on Panorama HillHistorical MuseumRainbow Falls and varieties of popular local foods.
Sungai Lembing, The Hidden Treasure
Panorama Hill

As history said, the name Lembing was an adoption of the event of spear that fell into Kenau River while the hunters were hunting the deer. Another said the name of Chinese Hakka Lim Ming (林明) translated to Malay.
Sungai Lembing has become a charming town attracting loads of visitors especially on weekends and during holidays. There is Sunday morning market, offering inexpensive goods to the locals and the visitors. It’s a small town with elderly and children. Most youngsters have moved to town for job and better life.
If there is only thing you can related to Sg Lembing is Rainbow Waterfall, you are wrong. There are a lot to tell from my visit to Sg Lembing recently. Although it’s not a complete visit this round, as I missed out few locations here. Hope it can use as guide to plan a trip to this old mining town.


MEE JAWA
When in Sungai Lembing, make a beeline for the mee jawa served here by Javanese traders. The mee jawa here is popular and many folks in Kuantan think nothing of making the 40-minute ride to buy some home or even having it on the spot! Look out for the two rows of shops in the middle of town and head for the mee jawa stall run by Warisah Junus.

Famous Coconut Biscuit


Stay at Country View Inn … a good and comfortable guest house

Accommodation in Sg. Lembing is cheap and affordable as most of them are guest house type. It’s pretty clean with air-con. Not bad at all! Separate bathroom at downstairs with hot shower. First floor is living hall and dining room for leisure. At top floor, there are about 9 rooms with 4-6 peoples on each room.


Crystal House (Museum)

All the marvelous collection of crystal by an old man who he was working as tin miner during his younger days. An entrance fee is RM 2.00.


















Sungai Lembing Museum
There is so much of history in Sungai Lembing and if one has a week or two, then it would be good to walk through any one of the tunnels that would take you into another world. However, it would also suffice if one has some two to three hours to walk around the museum that once served as the home of the British representative here. Find out how it became the first duty-free town in the late 19th Century.

















 Journey to Rainbow Waterfall





GETTING THERE
From Kuantan, take the road towards Indera Mahkota and onwards to the Kuantan bypass. Follow the road signs and you will find your way to Sungai Lembing, which is about 47km from the capital town of Pahang.
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