JOHOR – CHINESE HERITAGE
By :Ujang Moktar / Foto By Norhazafiah Hamzah
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Tiong Hua Chinese Heritage Museum in Jalan Ibrahim - Johor Bahru, was set up at the cost of RM1.2mil.which has completed the daunting task of piecing together over 200 years of the Chinese history. It has 1,300 historical document and artifacts, the details of five main Chinese clan which known as Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and Hainan.
Most of the artifact and manuscripts were donated by the owner-families and to preserved to educate the new generation about the past of their clans, history of the Chinese in Johor Bahru was dated back more than two centuries. The museum was made possible through the work of academics from Malaysia, Singapore and China.
The oldest and most priceless exhibits were two signboard which made in 1874 that hung above the Chinese temple here. And you could see a construction of the old buildings in the state, including the Sultan’s palace had been done by Wong Ah Fook The Association most welcomes donations of items of historical value to preserve the Chinese heritage.
Johor Menteri Besar Dato’ Abdul Ghani Othman had launched the museum on 3rd October 2009.He said the museum would interest tourists and those who wished to know more about the Johor Chinese community.
Open daily, except Mondays from 9.00am till 5.00pm.
Entrance fee : RM3.00 for Adults
RM1.00 for Children, Students and Senior Citizens
For enquiries Call: 07-2249633
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