- Location: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, north-eastern part of the city
Malaysia is a true Asian multinational country. It is mixed with Chinese, Malay and Indian civilizations. In the capital of Kuala Lumpur, the descendants of the main peoples of the country live in their national areas. The most surprising and priceless of them can be considered the Malayan village of Kampong Baru.
Introduction to Kampong Baru
Kampong Baru is located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, close to the remarkable towers of Petronas towers . The name of the village from the Malay language is translated as "new village". Kampong Baru was founded in the distant 1880, and these days it is the most expensive land in Kuala Lumpur. Local developers are ready to buy it from the elders of the village for $ 1.4 billion.
The whole territory is an area of about 100 hectares, on which there are 7 preserved villages. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the Malay large village of Kampong Baru has the status of a special settlement that is not subject to demolition and reconstruction. In 1928, the first official population census was conducted here. She showed that there are 544 houses in the Malaysian territory, in which there are 2,600 inhabitants. Currently in Kampong Baru live about 55.7 thousand people.
Visiting the national Malay village of Kampong Baru, you can personally see the real life of the indigenous population and enjoy the specific color of the ancient village. One of the main attractions in Kampong Baru is the Malaysian national cuisine : delicious and inexpensive, especially sweets and desserts.
Opportunities for tourists
The way of life of village residents for the whole time of the existence of the village did not merge with the city, despite the asphalted roads and some of the benefits of civilization used here. You can walk among small houses on stilts around which jasmine, banana and coconut palms grow.
The central street of the modern village consists entirely of small restaurants and cafes. The earliest tourists will be offered a classic Malay breakfast - nazi lemak, and after dinner they prepare the most popular dish from rice - nadi pandang.
Delicious food very much:
- a mutt with meat;
- beef Rendang;
- sweet fruit salad - Rojak;
- Mee Bandung Muar - dried shrimps;
- Mee Rebus - yellow soup with noodles with gravy from sweet potatoes;
- Sirap Bandung - syrup with condensed milk and a lot of other goodies.
The cost of one dish averages $ 0.3-1. Every Saturday after 18:00 the national night market - pasar malam - is opened all night in the village. Until the morning you can choose and buy souvenirs , Malay clothing, jewelry, fabrics, food and ready-made meals.
During Ramadan holiday in Kampong Baru form the largest in the capital Ramadan-Bazaar. A visit to the village is possible all year round.
How to get to Kampong Baru?
The most convenient option to get to the Malay village is the metro: you need to get off at the same station "Kampung Baru" LRT and walk a little. You can also use the monorail to the station "Medan Tuanku" or taxi services.
Through the village of Kampong Baru there are buses Nos. U21, U23, U33, 302, B114 and 303.