Kuching - this is the name of the cat city, located on the island of Kalimantan, which is in East Malaysia. Visiting this area, it seems that not only the ancient Egyptians considered this animal sacred.
So, here you can see a large number of living cats and numerous sculptures a few meters high, installed in the most unexpected places.
200 years ago, the territory of Kuching was managed by an English adventurer James Brook. When he first set foot on the land of this city, he asked the local what the name of this place is called. He, thinking that the foreigner pointed to a street cat, replied: "Kuching." Since then, Brooke began to call the city Kuchingom and everywhere set up a monument to a mustachioed animal.
The second version, which is more plausible, says that in the middle of the 20th century, cats rescued the local population from the invasion of rats. And the prehistory is this: the authorities decided to fight malarial mosquitoes by using an insecticide that instead of insects destroyed most of the four-legged animals. After that, the number of rats increased in the city, as a result of which the plague arose. It was then that Kuching was specially imported about 15 000 cats. Since then, the city every year increases the number of colorful monuments dedicated to this mewing animal. Of course, these monuments attract a lot of curious tourists.
So, opposite the hotel Grand Margherita Kuching, is a cat fountain, representing a column in the form of a mustachioed animal. And near the city hall you can see the architectural cat ensemble.
Graffiti with cats graze on the city walls, shops are full of souvenirs with cats, at sales you can buy T-shirts with images of these popular animals.
The main attraction of the city is the Cat Museum. It presents about 5,000 artifacts associated with purrs. In addition, there is a mummified cat from ancient Egypt.
Also in Kuching, you can visit a cafe called Meow Meow Cat Café.
But this white cat with wire whiskers is called Nick. During the main public holidays, he is dressed in traditional outfits. For example, for the Chinese New Year, Nick has a red vest (such as in the photo), for Christmas this handsome man is dressed as Santa Claus, and for the traditional harvest festival - in the Malaysian national vest.