Chinese History Museum
The Chinese History Museum Kuching is a museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The museum is about the history of the Chinese people in Sarawak.Photo: Yeojiuntzen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tua Pek Kong Temple and Hong San Si Temple.
Tua Pek Kong Temple
Buddhist temple
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Tua Pek Kong Temple is a Chinese temple situated near the waterfront of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, opposite the Chinese History Museum. It is the oldest temple in the city and formed a part of the Kuching Heritage Trail.
Hong San Si Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Yeojiuntzen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hong San Si Temple is a Chinese temple situated in Carpenter Street of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is part of the Kuching Heritage Trail. Hong San Si Temple is situated 110 metres west of Chinese History Museum.
Sarawak State Museum
Museum
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The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Sarawak State Museum is situated 670 metres southwest of Chinese History Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuching and Petra Jaya.
Kuching
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.0.
Kuching is the capital of the state of Sarawak and the largest city in East Malaysia. Kuching is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days, and a good base for exploring Sarawak.
Petra Jaya
Suburb
Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan, added by jaya, the Sanskrit word for "victory," "triumph", or "success".
Demak Laut
Town
Demak Laut is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996. The state constituency was created in the 1996 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Demak Laut is situated 8 km northeast of Chinese History Museum.
Chinese History Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
1.55769° or 1° 33′ 28″ northLongitude
110.34875° or 110° 20′ 56″ eastOpen location code
6PHGH85X+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 233689473OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7393554
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Malay—“Chinese History Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “华人历史博物馆”
- Chinese: “华族历史文物馆”
- Chinese: “華族歷史文物館”
- Korean: “쿠칭 중국 역사 박물관”
- Malay: “Muzium Sejarah Cina, Sarawak”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sungai Kuching Marker and Tua Pek Kong Temple.
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