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Oct 6, 2024

　　This museum's collection is housed in an attractive colonial-era building just north of the Padang. The museum focuses on the state's culture, history and art. Look out for contemporary ceramics by Mohd Roslan Ahmad, sculptures by Raja Shahanman and an exhibition on Orang Asli, Malaysia's indigenous people.

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Sungai Lembing Museum

　　This fascinating museum charts the rise and fall of the 'El Dorado of the East', as Sungai Lembing was known after the Pahang Consolidated Company Limited began mining tin in the hills in 1906. Explore the history of the industry here by way of mining equipment, photographs and informative captions....

　　Visit quiet Sungai Lembing in the hills to explore the informative regional museum (RM2) that covers the history of local tin mining to the collapse of the industry in 1986, or head up the road for a claustrophobic tour of the abandoned tin mines. Bus 500 from the local bus...

Sungai Lembing Tin Mines

　　Try and get here early after lunch (or first thing in the morning) to have the eerie sensation of being alone in some of the longest and deepest tin mines in the world. The cold tunnels are quite a clammy and claustrophobic experience, and you'll need to watch your head,...

Pahang Art Museum

　　This museum's collection is housed in an attractive colonial-era building just north of the Padang. The museum focuses on the state's culture, history and art. Look out for contemporary ceramics by Mohd Roslan Ahmad, sculptures by Raja Shahanman and an exhibition on Orang Asli, Malaysia's indigenous people. ...

Masjid Sultan Ahmad Shah

　　The east coast’s most impressive and imposing mosque presides regally over the Padang. At night it’s a magical sight with its illuminated spires and turrets contrasting against the dark sky. ...

Sleeping Buddha Cave

　　The colossal Sleeping Buddha Cave at Gua Charas outside Panching is decorated with small altars to various Buddhist Bodhisattvas and leads ultimately to a rather small and umimpressive sleeping Buddha at the rear of the cave. The cave is more interesting for its vastness and imposing sense of depth. Climb...

　　This long beach is a lovely place to catch the sunrise and watch large crabs scuttling at high speed over the sands in the twilight. There are several accommodation options here, making it a pleasant alternative to staying in Kuantan. Take the regular bus 600 or 602 (RM2) from Kuantan's...

　　Located 26km north of Kuantan, the limestone karst containing Gua Charas towers high above the surrounding palm plantations. The caves owe their fame to a Thai Buddhist monk who came to meditate here about 50 years ago. It’s a steep climb up a stairway to the caves’ entrance. 　　The colossal...

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