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era. The Sarawak Tourism Complexcomprises a series of single storeybuildings joined together to form asquare with an ample courtyard inthe centre. This building was once theCouncil Negeri building of the state orthe seat of the government of the day!The Tua Pek Kong temple had aneven longer history than the otherbuildings along the trail. Locatedright in the heart of the city, it hassince been spruced up and amongstthe most highly visited city sight.Equally impressive are the oldshophouses located along the MainBazaar and Carpenter Streets wherejust about any thing can be found,from food to lodging, manicure tomodern IT gadgets!Tourism - HeritageDrop by the Sarawak Tourism BoardInformation Office located at theTourism Complex and learn moreabout the sites along the KuchingHeritage Trail as well as getting theofficial leaflet featuring these historicbuildings. You will surely have adifferent perspective of these sites afterreading about them and looking atthem close up!14151617Old Sarawak Steamship Building (c.1930)Square Tower (1879)Indian Mosque (1876)Old Fire Brigade Station (c.1917)13Astana19Old State Mosque (1965–1967)w a13456k2Sarawak TourismComplexJalan Tun Abang Haji Openg7158R i v814Carpenter StreetChina Street UluChina Streete rJalan Wawasan 2020K u c h i n g W a t e r fJalan Main BazaarRoute 1 Route 2r o n tLebuh Ewe HaiNew StateLegislative Assembly(DUN)9Lebuh Wayang12Fort Margherita11Lebuh Temple10LegendOld Kuching CourthouseBrooke MemorialThe Japanese BuildingThe Old Government Treasury andAudit Department BuildingThe Round TowerThe PavilionGeneral Post OfficeGuan Thian Siang Ti TempleKueh Seng Onn TempleTua Pek Kong TempleOld Chinese CourtFort MargheritaThe AstanaOld Sarawak Steamship BuildingSquare TowerIndian MosqueOld Fire Brigade StationBrooke DockyardOld State MosqueOld Railway Station andMaintenance DepotOld Government Printing OfficeCentral Police StationThis heritage trail is researched and developed jointly by the SarawakHeritage Society (SHS) and Malaysian Institute of Architects SarawakChapter (PAMSC). Supported by the Ministry of Tourism & HeritageSarawak and the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB), the heritage trail isconceived as a continuous, non-profit, and research based project.1234567891011121314151617181920212211Fort Margherita (1879)12The Astana (1870)13MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND HERITAGE SARAWAK2 nd Floor, Bangunan Baitulmakmur (Masja), Medan Raya, Petra Jaya,93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.Tel: +6082 319309, 319313 Fax : +6082 441277, 445311website: www.minth.sarawak.gov.myOct-Dec2011BorneoTalk | 23