Cultural Village, Kuching, Sarawak

After breakfast, we made our way to the Sarawak Cultural Village that is about 45 minutes away from Kuching. It is located near the Holiday Inn Damai Beach Resort. As the name suggest, it is a showcase of the various cultures of the major ethnic population of Sarawak. Here you'll find the reconstructed dwellings of the seven major races in Sarawak.


1. Chinese Farmhouse
2. Malay House
3. Melanau Tall House
4. Orang Ulu Longhouse
5. Penan Hut
6. Iban Longhouse
7. Bidayuh Longhouse

Here are some snap shots of the Cultural Village.


The artificial lake......

The bamboo bridge to reach the Bidayuh longhouse
The Iban longhouse...........
The Orang Ulu longhouse.......
The Penan hut..............
There are also various stone sculptures by artists from around the world as well as many ethnic wooden sculptures, especially just after the main entrance.

The main entrance to the Cultural Village

Ethnic wooden sculptures.......

One of the many stone sculptures all over the village, this is Caterpillar.....


"United in diversity, one body with many heads"


At about noon we watched a cultural performances featuring the dances of the various ethnic groups.

A harvest dance.....


A dance with mortar........

Another cultural dance......

A blowpipe demonstration.............

After the cultural show, we left the village and had lunch at a restaurant on the way back to Kuching. The afternoon was free, and those who did not had enough shopping went back to the main bazaar to shop till they dropped.

Ronald Kwok

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