The lovely morning in the weekend (CNY morning, of course~), we decided to expand the brain far to Tasik Biru, or also known as The Blue Lake. Located 35 km from Kuching city, Tasik Biru is one of main attraction in Bau and it used to be a gold mining site that closed forever in 1921. Tasik Biru got its name because of the bluish-greenish water appearance (due to the reflection of trees and sky) but it is believed that it contained some toxic substance inside the blue water (so don't try to drink it as well as...don't swim at here) |
| Nasi Ayam Penyet at Medan Selera, Bau nyum..nyum~ |
Tasik Biru is more than a lake. It was a gold digging heaven, the place where Bau becomes the jewel after oil well at Miri and Bintulu. There was a legend and tale about its depth. The villagers said that Tasik Biru is really deep that 10 tonne truck is similar like a matchbox from the top. The second tale was there were three monster lived inside the lake. In1988, three monsters with huge weird figures about 3 meters long were spotted on the surface of the lake. The third tale was the struggling to own the gold site caused death between two sides and the smell of the rotting bodies followed the wind's direction; and that's how Tasik Biru got its name.
Well, for me, Tasik Biru is great for my weekend =)
SUNDAY:10/02/13- TAMAN SAHABAT, KUCHING, SARAWAK
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| "Hear me, Zheng He is here~" |
Still the same day of CNY, we decided to finish the grand walk at Taman Sahabat after lingering awhile at Bau. From Bau to Kuching, Taman Sahabat welcomed us with rain. Screw me very much for the first half of time. After we sat down and playing with the fish on the pool (feed the fish), the weather swept the tears, and we're ready to wide the step.
Taman Sahabat, also known as the Friendship Park, dedicated for the relationship between China and Malaysia for many centuries. Completed in 2005 and located at Jalan Song, around the area of Tabuan residential (big houses rich people lived here), there is a statue of the voyager and explorer Zheng He (or Adrimal Cheng Ho) in the middle of the park and the country's plates starting with Perlis on the right and ended with Sabah on the left. Taman Sahabat is not about friendship between China-Malaysia only, it has a good information about each country in Malaysia, the wonderful calm-view and the architecture is great- which brought us directly to the mainland of China. I thought that I was in China actually but the fact is, the architecture of Taman Sahabat was a product between the close relationship of Kuching City and Kunming City of China. This pavilion was been designed, fabricated and supervised by Chinese Landscape technicians and artisans to resurrect the feeling of the mainland and the history of Zheng He.
My evening has completed with history- From Kuching to Bau and Bau to Kuching.
#tmg2013
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