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Welcome to Sungai Lembing
THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF PAHANG
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Sungai Lembing is a tin mining town 42 km northwest of Kuantan in Pahang, Malaysia. Lembing is Malay for spear, and "sungai" means river. Per local legend, the local ruler saw a vision of a spear in the nearby river and thus named his town after this vision.
Until the 1970s, Sungai Lembing was a major producer of underground tin. Sungai Lembing town developed in the 1880s when the British set up the tin mining industry, although the history of mining in this area extends much further back. From 1891, the Pahang Consolidated Company Limited, (PCCL), which was under British control, had a 77-year lease to mine the area. PCCL managed the mine from 1906 until its liquidation in 1986 when world tin prices collapsed.
The pit mines were closed in 1986 due to high operational costs and low yields, but during their heyday they were among the largest and deepest in the world. The total tunnel length is 322 km, with a depth of between 610 m and 700 m. A museum highlighting the tin mining industry was opened in 2003. The museum is housed in an old bungalow once used by the mine manager. The museum houses a collection of mining artifacts.
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| Sungai Lembing Museum |
Today the town of Sg Lembing is in decline although it was once the richest town in Pahang, known as El Dorado of the East. In the 1940s about 1400 people worked in the mine. Today many of the wooden shoplots are closed and people are moving away. The town straddles the river, and the main street on the right bank is split by an avenue of majestic trees. At the end, an old wooden building overlooks the padang where games of cricket and other social activities were held.
Nearby Sungai Lembing is Bukit Panorama, which is a popular place to watch the sunrise. 16 km from Sg. Lembing is Gunung Tapis Nature Park, where one can camp, fish, and shoot the rapids. Gunung Tapis itself is 1,512 m high. On the way to Sg. Lembing at the hamlet of Panching is Gua Charas, a temple cave that is a popular tourist destination, also Sungai Pandan Waterfall, which is 29 km from Kuantan.
林明市位于关丹附近的小镇，以前可是个繁华的锡矿场。。。只是到了80年代末，矿场不再运作，年轻人离开到城市去找出路，村里只剩小孩与老人，渐渐地，这里也就被人所遗忘。
不过这几年来，林明市的旅游业有了复苏的迹象。。。越来越多人为了“林明山的云海”及“彩虹瀑布”而闻名到此。除此之外，这里的美食也很棒，连“阿贤人情味”也有介绍哦。
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| Picture by Robert Kam |
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| Picture by Robert Kam |
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| Lembing Public Library |
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| Hanging Bridge |
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| Ah Foong Noodle Stall, Hawker Centre |
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| I Luv Sungai Lembing |
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For Sale |
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| Big old tree..100+ years old |
林明鎮獲聯合國宜居城市獎。恭喜！
欢迎来到备受世界肯定的山水小镇，感受它的悠闲和魅力。
欢迎来到备受世界肯定的山水小镇，感受它的悠闲和魅力。
Sungai Lembing has been the winner of the International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom Awards) 2012 held by the UNESCO at the Al Ain City in the United Arab Emirates. Congratulation!
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| UNESCO Award |
Where is:
Sungai Lembing is located about 40km north west of Kuantan in Pahang. It coordinates is 3 55'N, 103 2'E.
How to get there:
Sungai Lembing can be reach from Kuala Lumpur heading east to Kuantan using West East Highway. It takes about 3 hours to reach Kuantan interchange. Exit from the here and follow the sign board to Sungai Lembing. It takes another 45 -60 minutes to reach the town.
From Kuantan, take Indera Mahkota road and onwards to the Kuantan bypass. Follow the road sign (about 50km) and you be in Sungai Lembing in 1 hour.
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