Sultan Palace Museum Malacca

The state of Malacca (Malaka) is located at the southwestern tip of the Malay Peninsula, on the border of the Strait of Malacca, 147 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur and 245 kilometers from Singapore. It has a total area of ​​1,650 square kilometers and a population of about 600,000. . Malacca is the capital and one of the main ports of Malaysia. Agriculture and commerce are traditional industries in Malacca, and in recent years the government has attached great importance to the development of tourism and industry. There is a deep-water pier on the 13-kilometer waterfront in the northwestern suburbs of the city. The Jebel Yasahan suburb is the birthplace of rubber horse farms. Handicrafts are also very famous.

Malacca is the oldest city in Malaysia, it was built in 1403, and was once the capital of the Kingdom of Malaysia, as it was also a center of trade between East and West and a center for the spread of Islam. It was occupied by Portugal in 1511, fell into the hands of the Dutch in 1641, was invaded by the British in 1786, and was ruled by the Dutch again. In 1824, Britain and the Netherlands signed a contract, agreeing that the British would exercise permanent jurisdiction over Malacca and become a settlement in the British Strait. He joined Malaysia after World War II.

Malacca enjoys close ties with China in history. The political and commercial relations between the Ming Dynasty and the Kingdom of Manchuria developed greatly. In 1405, the Sultan of Malacca, Parameswara (Parameswara) led 500 people present to go to China to meet the Emperor in the boat of the Yin Ching envoy. Ming Zheng's predecessor named Bairimisula as the King of Mantraja, and made a decree and seal, and carved a stone stele at the request of the Bairimisula. The stele was transported by Zheng He to Malacca in 1409 by ship, and erected on Mount Sambo (the stele's whereabouts are now unknown). Zheng He made seven trips to the West and was stationed in Malacca five times. From 1411 to 1433, Peremisola and his descendants visited China several times. According to the Malay Chronicles, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty married Princess Han Li Po to Sultan Mansur Shah (SULTAN MANSOR SHAH 1458-1477) and sent 500 female court ladies to follow the princess to settle on a mountain called DEN CHINA, which means Chinese. Area. Now BUKIT CINA is derived from this. Because Zheng He stopped here several times, the Chinese called it Three Treasures Mountain.

Sam Poh Kong Temple (Sam Poh Kong Temple), also known as Sam Poh Kong Temple, also known as "Baoshan Pavilion", was built by a Chinese leader in 1795 to commemorate the visit of Ming Dynasty general Zheng He to Malacca in 1409 It is now known as "Sanbao Temple". There is an original statue of General Zheng He on the altar of the temple, which was stolen for many years.

Sanbao Mountain is located behind Sanbao Temple. At the foot of Mount Sanbao and next to the Sanbao Temple is Sanbaojing. This is the oldest well in Malacca, the water quality is clear and sweet, and it is widely famous. According to legend, when Sanbao eunuch Zhenghe of the Ming dynasty was appointed as envoy to Malacca, he was stationed on Mount Sanbao and dug more than ten wells around the mountain for the soldiers to use. There are only two left.

There is also another legend about Mihui, which says that it was the retinue of Princess Han Li Bo who dug the well. The Chinese Emperor Han Li Bao married the Sultan of Mansusha in Malacca, and the Sultan gave Mount Sambao to the princess and his entourage to live there. This well is a drinking water well.

Malacca Stadthuys (STADTHUYS) and church were built between 1641 and 1660. They are the oldest buildings left by Dutch colonists in the Far East. The Red House was built by the Dutch colonial government at the time and was specially transported by Dutch red bricks. The original name means the governor's palace and is known as the "Red House". It has always been the administrative center of the colonists. Beginning in 1987, the Malacca state government transformed the Red House from an administrative center into a historic exhibition hall for the state dynasties, and it is now a Museum of History and Humanity. The Catholic Church next to the Red House was built in 1753 and is a typical Dutch colonial period building, also built of red brick. Inside the church are handcrafted benches, copper Bibles, and the "Last Supper" statue painted on glazed tiles.

St. Paul's Hill in Malacca (St. Paul's Hill) is also known as "Malaka Penang's Hill". St. Paul's Church and St. Paul's Church were built on this hill by the Franciscans in 1548. The Franciscan priest then went to China and Japan to preach, and died of illness in China in 1552. The following year his remains were taken to Malacca and buried in St. Paul's Church. St. Paul's Church is said to be the oldest church in the Far East. At the beginning of the 17th century, Portugal and the Netherlands competed for Malacca, and the war destroyed the buildings on the mountain. Climb Mount St. Paul to overlook the Strait of Malacca 

Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum (Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum) Malacca Since the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese began to migrate to Malacca. Since there were very few women among the Chinese immigrants, Chinese males were forced to mate with the local population. "Baba" and "Nyonya" are male and female offspring born after the intermarriage of the Chinese with local women in Malacca. They are still very psychologically and traditionally Chinese, and their language is Malay with Chinese vocabulary. The architectural style of her houses is characterized by extreme privacy in the sculpture. The museum is a private museum called Zeng, which fully showcases his daily life at the time.