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Islamic Museum
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(Jln P Ramlee; 9am-4.45pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat, Sun & holidays) Directly behind
Dewan Tun Abdul Razak, this museum offers a pretty good introduction to Malay-Muslim
culture and its long ties with the Muslim heartland far to the west. Displays range from
Bornean-Malay architecture, musical instruments and wood carvings to Arabic calli-
graphy and astrolabes of the sort that helped Arab mariners travel this far east.
MUSEUM
NEW CHINATOWN
Jalan Padungan
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(Jln Padungan) Built starting in the 1920s, initially with money from the rubber boom,
Kuching's liveliest commercial thoroughfare - pronounced pah- doong -ahn - is lined
with Chinese-owned businesses and noodle shops. In recent years, the area has attracted a
growing number of trendy cafes, bars and restaurants. Covered arcades make it a fine
place for a rainy-day stroll. It stretches for 1.5km from Jln Tunku Abdul Rahman to the
Great Cat of Kuching.
STREET
Tun Jugah Foundation
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(4th fl, Tun Jugah Tower, 18 Jln Tunku Abdul Rahman; 9am-noon & 1-4.30pm Mon-
Fri) Has excellent exhibits on Iban ikat and sungkit weaving, as well as beadwork. Iban
woman come here to make traditional textiles using hand looms.
MUSEUM
NORTH BANK OF THE RIVER
To get to Sungai Sarawak's northern bank, take a tambang (river ferry; 50 sen) from one
of the docks along the Waterfront Promenade.
Kampung Boyan
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This sedate, old-time Malay kampung (village), filled with joyously colourful houses and
a profusion of flowering plants, is a world away from the glitz and bustle of downtown
Kuching, to which it's connected by boat (there's talk of building a pedestrian bridge).
The waterfront area has two roofed hawker centres as well as other Malay-style eateries.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
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