A LITLE BIT ABOUT BUJANG VALLEY....
Bujang Valley (Lembah Bujang) is home to an
archaeological museum exhibiting collections and ruins which evidence
the existence of a thriving civilisation in this area from the 3rd to
the 14th centuries AD.
Lembah Bujang was called 'Nusantara' and its strategic position was known to traders from China, India and the Middle East. They
say that if you launch a boat from the Coramandel Coast of Southern
India and allow it to drift along with the natural currents, it would
eventually wash ashore on this stretch of the Malaysian peninsula, close
to Kedah Peak (Gunung Jerai) which has acted as a landmark and
navigational aid to sailors for centuries.
The architectural
remains and cultural artefacts found at Bujang Valley and the
surrounding area prove that a Hindu-Buddhist civilisation existed here
until the early 1100's.
THERE ARE ARCHEOLOGIST RESEARCH....
In 1864, Colonel James Low started digging around in this
area. Subsequent research during the period 1936-1939 by H.G.Quaritch
Wales and his wife Dorothy documented 30 candi sites here. The word candi refers to Hindu and Buddhist architecture dating
from before the coming of Islam. The word is derived from Chandika, the
wife of Lord Siva.
More discoveries were made and research carried out in the following decades.
Bukit Batu Pahat Temple is the main temple at the site, built around 2000 years ago.
The museum was built in 1978. Various artefacts are displayed
inside the museum including pottery, stone caskets, tablets, metal
tools, ornaments, ceramics, statues, jewellery and iron nails.
The grounds surrounding the museum building are where the candi
are found. Some have always been here while others, such as Candi
Pengkalan Bujang were found nearby and relocated here in the 1970s.
Candi Pengkalan Bujang is an eight sided structure forming the
foundations of a stupa. The superstructure would have been made from
wood.
The museum is situated in a beautiful and secluded valley, ideal for picnics and relaxing.
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