Interesting Place In Pahang ( Sungai Lembing )

Introduction

Sungai Lembing is a small town in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. It’s about 42 km (26
miles) northwest of Kuantan. The town was founded in the 1990s as a tin mining
community when the British company Pahang Consolidated Company Limited (PCCL)
set up the tin mining industry there after mining activities had begun in 1886. Sungai
Lembing had electricity, schools, a cinema, it’s own petrol station, and a hospital.

In 1926, flooding damaged caused mining activities to be suspended for three months.
The Great Depression and the Japanese occupation of Malaya greatly affected the
town’s tin mining industry. Since the independence of Malaya, Sungai Lembing has
gone into decline as global demand and prices of tin dropped, resulting in the closure of
the mines in 1987. Many residents moved away, causing facilities such as shops and
petrol stations to close.

After 2001, Sungai Lembing was revitalized as a heritage tourism attraction with the
opening of Sungai Lembing Museum. Subsequent government investment has made
this area one of the important tourist attractions in Pahang. In 2014, the town had a
population of around 5,000. A large fire in 2019 raised concern for preservation od
historical buildings.

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Tourism

As of July, locals estimated around 2,000 to 3,000 tourist visited the town on every
weekend, and the number peaks during school holidays in both Malaysia and
Singapore. In addition to the Sungai Lembing Museum and mining tunnel, the area’s
tourist attractions include a museum dedicated to crystals, a hot spring, Panaroma Hill,
and Rainbow Waterfall. Places of worship include Gua Charas, where Buddhist and
Hindu temples were located inside a cave.

Panaroma Hill Sungai Lembing Museum

Kolong Pahat
Bridge

Gua Charas

Things to do in

Sungai lembing

~ Catch a glimpse of the mesmerizing rainbow in a waterfalls
The Rainbow Waterfall is a famous attraction in Sungai Lembing that offers a

beautiful view of a rainbow by the fall in the morning, as the name suggests. The waters
come down like a shower with very low pressure, the reason why a rainbow appears.

~ Climb the famous Bukit Panaroma
Bukit Panaroma is not that hard to climb as there is a staircase that makes it easy to

reach the top. It promises a relaxing view of sea of cloud and panoramic view

~ Sungai Lembing Museum
Take a look at the old tools used in tin mining long long time ago. This museum is

very educational especially to children who never saw these tools and who don’t know
yet the history of Sungai Lembing

~ Crystal House
At Crystal House, you’ll see a lot of…. well, crystals. The owner is a crystal collector

and you’ll see all her collections at the house.

~ Sungai Lembing Mines
Experience and explore the deepest and longest mine in the world.