The cities of George and Melaka in Malacca

The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Organization (Unesco) has recognized the cities of George and Melaka in Malacca of Malaysia as World Cultural Heritage in 2008.

Melaka ancient capital in Malacca, Malaysia

Melaka is also known by the more familiar name of Malacca , Malaysia's oldest city with the golden oil of a golden age from 600 years ago. Malacca has an ancient, quiet and quiet space, which holds many important historical marks in the formation and development of Malaysia.

The city of Malacca has a calm river flowing across the city, small old wooden houses that float to the surface of the water.Dutch Square with tree-lined red tiled streets and a typical Dutch church with a dark red color dyed with time. In the Netherlands, there is also a small park with a famous windmill. Going through this square across the hill to reach the fortress of Portugal , you can see the panoramic view of the beautiful city of Malacca. On the hill is Pauls Cathedral , currently only remains of ruins are cold stone walls and the hand- carved statue of Sapphire . The Portuguese fortress is a vivid proof of history with the traces of war still today.

The calm river flows across the city, the ancient small wooden houses give Malacca the beauty of beauty that is tinted with time.

Malacca city is located about 150 km south of Kuala Lumpur, Malacca is not only the ancient capital but also the Museum of Malaysia's cultural and historical values . In this ancient city, there are many different ethnic groups and religions living together. Until today, that diversity of culture still exists through the architecture of houses and forms of living of the people here. Because the Malacca Strait used to be a colonial period of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, the cultural diversity here became even more pronounced. Previously Chinese Malays were living in Java and Sumatra to Malacca to trade silk or ceramics for Indian and European merchants. Since then Indians and Arabs have spread Islam, Hinduism to this ancient capital.

Dutch Square with tree-lined red tiled streets and a typical Dutch church with dark red color dyed with characteristic windmills

In 1545, Spanish missionary Francisco Xavier followed the Portuguese to Malacca to evangelize God. After his death, his body was buried in this strait land within 9 months before bringing his field to rest in Goa, India. In 1952, the statue of St. Fracisco Xavier was built in Malacca so that Malaysians would not forget the thanks of this saint. Malacca is an important city in the history of Malaysia, it was once a center for the sale and purchase of spices of Southeast Asia and is an important maritime transport route to welcome many merchant ships from the countries like China, India and European countries.

George Town is the capital of Penang state of Malaysia. The name George is named after King George III of the United Kingdom. George town was built about 200 years ago with the architecture imbued with Indian, Arab, Malaysian, Chinese, Myanmar and European . Here many ethnic groups live together, since 2008 when Unesco is recognized as a World Cultural Heritage along with Malacca, George town is growing strongly, the value of architecture and culture is quickly restored. George town today has become one of the attractions in Penang Island .

George town has an ancient and modern beauty that forms a unique culture for the city

Located in the northwest of Malaysia, George has a population of 740,200 people, hot and humid air, the most harmonious rainfall is in April and October. One of the attractions for retirees is that Malaysia has a service. Good medical and dental with reasonable prices. There are a number of specialist hospitals and clinics in or around George City. In addition, the issue of living standards is also mentioned, Malaysia ranks third after Thailand and the Philippines on the Global Retirement Index in terms of the lowest cost of living. But one big attraction of George, and of Malaysia, is that Malaysia was a British colony and inherited some of the British characteristics, although George was primarily a Chinese living, but English was okay. popular use.

Indian towns interweave a series of Chinese architectural streets, besides the architecture of mosques, the Western Christian church has created the cultural diversity of this city.

Coming to Malaysia, visitors cannot help but visit one of these two important historical cities, not only because these are the cultural heritages recognized by Unesco but also because the beauty is really attractive with the ideas. Special cultural and historical meanings here.