Heritage Tourism In Malaysia

Heritage preservation and recycling for tourism in malaysia.

Heritage tourism in malaysia. A good management plan of heritage sites according to jwn deputy director general mohamad muda bahadin is vital for tourism growth. The dutch heritage trail covers attractions from the dutch colonial period. Challenge of cultural heritage tourism in malaysia. Francis xavier hang li poh s well and the melaka sultanate palace.

Tourism is a very important and fast growing part of the malaysian economy. The values of cultural heritage are various. Malay today the malays malaysia s largest ethnic group make up more than 50 of the population although this drops to less than 25 in east malaysia. 2 cultural heritage tourism in malaysia the cultural heritage matters to individuals ethnic groups nations and the international community.

In sabah and sarawak there are a myriad of indigenous ethnic groups with their own unique culture and heritage. Visiting malaysia is like stepping back in time. Symbolic historic informational aesthetic and economic table 1 8. Malaysia is experiencing an incredible pace of tourism development and heritage tourism is one of the tourism branches that have long contributed to appeal the tourist destination and acts as.

Malaysia national heritage in conjunction with the country s 50th merdeka celebration 50 things have been chosen as a national heritage that all the peoples of malaysia should be aware. Meanwhile the 7km melaka heritage trail covers most of the historic sights including the christ church 1753 the stadthuys 1650 the statue of st. In malaysia the national heritage department jwn and the national heritage act 2005 are in place to guard both tangible and intangible national heritage. Eight new sites from the straits of malacca to papua new guinea and san marino added to unesco s world heritage list 07 jul 2008 paper series n 12 the state of world heritage in the asia pacific region 2003 04 apr 2005 unesco offers tsunami assistance to countries in south asia 30 dec 2004.

Aside from locations there are also people who. The 50 things consists of 18 buildings 20 objects and 12 cultural practices. In 2013 malaysia recorded 25 72 million tourists arrivals with receipts from international tourists of 20 25 billion usd. It could be an old building a shop which has been open for generations a spot where traditional performances were held and so on.