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14.  Experience the Beautiful                                   Kuala Terengganu  15.
 TERENGGANU
 Culture



 Terengganu is filled with unique arts,
 cultures and centuries old heritages.
 Till this day, its populace still holds
 dearly to their customs and cultural
 heritage and this is the thing that
 makes Terengganu unique and special.




                                            Handicrafts
                                            Terengganu  is  rich  with  interesting  and  beautiful
                                            handicrafts   production.   Usually   the   handicrafts
                                            recommended to visitors are rattles, woven mats,
                                            mengkuang bags and others.


 Copper Crafts
 Manufacture  Copper  is  one  of  the  famous  handicrafts
 in Terengganu and represents a part of the culture and
 identity  of  traditional  Malay  society.  The  technique  of
 making copper products is still maintained despite the
 use  of  some  new  equipment  introduced.  Most  of  the
 manufacturing process is still handmade with a certain
 method of mixing copper and alloys.















                                             Chinese Peranakan
                                             Better known as the ‘Cheng Mua Lang’ community
                                             or  the  community  of  ”people  wearing  kain”
                                             (wrapped skirt), the Terengganu Chinese peranakan
                                             community is said to have existed since the 14th
                                             century, when Kuala Terengganu became the
 Batik                                       stopover for the emissary of the chinese Ming Dynasty,
                                             Admiral Zheng He or Cheng Ho between 1405 to 1433
 Terengganu  is  known  as  the  largest  producer  of  batik,  from
 traditional  versions  of  stamped  sarongs  to  hand-painted  batik.   These people communicate almost 70 percent of the
 Painted batik is more western and liberal with the use of patterns  time using Terengganu Malay dialect and speech
 and  color  mixing,  traditionally  inspired  from  the  elements  of  through their daily conversation.
 nature.
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