DUNGUN, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The surviving rows of two-storey wooden shophouses, known locally as ‘kedai kayu’, in Kuala Dungun are more than remnants of traditional architecture; they stand as witnesses to the history of a town once the centre of trade and economic activity in the district.
General : Wooden Shophouses Stand As Witnesses To Kuala Dungunâs Trading Past
wooden shops, history, Kuala Dungun, business, eco
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- “The economic growth also indirectly spurred trade in Kuala Dungun, including the emergence of various shops supplying the needs of residents and workers,” he told Bernama when met here today.
- Ang said the wooden shops still operating today show the continuity between Kuala Dungun’s trading activities in the past and its business activities today, noting that some of the wooden shops in Kuala Dungun were built between 1930 and 1960.
- According to him, more Chinese residents were settling in Kuala Dungun at the time, purchasing land and newly completed wooden shophouses.
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