December
05
/ 2013
The Bujang Valley, otherwise known as Lembah Bujang, is the richest archaeological site in the whole of Malaysia. Sprawling over an incredible 224 square kilometres, it is an ancient historical complex containing nearly 100 ancient tomb temples, called candi. Well, that was until recently when this incredible site was destroyed by a developer and the candi were pulverised before they could be fully documented or unearthed. Tragically, this would not have happened had the Kedah state government responded to an application for Heritage status back in 2006. As always, it is the dollar that holds more weight. The candi, short for candigarh, are places of worship with elements of either Hinduism or Buddhism and, in the Bujang Valley, are believed
