Kuantan Escapade - Sg. Lembing

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This is the final destination of my 3 days trip to Kuantan - Sungai Lembing, once the richest town in Pahang due to it's tin mining industry. Sungai Lembing is situated about 42 km northwest of Kuantan.

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In front of the abandoned underground tunnel of the tin mines
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Until the 1970s, Sungai Lembing was a major producer of underground tin. Sungai Lembing town developed in the 1880's when the British set up the tin mining industry, although the history of mining in this area extends much further back. From 1891, the Pahang Consolidated Company Limited, (PCCL), which was under British control, had a 77-year lease to mine the area. PCCL managed the mine from 1906 until its liquidation in 1986 when world tin prices collapsed. For those who didnt know, the tin mine in Sungai Lembing is the deepest and longest underground mine in the world !

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The Museum
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A museum was established here to show the present and future generations of the glorious days of Sunagi Lembing's past. Here in the museum, there are various collections of mining equipments used in underground mining which includes the drilling machine, railway track, safety helmet and furnitures / items belonging to the tin mine manager’s office. The good thing about this museum is that the entrance is free !

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The 50 year old Mini Mox - the vehicle used at the mine office

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The one thing I really like about the museum is the building itself as it still retains its British architecture features. This museum is used to be the residency of the mine's head man. The esidency itself still retains its British architecture feature

Apart from the museum, other attractions to this place is the Panorama Hill (which I dont get a chance to visit), Charas Cave (also didnt go), hanging bridges (3 nos. altogether) and the Pasir Kubur recreational area (nice place for a picnic, by the way).

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It's hard to imagine how colourful it used to be during those glorious days. What's left now is just a dead & deserted town inhabitate only by old folks. If it's not because of the tourists who regularly visited the place, I'm sure it'll be a ghost town by now.

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The dead town of Sungai Lembing

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Anyway, I'm quite sure I'll be back to this town - eventually. I still haven't been to the top of Panorama Hill to watch the sunrise & the sea of clouds. Asta la vista !

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