Malaysia Culture: Vast and Interesting

By: Vivek Kuriyal

Abundance of cultural festivals and artistic expertise make this country an intriguing place for the tourists. Several artistic examples are there which you come across while roaming around the streets of Malaysian cities and villages. For instance, the leaning clock tower is a fine symbol of architectural excellence in Teluk Intan (Parek). One of the landmarks in Putrajaya is unique Mercu Tanda.

Many other monuments and buildings are also of great tourist’s interest. Mosque, churches, temples, towers and statues can be found spread all across the entire region of this country—they, too, reflect artistic richness of the Malaysia.

Istana Negara is something you cannot afford to miss out on visiting in Kuala Lumpur. For people having archeological interest, there are many other sights in different parts of the country.

Talking of the culture and festivals, numerous kinds of interesting activities by different ethnic societies are subject to be explored. Abundance of festivals is celebrated in every calendar year. To name some of the fascinating festivals: Hay Raya Puasa, Deepavali, Chinese New Year, Thaipusam, Lantern Festival and many others are there. Lion danceFind Article, Sape and Kompang are some of the artistic expertise Malaysians can boast of having. Lion dance especially is a popular item that everyone likes to watch. Kompang is the most traditional instrument of Malaysia which is played at several social occasions. Sape is another instrument that is very famous. So culture of Malaysia is vast enough to be explored. Go and get into it!

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