【古晉】穿越時光走進歷史，首個消防塔和購物商場！

<p>If you want to understand the history and stories of a city, you need to step into the local hawker centers and visit popular spots from the 1960s and 1970s. Let me take you back to the popular spots in Kuching, Sarawak during the 1960s and 1970s.</p>
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<h2 class="content-title">Early Fire Station in Kuching</h2>
<p>The tall tower gives the impression of being situated on top of a roof, but it's not. This is the early fire station in Kuching. Back in those days, there weren't many modern firefighting equipment and facilities, and tall buildings were not common either. So, this tower provided a view of the entire Kuching town, enabling firefighters to spot any fires from this vantage point.</p>
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<h2 class="content-title">Open Air Market</h2>
<p>Some travelers might wonder why the fire station is built on top of the market. Well, it was actually constructed in 1946 as a fire station, and later in 1971, the covered hawker center, known as the Open Air Market, was added. In the 1980s, it served as a local farmers' market where vendors sold local delicacies like kolo mee, belacan squid, and red bean ice.</p>
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<h2 class="content-title">Electra House</h2>
<p>Next to it, you'll see this building called Electra House, which was Kuching's first shopping mall in the 1960s. You might wonder why a shopping mall is associated with telecommunications. In 1919, this place was originally Kuching's power station. After relocating the power station to another location, it was transformed into a shopping mall in 1965, becoming Kuching's first shopping center.</p>
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<h2 class="content-title">Mural</h2>
<p>On the adjacent wall of Electra House, you'll find this mural with the year 1965 depicted on it. It symbolizes the bustling scene of the opening day of Electra House. In the early days, this area also served as Kuching's bus service center. The mural portrays what the early Kuching town looked like.</p>
<h2 class="content-title">Location:</h2>
<p>Jalan Power, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak</p>

【Kuching】Travel Through Time into History - The First Fire Station and Shopping Mall!

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