We explored the sleepy town of Pengkalan Kempas in Linggi, Negeri Sembilan.
Only 2 rows of shophouses, 2 beautifully painted murals and a very muddy Linggi River.
They are in the midst of getting some homestays ready at the moment.
The people?
Beautiful. Friendly. Made us felt right at home.
Imagine I had a glass of herbal tea and the boss refilled it for me when I was half finished, then told me it was free cos it was such a hot day!
We visited a 100+ years old convenience store that is still dedicated in serving the community. Lady boss was so nice. She even invited us to behind her store to see their old well. Each shop has a well coz in the olden days there was no tap water. And, above the well, was a section of a roof that’s opened so rain water could pour in. Fascinating!
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Pengkalan Kempas (Port Kempas)
Linggi, Negeri Sembilan
The population of Linggi as of 2020 is 1322 people. I could not find the population of PK but seeing the town itself, sure feels like a couple of hundred people only. It is a little quiet town indeed.
However, back in the 1400s, PK was a busy inland port for Sungai Linggi (Linggi River). It was the only “waterway” that connected Seremban and Rembau to Melaka.
In addition, PK was one of the early landing points of early South Chinese migrants (mainly from Fujian, China) to Negeri Sembilan. They came here in work in the mines, rubber and rice fields.
Believe it or not, this muddy Linggi River is well known for Giant Freshwater Prawns. Unfortunately, and crocodiles 🤣
My free herbal tea!
Such kindness
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