Bujang Valley
The Bujang Valley or Lembah
Bujang is a sprawling
historical complex situated
near Merbok, Kedah. Once the
site of the Srivijaya Empire,
an ancient Malay kingdom
dating back from the first
few
centuries to the 12th
century,
it is the richest
archaeological area in
Malaysia.
Over the years, numerous
artefacts have been uncovered
in the Bujang Valley -
celadon, porcelain,
stoneware,
clay, pottery, fragments of
glass, beads and Persian
ceramics - evidences that
Bujang Valley was once a
centre of international and
entrepot trade in the region.
More than 50 ancient Hindu or
Buddhist temples, called
candi, have also been
unearthed, adding to the
spirituality of the place.
The
most well-preserved of these
is located in Pengkalan
Bayang
Merbok, which is also where
the Bujang Valley
Archaeological Museum is
located. This museum is the
first archaeology museum
built
in Malaysia, under the Museum
and Antiquity Department.