Zhao gets a taste of Melaka’s heritage

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MELAKA: China’s 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) standing committee chairman Zhao Leji spent about two hours visiting several tourist attractions here, including the famous Jonker Street.

Zhao was accompanied by, among others, Kelebang assemblyman Datuk Lim Ban Hong and Jonker Street committee chairman Datuk Gan Tian Loo yesterday.

Among the places Zhao visited were the Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong Memorial Site, Jonker Walk World Heritage Park and Cheng Ho Museum. His delegation was greeted with traditional music presentations by cultural association members and a lion dance performance along the road and on the main stage of Jonker Walk.

Later, he received unique souvenirs from Gan – a bottle filled with sand from the Strait of Malacca and water from the Hang Li Po Well in Bukit Cina.They also visited the Baba and Nyonya Arts Museum before proceeding to Masjid Selat. At the mosque, Zhao spent about 15 minutes listening to a briefing by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh on the uniqueness of the Strait of Malacca. — Bernama

 

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