This post has been set to auto-publish because I have gone home for my 10-day Chinese New Year holidays!
This week’s Photo Hunt theme is NARROW, and I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about my Mum’s village, Sungai Lembing. Sungai Lembing is a tin mining town some 42 km northwest of Kuantan in the state of Pahang, Malaysia.
Until the 1970s, Sungai Lembing was a major producer of underground tin. Sungai Lembing town developed in the 1880’s when the British set up the tin mining industry, although the history of mining in this area extends much further back. From 1891, the Pahang Consolidated Company Limited (PCCL), which was under British control, had a 77-year lease to mine the area. PCCL managed the mine from 1906 until its liquidation in 1986 when world tin prices collapsed. The pit mines were closed in 1986 due to high operational costs and low yields, but during their heyday they were among the largest and deepest in the world. The total tunnel length is 322 km, with a depth of between 610 m and 700 m.
And it was during the British control that Sungai Lembing flourished into a rich town, but after PCCL was closed, the town slowly turned into a sleepy hollow. People no longer remember what Sungai Lembing was once very famous for. People no longer visit the sleepy town because it doesn’t offer them anything anymore.
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Tin price is very high now,
the gov didnt reopen the mine?
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No offend to you
My wife always mention this place as:
It get flooded every year
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I think the last time I visited Kuantan was when I was half my height
Gonna make it a point to re-visit Kuantan soon, together with my kids 
Tunnel length of 322KM is pretty amazing
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A very authentic photo, great for the theme.
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Amazing shot of the village. Happy Photo Hunting.
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A familiar site in our country too.
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The whole place looked so deserted. I hope it’s not a ghost mine ~~sweat~~ Anyway, cool shots you have this week.
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Wonderful shots and really interesting post!
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nice find for narrow theme!
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What an incredible piece of history.
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Your photos say it all, the town looks abandoned and forlorn, opposite of what it was before. To think that the tunnel if so long and so deep, doesn’t it causes any concern for danger? I’m curious though, what has happened to the people who used to live and work there?
Have a great weekend, Pelf
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I bet this is only a one way pathway lol! Very narrow indeed perfect for the theme! Happy weekend! Mine is up now too please take a look when you have the chance. Thank you!
NARROW FEED THE ROAD
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I enjoyed your post today. I especially liked your first photo. Losing your town must have been a hardship economically on the surrounding townships. I hope the people can someday find a way to flourish again. Have a nice day. Happy Photo Hunting~
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Great shot for narrow. My entry is quite similar. Happy hunting.
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Nice shot. Have a blessed weekend.
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That is a narrow road. I find it so interesting to read about other places - it’s one of the joys of blogging.
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Nice photo! Reminds me of my grandma’s village too.
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Wow what a great pictures…Thanks for sharing…
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love what u’ve done with the shots. i’ve never step foot here but obvious it’s got a great potential if one is into photography eh? nice!! happy CNY!!!
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That place in sungai lembing, and you posted a classic black and white photo. Splendid
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Very nice, nostalgic pictures you’ve took, dai kah cher.
Seems like your photography skills are improving,heh~
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nice shot of the alley there. b/w makes it all the more classic.
it’s been a while. how has everything been so far?
Wow Pelf! That is some photo. Funny I had never heard of Photo Hunt until I cam across another “narrow” post yesterday.
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