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Going back 450 years at Kota Tinggi
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Zalina Mohd Som
New Straits Times
03-26-2004
Going back 450 years at Kota Tinggi
Byline: Zalina Mohd Som
Edition: 2*
IT'S not an uncommon failing of visitors to Kota Tinggi to miss the rich legacy of the area while being distracted by the famous waterfalls, fruit farms and sandy beaches.
The untrained eye may spot some nondescript tombs with tombstones quaintly covered with yellow cloth, an old mosque and quiet kampung without knowing what they represent.
But given the right perspective from a knowledgeable guide, an exploration of Kota Tinggi's quite illustrious past will take the visitor ...
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