via Daily Express Online, 28 February 2021: Short travel piece on the Bujang Valley in Kedah, Malaysia.
It was a journey by train until Sungai Petani railway station and then by car to the ruins of the Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum. It was there I became fascinated with the history of the place.
Visiting any archaeological ruins requires a lot of imagination to enjoy the place along with an understanding of the historical importance it plays.
Bujang Valley is no different and more so as hardly anything remained of that ancient advanced civilisation in the heartland of Malaya.
We also have very few written or factual evidences from that period through which we can comment with certainty on the history or what exactly happened during those times.
So, anything mentioned about the history of the place should be taken with a pinch of salt, as things may be slightly different than understood. However, what is certain is that the place is of substantial historical value.
The sprawling historical complex of Bujang Valley has an area of 224 sq km (which is also disputable with latest findings suggesting the area might be even larger).
