Bujang Valley

Destination : Bujang Valley (Lembah Bujang)
Location : Kedah, Malaysia

WEST ot the town of Sungai Petani, Bujang Valley (Lembah Bujang) was the scence of a thriving Hindu-Buddhist civilization dating to the 5th century AD. This kingdom traded with India, Cambodia and Sriwijaya and was visited by the Chinese monk I-Tsing in 671 AD.

It became part of the Sriwijaya empire of Sumatra in the 7th century AD and reached an architectural peak by the 10th century AD. Over 50 archaeological sites containing the ruins of Hindu and Buddhist temples have been found.

The temple ruins stretch all the way from Gunung Jerai to Kuala Muda in the south. The ruins were first excavated by British archaeologist Quatrich-Wales in 1936.