Last Friday we were in KB during the last day of the Cheng Ho Expo which was held from 21-26 Nov at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu . Dah last day baru free nak pegi..
Cheng Ho Expo (Kelantan -China International Trade Fair) is the first of its kind international trade exhibition, organized by the Kelantan State Government in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, featuring more than 300 companies from countries around the world.
We first visited Cheng Ho's mini museum at the 4th floor of Kelantan Trade Centre just opposite the stadium.
Great Explorer Cheng Ho @ Zheng He.
Great Admiral Cheng Ho aka Zheng He was born in 1371 and was the second son of of Haji Ma, a prominent leader of the Muslim community in his birthplace.The greatest legacy of Admiral Zheng He is the spirit of harmony and tolerance among people of different religious and races that he promoted.
The great voyages of Zheng He's fleets (1405-1433)
Cheng Ho's exploration route
I found out that Cheng Ho reached Pahang and Kelantan during his 4th voyage (out of 7 voyages). He was in Malacca 5 times! Keluar dari situ barulah faham sejarah Cheng Ho in detail. Very interesting! Zaman sekolah belajar dah tak ingat.
Still inside the musuem....The Gold plated Al-Quran(in the frame on the wall) from the 16th century and is shown to the public for the first time. It is worth 70 million US dollar.
The 20 pieces of Ming Islamic and ceramic porcelain 
Part of the longest Al-Quran in the world
At the expo there were hundreds of booths and stalls..there were so many things to see and buy..Memang kena bawak duit lebih datang sini . Last day tu byk barang dah dilelong murah2
Chinese Traditional massage
Pakcik tu was waiting for his turn.. Naklah juga try tapi org ramai sgt! My sister kata best urutannya!
Colourful arts and crafts from Uzbekistan
Ceramic from Uzbekistan
Beautiful crafts from China
Shawls and busana2 Muslimah yg cantik .
We were at blogger Kak Cik's booth . Akhirnya jumpa jugak booth Kak Chik... Unfortunately Kak Cik was not around..
At the International food court - a man from Xinjiang was preparing Xinjiang traditional food.
During the expo there was also the acrobatic performance by Adili Wuxor a Chinese tightrope walker who was reported to have set a new world record on July 1, 2010. Photos of Adili's performance can be viewed at Kak Chik's blog -Keluargaku Sayang.
Finally....we had our favourite food . Actually, kami berenti makan 4 kali!
We had our favourite Kelantanese food-COLEK and MEE CELUP at a stall near the Stadium
The Expo had attracted about 300,000 visitors . Byk gerai tutup awal sbb barang habis!
I hope there'll be another Cheng Ho Expo next year. Best expo ni.. !
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ekspo2 sejarah mcm ni mmg kene slalu diadakan kan kak..barulaa budak2 skang minat sejarah..baca buku teks jek boring..heheh... wahhh lamenye tak makan mee celup...tetibe tingin..hehe
ReplyDeleteI first heard that Laksamana Cheng Ho was a Muslim about 20 years ago??? But I dismissed it as wishful thinking, and never bothered to check out the story. The expo must be very informative indeed.
ReplyDeleteBtw, is Macam-macam Ada Colek gerai tu connected with blogger Macam-macam Ada (Sesekali.blogspot??)
Did they use to eat off that 70 million US dollar plate?? That Al-Quran is amazing!
ReplyDeletesebenarnya kan, bukan tak ingat pasal sejarah Cheng Ho tu...Cuma masa sekolah dulu banyak main-main masa cikgu ajar...hehe..ahaks..
ReplyDeleteWah...very informative post.
ReplyDeleteBagus expo ni. We get to learn what's not written in the text book. Or maybe they should rewrite our history text book to make it more interesting?
Very educational expo it is! :)
TK Sensei,
ReplyDeleteIs that bust of Cheng Ho a true rendition? I read that his ancestry goes back to the Turks/Central Asian/Caucasian stock thus a slanted-eye visual may not be correct. We have a thriving Xinjiang/Uyghur community in Sydney so got to eat that yummy lamb kebab quite often. Oh...and the handmade noodles. drool..... purrr....meow!
Maya Amir- Betullah..baca buku teks boring!
ReplyDeleteI dulu mmg tak score sejarah sbb malas baca buku!
I am Amsterdam- Owner Sesekali blogspot tu dah jadi taukey coklat skrg..hehe
ReplyDeleteYileen- Oh I dont think they use the plate for eating. BTW, it's the gold plated quran which is worth 70 million US dollar but I guess those plates are expensive antiques as well.
ReplyDeleteAnn- Betul sgt tu!Aku setuju! Teringat masa kena paksa jadi cikgu sejarah kejap kat Shahbandaraya dulu- sebelum masuk kelas aku kena study dulu..sbb manala tau all those facts. Masa students ckp you are the best history teacher we have ever had...aku rasa nak pengsan!!
ReplyDeleteNana- Textbooks nowadays are much much better than the textbooks during our time dulu.
ReplyDeleteBut I think they should keep updating the textbooks...kan? Kalau tak budak2 boring baca..
CatInSydney- I was thinking the same thing. I don't think he looks like that. Muka dia ada byk version though. His forefathers were aristocrats from Bukhara( Uzbekistan). He must be good looking. BTW, I wonder if he brought along some cats with him during his voyages..hehe
ReplyDeletedulu2..I minat subject sejarah! tp now semua dah lupa ;)
ReplyDeleteTK,
ReplyDeleteni tokey coklat datang..hehehe..but I love colek too..err..used to anyway as lama beno tak dengar word "colek"..
that's why nampak cam lain sikit colek tu from what i can recall..haha..
Cheng Ho yg ingat dulu2 sebab dia bawak Hang Li Po je :) ..but I became fascinated after watching Nat Geo about his journeys.
Interesting expo there.
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Salam TK
ReplyDeletenampak menarik expo ni...byk yg dpt dilihat terutama Gold plated Al-Quran dan frame terpanjang tu.balik raya kb hari tu dpt tengok banner iklan expo ni je....
Joy- I sekolah dulu tak minat sejarah sbb baca2 fakta tak ingatla..Frust!
ReplyDeleteCheqna- U ckp baru I igt si puteri Hang Li Po tu.Susah2 Cheng Ho bawak pompuan dari jauh naik kapal..hehe
ReplyDeleteKat Tganu org tak panggil bende2 tu colek kan?
My son pun tgok kat Nat Geo tu and he became fascinated too. Dia beli buku Cheng Ho at the expo and finished reading it in a few hours. He was so engrossed membacanya..
wahh.. very informative.. ni kalo en.suami pergi harus dia borong pinggan atau piring buat collection..
ReplyDeleteMamasya- Salam Mamasya:) Mmg menarik pameran tu..
ReplyDeleteTahun depan kalau ada lagi ekspo tu bolehlah balik kampung n tgok ye.
TK,
ReplyDeletekalau sekarang naik cruise liner lah kan..lepas tu boleh communicate dgn the intended groom via sms/mms/video call/chatting even ber FB..hehehe..
btw, what's the name of the book yg u beli tu?
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p/s - colek I makan when we used to stay in Tumpat..in Trgg tak sure lah pulak...hehe
Bestnya expo ni..macam2 ada.,.
ReplyDeleteTK borong apa??..
cantiknya busana muslimah tu esp selendang2.. kemas jer dililit kat patung tu kan..
ReplyDeletedah ta payah g melaka nak tau pasal cheng ho hehe
ReplyDeletehuishhh syiok nye shopping kalu p nih...
ReplyDeletenext yek nak join la g gitu :)
Visiting such kind expo should have lots of fun and also could learn something...
ReplyDeleteI love the pics of the longest Quran... impressive!
have fun trip TK!! sekarang masih di Bandungkah??
nhalilah- wah che abg minat pinggan mangkuk ye..
ReplyDeletetapi hari tu I tak cover semua area. Tak perasan ada pinggan mangkuk ke tak..
Ceqna- Buku my son beli tu..The Great Explorer Cheng Ho. Ada byk buku masa tu (mmg laku mcm goreng pisang panas) but he bought yang tak tebal sgt..padan dgn level dia. The book is very interesting. I pun baca sampai habis. Now we know the history of Cheng Ho better.
ReplyDeleteAzmiezas- Hi Kak! TK borong tudung2 utk anak and diri sendiri..dan adalah jugak benda2 lain yg menarik di mata..
ReplyDeleteLadyOfLeisure- Memang cantik tudung kat situ. Warna2 tudung pun ceria. Adik yg jual tu ckp laku sgt2 tudung2 yg dijual sampai habis barang. Yg paling laku tudung Yuna style..
ReplyDeleteErmayum- I pegi situ baru tau Sejarah Cheng Ho..Nama Cheng Ho mmg biasa dgr tapi sejarahnya mmg I tak tau sebelum tu
ReplyDeleteOjah- Hi Ojah! Lama tak nampak. Tu la taun depe g la..sambil2 balik kampung tu..
ReplyDeleteNensa- Hi Nensa..I'm still in Bandung. Having a wonderful time.. TQ nensa
ReplyDeleteThanks TK for the title, couldnt find kat mph tadi..
ReplyDeleteanyway, have a good time in Bandung..mesti shopping saja kat pasar bandung bertingkat2 tu..and at all the streets..dah lupa nama..hehe..
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Cheqna- Takde ye kat MPH. Ye la hari tu mmg buku tu didatangkan khas for the expo. Ada macam2 version. Yg tebal yang nipis...Next year kalau ada ekspo tu, I belikan for you okay..
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