James Teo has established a Muar Cultural Street/Walk which is a lane off Jalan Meriam in the Chinese Heritage area. Near the entrance is a shop with a small counter where you can obtain tourist information. The walls of this street are lined with murals by local artists, depicting scenes relating to the culture and history of Muar. And there a vendors selling foods, plants, paintings, and all sorts. There are far too many lovely murals to show you here, so you will just have to visit for yourselves!
A typical cinema of the era. A lady making Muar’s famous otak-otak.
Over dinner, James showed us some memorabilia he had collected. Here is Mr. Lim’s opium (chandu) ration card from the 1930’s…
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