Cultural Landscape of Malaysia



Cultural Landscape of Malaysia

Introduction

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia and consists of two parts separated by the South China Sea, the Malay Peninsula in the west and parts of the island of Borneo in the east. The western part is bordered to the north by Thailand, the South is located on a barrier island city-state of Singapore, the eastern part shares a long border with Indonesia and surrounding the Sultanate in northern Brunei. The majority of about 28.3 million people live in the western part. Malaysia was formed from different areas; all were parts of, in various forms British Empire. The final independence of Malaysia took place in 1963 (Doolittle & Doolittle, 2011). The country is one of the few choice monarchies in the world. The Parliament of Malaysia is made ??up on the British model of upper and lower house. It is considered remarkable that one of the party continuously since the first election UMNO -led coalition has a majority holding in both chambers.

Discussion

Malaysia Vernacular Landscape

Malaysia has a very distinct and unique set of vernacular landscape attributes. The country has a relatively culturally mixed environment where the indigenous tribes, Malays, Chinese and Indian social groups all have a cultural influence on the national vernacular land scape. These attributes can be highlighted in the style of architecture found in the country, at the various different regions. The cultural factors in the south the northern areas of the are highly diversified, and it is due to this reason that the houses in the north are similar to the Thai architectural styles; whereas in the south are similar to Indonesian style of architecture. Malaysia is a tropical country, in which the majority of the landscape and architecture has relevant tropical attributes. The houses are built with stilts and high roofs and very large windows. The landscape of the country is very close nature and focused on highlighting the natural beauty. This is a common factor in the majority of the landscape present in the country and also the cultural norms. The houses and other architectural entities are built so as to have an open environment here the air can pass through easily, and create a natural setting. The Malaysian culture and landscape is focused on the natural beauty present in the tropical country. Due to the emphasis on natural beauty, wood is still used in the majority of the infrastructures developed in the country.

Geography

Located in the southern state of Johor, Tanjung Piai, is the most southern point of the Asian continent, which is connected to the mainland be means of an artificial bridge. Between the Indonesian island of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula are the Straits of Malacca, one of the major world trade by sea and one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. Malaysia has similar landscapes in the west, as well asm in the east that is made ??up of plains all along the coasts. On the other hand, in the rear, ...