Map is a symbolic depiction documenting the territory with border, it is very powerful for the geographic boundaries of political entities. Highlighting the relationship between the real or imagined solidarity for the land.
This is a map of Kampung Hakka, Mantin by an aerial view, which is located about 2 km from Exit 2104 Mantin, between the Nilai and Seremban exits on the Kajang-Seremban Highway (Lekas). It has a very long tradition and exist from more than 120 years old.
Today, after surviving the rise and fall of the tin mining industry, the descendants of those Chinese pioneers are battling against the development to live out their remaining years in Kampung Hakka. There are 40 families who still remain to stay at there for saving their home land.
On the top of left in the drawing, it is tin dredge ship, the kampung begun by the river with tin. It is also a multiple cultural community, there are three cemeteries located on the left and bottom in the drawing, which are taoism, christian and Islam. Two primary school is located, S.J.K (Tamil) Ladang Cairo and S.R.J.K Chi Chi. The rest are the resident wooden house. Lastly, on the bottom of right, there are 2 persons who are representing the main lead featured to the kampung preservation: Chong Tze Yaw, 46, the chairman of the village residents committee (left) and Grandma Kong, 88, the oldest witness of the kg. hakka.
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