Sharing a love for history: (From left) Chong Kah Yee, 21, Lai Zhi Xian, 22 and Kevin Leong, 22 in discussion with Lee in front of the mural showing Kajang’s cultural map.
The fame of Kajang satay has overshadowed many other interesting facts about this old town.
Records have it that tin mining activities started in Reko (near Kajang) around 1840, while Kuala Lumpur was said to be opened up for mining in 1857. Its history is older than that of the country’s capital.
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