Hainanese roots, etched in 1906 stone

A piece of history: Written in poetic form, the inscription stone is believed to have been brought to the village by Hainanese Chinese traders and recounts the community’s history, including its settlement there in 1888. — Bernama

CHUKAI: While the Terengganu Inscription Stone, found along the banks of Sungai Tersat in 1887, is evidence of the early development of Islam and civilisation in the state, another inscription stone in Kg Air Jernih, Kemasik near here documents the early history of the local Hainanese community.

Pekan Air Jernih Village Deve­lop­ment and Security Committee chairman Khaw Kian Hup said the granite stone, bearing Chinese inscriptions, dates to the Qing Dynasty in 1906.