Pasir Gudang kite museum

Reflection:

I found out that the process of making wau and extremely tedious and difficult process. The museum's wide variety of wau's was an eye opener indeed. I liked the history of wau when the tour guide told us about how the wau was made. I learnt that there was many types of wau; like wau bulan, wau kuching, wau merak wau pari, wau katak and much more! The wau bulan actually got its name from the crescent moon-like shape of its lower part. I also learnt that in other parts of the world people also make their own version of the wau. In Japan, they made kites with scary faces for their design so that it would scare away all the bad spirits. In the museum, I learnt to appreciate the artworks done by the other countries and how they make use of childhood toys to in fact held competitions related to it. There is an annual competition at Pasir Gudang, where people from all over Malaysia went to to challenge other people and show off their skills.~Leon & Hariz

My Research

Agriculture type/industry and characteristics: A nice big collection of kites. Shows heritage of the wau. Also many waus were saw there.

The Pasir Gudang Kite Museum is dedicated to the traditional Malay kite known as the wau. With the aim to preserve and promote the wau as part of the Malaysian craft heritage, this museum showcases the art of kite-making and displays a collection of traditional kites or wau, in spectacular colours and designs. There are also modern kites sold and 3 levels of kites. The wau is more unique compared to normal kites as it produces a humming sound. Wau is also known as wau bulan and it got it's name from the crescent-moon.

The Pasir Gudang Kite Museum is dedicated to the traditional Malay kite known as the wau. With the aim to preserve and promote the wau as part of the Malaysian craft heritage, this museum showcases the art of kite-making and displays a collection of traditional kites or wau, in spectacular colours and designs.

Built as an appreciation towards the contribution of Malaysian and International kite flyers. Opening it’s door for the first time in February 2002 during the 7th Pasir Gudang Kite Festival.

Housing a collection of more than 200 kites which once roam the skies of Bukit Layang-Layang as well as hundreds of the traditional kite heritage of Malaysia known as Wau. It also houses a collection of Ceramic Vases.

There is also a collection of modern kites available here. Visitors will also enjoy the audio video display relating to the traditional kite including the making of one. Pasir Gudang is also the site of the acclaimed annual International Kite Festival

-Leon(04) 2C