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Laman
Padi is sort of a padi Hall of Fame,
a tribute to the staple diet of
almost all of Asia. Here, visitors
can experience a sampling of
anything that goes into the
cultivation, nurturing and
harvesting of padi.
Within
the complex is a museum that
showcases all the traditional
technology and paraphernalia used in
padi planting and harvesting,
especially those practiced in Kedah
and Langkawi. Also exhibited
are tools like fish traps made of
bamboo and replicas of traditional
rice-based foods.
Next
to the museum are several plots of
real padi fields complete with rest
huts, scarecrows, and even live
buffalos and free-range chicken. The
animals are inextricably linked to
the lot of the padi farmers of old.The
smell of wet mud that permeates the
air adds to the quaint and rustic
atmosphere. This is a real sampling
of living amidst the padi lands of
the rural heartland of northern
peninsula Malaysia. The waters of
the padi field here is about the
only place that still supports
freshwater fish like the puyu
and sepat, which have
vanished from commercial padi fields
due to the use pesticides.
The
Laman Padi has been sized down to
accommodate other activities but the
place is still as interesting and
unique as before. Today, sharing the
area is a small artist colony, two
restaurants, a Malay spa, internet
centre, travel agency and post
office.
Opening Hours:
10.00 am to
6.00 pm daily |
Entrance:
Free
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Address:
Laman Padi,
Pantai Chenang,,
Mukim Kedawang,
07000, Langkawi. |
Tel : 04-955 4312
Fax : 04-955 1819
Email
norfarni@lada.gov.my
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