Sungai Lembing, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, the El Dorado of the East

Sg.Lembing Town

Sungai Lembing was a tin mining town 42 km Northwest of Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia and was once one of the deepest mine in the world with a depth of 700 m and a total tunnel length of 322 km. In its heyday until the mid 20^th century, 1400 people worked in the mine and was one of the richest town in developing Malaysia.

Today, Sungai Lembing is a popular tourist destination with plenty of places of interest to visit like the suspension bridge over Sungai Lembing; Panorama Hill for its breathtaking sunrise; the abandoned tin mine and its museum; and last but not least its famous Sungai Lembing Noodle.

According to local legend, the local Ruler had a vision of a spear in the river and thus Sungai Lembing was named. Sungai means river and Lembing means spear in the Malay language.