The formation of Kangkar as the frontier Chinese settlement in Johor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Low, Hui Ching, Raja Shahminan, Raja Nafida, Mursib, Gurupiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2019
• Subjects: NA Architecture
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85145/1/RajaNafidaRajaShahminan2019_TheFormationofKangkarastheFrontier.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85145/; https://dx.doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v6.n1-2.382
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants were drawn to Johor via the entirely unique Kangchu system that was only adapted in the state, later contributed significantly to its economic progress. The Chinese came for pepper and gambier plantation and settled at riverside which formed the frontier Chine...