Malaysia Peninsular Caves, Terengganu, Bewah 马来西亚半岛,登嘉楼州属,美华洞
Malaysia
Peninsular Caves, Terengganu, Bewah
马来西亚半岛,登嘉楼州属,美华洞
The name of Gua Bewah is
derived from the homonymous hill it is located in, close to the shores of the
fish rich and popular Tasik Kenyir
(Kenyir Lake). The lake was created artificially by a huge dam, and is one of
the most important tourist destinations of the sultanate. Reasons are the
interesting nature with caves and waterfalls, the rain forest and abundant
fishing possibilities.
Gua Bewah is
developed with wooden stairs and elevated trails. There is even some light,
which is solar powered. Stairs leat to the entrance some 40m above the level of
the lake.
The cave is really notable for its rich and diverse cave life, typical
for a tropical cave. There are various crabs, spiders, insects, and of course
bats to be found. The bat guano, the food the bats drop and the bodies of dead
bats are the begin of the food chain in the cave. This feeds the smaller fauna
such as insects and invertebrates, especially crickets, cockroaches and
spiders. They are food for larger creatures like small mammals, frogs and toads
and cave snakes.
An archaeologic excavation on 1970 revealed the skeleton of a Neolithic
man, kitchen utensils, axes and tools. Sever caves with archaeologic remains
are now flooded by the lake.
Nearby is another cave, Gua Taat
(Taat Cave), which does not have electric light. Boats land at the exceptional
cave entrance with a totally flat and horizontal ceiling. There is an iron
stair leading a few steps up and into the cave. The rest is almost level floor
with nice views out of the entrance. The word taat means someone who is very loyal, obedient and respectful for
someone. The cave was named so after the local villagers who were very loyal to
their chief.
The through cave is praised to have the most beautiful formations of the
state. One passage is sometimes flooded by water, depending on the level of the
lake. There have been excavations in the cave which revealed flaked tools,
pottery, and food remains (molluscs) from the Hoabinhian period (14,000 to
10,000 years BP).
Both caves are visited on boat excursions from Pengkalan Gawi. The
exkursion with a visit to both caves may take a full day, as the boat need two
hours to reach the caves.
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