Rice Field Museum in Langkawi

Rice Field Museum in Langkawi

The quiet island of Langkawi with its explicit nature still is plunged in rustic beauty.The vast expanse of paddy fields bears witness to the fact that rice cultivation is the oldest surviving industry in Malaysia. The Rice Field Museum of Langkawi bears to the past days of the land.

The scare-crows, the buffaloes, and the birds that you can find here give you a picture of the simple rustic life when agriculture was the main profession of the people.

Accessibility
The place can be accessed by taxis or cable cars that are found in great numbers. As the prices are fixed, and in general reasonable, there is no requirement to bargain.

The Field of Burnt Rice
Located near the Langkawi Airport, the Field of Burnt Rice is a place that you would find in every map of Langkawi. The story as known is that the place was originally an old rice field. Datuk Karma Jaya in 1821 ordered the field to be burnt so that no paddy could go to the Siamese who were involved in a war with the people of Langkawi. Locals believe that during the heavy rains some amount of burnt rice come out of the ground.

The place houses a nice Malay house and a small roped -off area.

Attractions
Want to see how paddy is cultivated? Then surely you should make your way to the rice Museum as you can see the entire process all through yourself. You can find all the equipments used for cultivation, all the methods practiced and also the side and the other allied activities of the villagers.

After watching the entire activity of rice cultivation you enjoy the roof-top garden, a rice farm, a souvenir shop and a herbal garden. In addition to these you can find a one- square foot box where some burnt rice is kept.

Admission
Adults require MYR2 while the children under 12 are requires no ticket for admission. The Museum is opened all days of the week from 10 am to 6 pm.

Other attractions
A visit to the place would help you to learn about the process involved in paddy cultivation. In addition to this you can enjoy the shops that are located in the areas around the Rice museum. The shops sell very many interesting goods. The goods that you can over here are cheap and of good quality.

You can also visit the 'underwater park' located very near the museum.

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