Georgetown and Melaka World Heritage Sites

I am excited with the news that Georgetown and Malacca have finally been listed as World Heritage Sites .........

Folks, treasure it............It does not come easily...

I totally agree with 鄭丁賢 (Sinchew Top Editor) views on our world heritage

"在許多現代人眼中，尤其很多政客的思維邏輯中，這些不同的文化象徵，不同的宗教標誌，應該嚴格區分，遠達隔離，以免讓人產生“不快”，或者避免製造“衝突”。
但是，甘榜吉靈回教堂、青雲亭、聖保羅教堂，以及不知名的興都廟，卻和睦安寧的共處了幾百年。
馬六甲王朝的博物館、葡萄牙的聖地牙哥古城、荷蘭紅屋，都面向馬六甲海峽，閱盡數個世紀的滄桑變化，也見證廖內群島的馬來人，北面來的華人，東來的印度人和阿拉伯人，以及西方人，如何在這裏聚集，討生活，建立家園。
在這裏，文化能夠交流，宗教得以共容，各族可以共居；這是多元文化、多種宗教和而不同，共同繁榮的一個最成功的人類遺產。
過去的資產，如今被視為負債。在同一個國家，人民不斷被提醒彼此之間的差異，突出彼此的不同。
申遺成功，讓我們回顧過去，發掘這個國家最珍貴的價值，引導我們向前的路。"

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Malaysia's two oldest cities — Georgetown and Malacca — have finally been listed as World Heritage Sites after 7 years of campaigning at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), which gave the status yesterday.
Its Paris-based World Heritage Council met in Quebec, Canada and confirmed the listings which will see historical and cultural properties in both cities to be listed on the Unesco World Heritage List.
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng welcomed the announcement, telling The Malaysian Insider: "This is great news for Georgetown. We have to maintain our heritage and history and the state government intends to just that."Former Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said the success in the bid is a boost to multiculturalism and tourism for Malaysia.
In Georgetown, the core areas encompass the historical sites of Georgetown, including the Lebuh Acheh historical enclave and sites such as the Lebuh Acheh Malay Mosque, Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Kling Mosque (Top Picture), the Goddess of Mercy Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, Khoo Kongsi, St George's Church, Assumption Church, St Xavier's Institution, Convent Light Street, Little India, the museum and court building, the commercial area of Beach Street, Fort Cornwallis, Esplanade, City Hall, the clan jetties and the port areas.

The Stadhuys building in Malacca.In Malacca, which was founded in the 1400s, historical sites near the St Paul's Hill, the 17th-century Dutch Stadhuys buildings, Jonker Street with its Dutch-era buildings, Jalan Tukang Besi, Kampung Morten and Malacca River have been recognised as part of the World Heritage Site.