Circuit of culture

Wen Ding (Malay: Mantin, English: Mantin) is a small town in Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia, has been incorporated into the county to jurisdiction in Ru within. It is the lotus (Seremban) leading to Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur) the only stronghold. Mantin surrounding environment full of township flavor, beautiful environment, surrounded by green mountains. Because no industrial pollution area near the reset, so the extra fresh air. In addition, because the pace of mantin rhythm of life unpleasant, because near Kuala Lumpur and hibiscus, convenient traffic, which in recent years, more and more people move so far.

Mantin used to be known as the sand (Setul), there is a police station before Setul, it is the site of eight stone mantin town (Batu Lapan). Now find some called sand area in mantin still, such as Mukim Setul, Sungai Setul etc.. Previous mantin tin ore cause by a Chinese boss management, group called Guang sheng.

Origin of the name

Because here is rich in a lot of tin, so the Europeans call it Many Tin, which means there are a lot of simi. Because at that time from China to labour not accurate pronunciation, so in the course of time it evolved into Mantin.

Place of origin

In about 1860, a group of Kampung Pantai from Seremban Malays to sand (site in present-day mantin Batu Lapan, namely eight stone), and planting of fruits and vegetables here. Later, because of mantin by the British found large deposits of tin, so the British people to exchange the way of land and money, to convince these Malays from sand move to another area, namely now mantin maleic Gambang (Kampung Mantin.


Around 1880, here is the British found rich tin. Later, the British have carry large amounts of China labor or lotus Chinese here tin mining. At first Chinese labour is in charge of collecting tin, and Indians are in big plantation work. Mantin earliest village is Hakka village, here is the stability of the shelter workers. Next, there is a Cantonese village, and the village. In opening the mantin, British people are transported to a large number of workers in India to open yuan Qiu, and grow a great deal of rubber and oil palm trees in the plantation. At that time India workers are mainly responsible for the British rubber, plant, open yuan Qiu etc.. From China to the Chinese people in charge of collecting tin, engaged in commercial activities, while the Malays in affected area of rice. At that time, mantin situation is like the Malaya, are British imposed racial segmentation policy, the purpose is to prevent all ethnic solidarity. Because there are mountains surrounded mantin geographical advantage, so here is regarded as a refuge. In 1860, Kapitan Sheng Mingli because the party disputes the misfortune of being killed, and his descendants fled to mantin. His great grandson now lives in. [3] before 1903, because of the geographical environment factors mantin, resulting in difficult and mantin main road links. Until 1903, to between Kuala Lumpur and Fleur railway completed. This railway link between [4] Batang Benar Batang Benar the town, because of the distance D near, so in the western open economy mantin door. [5] at that time, the British had brought a lot of dredger in tin mining, mantin economy also fly. Around 1890, a Sikh temple was built here. And a Catholic church built in 1901.