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Kundasang

The village town of Kundasang is located roughly 90 KM from Kota Kinabalu and only 6 KM from the Mt. Kinabalu National Park entrance.  In fact, Kundasang is located at the foot of  Mt. Kinabalu.  Kundasang used to be a transit point for those journeying to the east coast.  Nowadays, not only it is serves a transit point but also main source of temperate vegetables and also for those who wish to enjoy the cool refreshing air. The village is mainly populated by the Dusun ethnic group with a minority of chinese and foreign farm workers.  I find Kundasang to be full of simplicities. People there take life as it is and  I doubt they would be thinking about life insurance for people over 50 as many of the older folks really look younger than they really are.  Perhaps it’s due to the cool climate.  After spending two nights over last weekend I can understand why.  The air is thinner and it makes one have to breathe in more to gain more oxygen.   As you travel up the Mesilau plateau opposite Kundasang, one can see more simple life.  On the road leading to Mesilau, people live in little quaint houses that reminds me of the Hobbits of Tolkien. Anyways, we have marked Kundasang to be one of our escape destination.

Another attraction at Kundasang is the War Memorial located just above the town to commemorate the allied soldiers who have given their lives during the Second World War fighting the Japanese in Sabah.  The memorial also pays homage to the POWs who were part of the infamous death march from Sandakan to Ranau.  In my last entry I’ve shared a picture of the last camp location at Kenipir, Ranau. Of the 2,428 Australian and British soldiers, only six survived the march.