ABSTRACT
Chinese cemeteries in Malaysia offer good records and traces of colonial history. The Petronas Twin Towers started to rise up in the skyline of Kuala lampur (KL) with the aspiration of projecting a Malaysian identity. The KL Chinese Cemeteries served as testimony for the Chinese contribution. This group of cemeteries include Kwong Tong Cemetery, Hokkien Cemetery, Kwong Xi Cemetery, Japanese Cemetery, Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ceylon Buddhist Cemetery, Sikh Crematorium and Hindu Crematorium. Selangor Hok Kian Association, management for the Hok Kian Cemetery, signed a memorandum of agreement with developer Pribena Construction Sdn Bhd to remove the cemetery. The graveyards, tombs and monuments, together with the Chinese inscriptions, built in different scale and complexity. Lin Lian Yu is the most respected Chinese leader and one of the founders of the Chinese Education Association. The author divides these incorporating practices at the KL Chinese cemetery into two types: public commemoration and other forms of community activities and evolution of cultural identities.
