THE STORY OF
BATANG KALI
THE STORY OF
BATANG KALI
ABOUT US
我们是来自加影新纪元媒体研究系公关实务课程的学生。适逢今年8月份“公关实务”的课程，我们将用过去在课堂上所学到的知识以及理论付诸实际行动。我们将通过“源自社会，回馈社会”的理念来实践这一次的活动。
这一次，我们选择来到了“峇冬加里新村”作为我们的活动地点。我们共有21名师生将走出校园，步入新村探索这座美丽与和谐共存的新村发掘他们的美。我们将为当地绘画人文地图以及用文字和图片的方式记录峇冬加里新村的点点滴滴，同时间我们亦会拍摄一段大约20分钟的纪录片以作推广作用。我们期待能有更多的人认识这个地方，看见峇冬加里的美。
除此之外，我们将为这些专属峇冬加里新村的故事举办一场社区导览活动。我们的活动包括：纪录片分享、故事分、舞台表演以及制作手工卤面工坊等。一个简单的社区导览活动，我们希望你可以卸下繁忙的脚步，来到这片净土用心欣赏这一座美丽的新村，感受当地的风土人情。
We are the students of PR campaign from New Era College, Kajang. In line with our mission i.e. “From the community, for the community”, we will use the knowledge and theories we have learnt from the course and put them into the events we are going to organise.
This time, we choose Batang Kali Village as the place to carry out our event. Twenty-one of us, including lecturer and students, will explore the village to discover its beauty. We will draw a map of Batang Kali and record all the events that have taken place here with the help of photographs. We will also shoot a documentary of about 20 minutes to promote Batang Kali. It is hoped that more people will get to know this place through our activities.
In addition, we will conduct a tour to relate the stories which belong exclusively to Batang Kali. Our event shall include watching and sharing the documentary, stories, stage performance, workshop on the making of Lor Mee, etc.
Through this simple tour, we hope to free you temporarily from your busy schedule and bring you to this quiet village to enjoy and appreciate its beauty and the passion of the village folks.
ABOUT BATANG KALI
依山而建的峇冬加里新村，仿佛是坐落在城市边缘的一片净土。他们的村民过着与世无争的生活，面对外来者却是来之不拒。他们是活生生的历史教科书，他们记载了这一片净土多年来的心路历程。在这里，没有美丽的壁画，也没有高档的五星级饭店，但他们有着宝贵且独特的文化、历史以及不为人知的故事。从传统的纸扎铺，到福建人传统的嫁女饼 “麻蓼”，都是这座新村内独有的景色。这一些珍贵的活历史并没有因为时代的变迁而结业，但这些夕阳行业却会因为当地的人口流失问题而面临被人遗忘的窘境。超过半个世纪历史承接，由谁担？发扬这段人文故事以及历史事迹的行动，刻不容缓。我们想把当地居民独有的文化以及精神保存以及发扬光大，让更多人能够认识这一片净土，感受并了解峇冬加里新村独有的味道。于是，我们从课堂步入这一片美丽的新村，希望能够把在课堂上所学的技能带进来这一片净土，用一颗真诚的心来为这一座新村付出小小的贡献。
The Batang Kali Village, a village built on the hillside, appears severe and transquil. Located at the fringe if an urban town, the villager enjoy a peaceful life and yet they have never shun outsiders. They are indeed the living ‘history books’ who here recorded many past historical events that have taken place in the village.
There are no colourful murals nor high-rise buildings in Batang Kali, but it has a unique culture history and many unrevealed stories unknown to many in the country. The shops making traditional papier mache as offering and the “Mua Lao” biscuits which the Hokkien people made as part of their dowry are some of the special features in Batang Kali. These sunset industries did not close down as time passes, nevertheless they might soon be forgotten as the residents move out of the village over time.
Who will be held responsible if such cultural and humanistic heritage disappears in the future? As such. we intend to record and share the unique cultural values of the village with as many people as possible.
With the skills and knowledge we have learnt from the classroom, we sincerely hope that we will we able to make a little contribution to the village of Batang Kali.