Paku Rock Maze Garden Ms. Mandy Chen (RCE Kuching) 14th Asia-Pacific Regional RCE Meeting Session 2, 19 July, 2022

1. RCE KUCHING X RESPOSNIBLE BORNEO
WWW.RESPONSIBLEBORNEO.COM/PAKUROCKMAZEGARDEN
PAKU ROCK
MAZE
GARDEN

2. AGENDA
03
ABOUT PAKU
01
RCE PROGRAM WITH
SCHOOLS
02
04 RCE PROGRAM WITH
COMMUNITY
PAKU ROCK MAZE

3. Paku, Sarawak
Paku Town has Chinese and mining histories for more
than 200 years.
The town has a population of approximately 600 people,
of which around 95% are Chinese, mainly Hakka people,
and around 5% are Bidayuh. Chinese education in Paku
can be traced back to 1870 when the first Chinese
primary school in Sarawak - "HanMin School" was
established by the Chinese in Sarawak.
For every traditional Chinese festival such as the Spring
Festival, the Tianchuan Festival, and the birthday of the
Great Master, they will hold a grand celebration in Paku.

4. Paku Rock
Maze Garden
Paku rock maze is a naturally formed stone forest
landform located behind the Shiwang Temple. Before
2021, it was an undeveloped primitive stone forest
overgrown with shrubs.
Paku rock maze is a very precious karst landform formed
after a long geological evolution of the typical Gust
landform.
The rock maze, an extremely precious geological heritage
situated at Paku Town, is formed after a long geological
evolution.

7. Paku Rock Maze Garden
visitors guideline

8. Paku Sarawak Facebook Page

10. Community Empowerment Process

11. RCE Activities with
Schools in Paku

12. RCE Activities with
Local Communities

13. Future
Plan
1
Continual communication with the community leaders and members
2
Courtesy visit to local authorities
3
Visiting local businesses and schools
4
Having a space as a community centre and establishing a cooperative
5
Working with the relevant agencies on national park development
6
Designing “experimental” packages and tours for October-November
7
Conducting workshops with community members
8
Developing social activities involving communities and stakeholders
9
Organizing webinars for education, building awareness and promotion
10
Connecting Bau with the locals and internationals
11
Developing SACREST framework using Bau as a pilot study

14. THANK
YOU