Malang is considered one of the most favorite cities to live in Indonesia, in relation to its cool temperature and the beautiful mountainous nature surrounding the city. It is also not far from the pristine, white-sand southern beaches. Malang’s nostalgic atmosphere results from the fact that Dutch planters and civil servants used to retire here until the early 1900s.  The most important monument of Indonesia’s struggle for independence, adjacent to the City Hall, Parliamentary House of Representatives, and an old school building. Malang Town area also have flower market ,bird market and fish market. The former Chinatown, popularly known as the central business area, is where the ancient Eng An Kiong temple is situated. The temple was built in 1894 and represents a fusion of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. There is also the old Arabian Street where successors of old migrants of Arabic countries still sell furniture, exotic perfumes, as well as food stalls which serve simple Middle Eastern food.

In the west side of Malang,you will find old houses from Dutch Colonial times, located in the famous Ijen Boulevard. On the way to the traditional market is name Oro-Oro Dowo you can pass the old Roman Catholic Cathedral. Another Tempo Doeloe area with old buildings is the main road to Surabaya, where one would pass the Catholic School of Cor Jesu and the Monastery. Malang inherited many ancient temple, beautiful remains of kingdoms from many hundreds years ago, not only in the Island of Java but also other parts of Southeast Asia. Temple are sacred buildings that were usually built as memorial shrines for deceased members of the royal families. In memory of the deceased, a stone image of a god or goddess, with whom the deceased royal figure had been identified in life, was fashioned as an ideal portrait and placed within the Temple.

As a fertile region, Malang and its surrounding was once the centre of political power of the 8th century Kanjuruhan Kingdom, which explains why Malang region has many archaeological relics. Even after the collapse of the Kingdom of Singosari, Malang region remained to be an important region for the following dynasties of East Java. Among the remains of the greatness of these kingdoms are Kidal temple , Jago temple, and Singosari temple and Sumberawan temple.

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