Editing Kuching (section)

====Historical====
[[File:Astana Sarawak.JPG|thumb|[[The Astana, Sarawak|The Astana]], one of the historical landmarks in the city.]]
Interesting historical landmarks and sites of Kuching include [[The Astana, Sarawak|The Astana]] (the former palace of the [[White Rajahs]] and currently the official residence of the [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak]]), and Fort Margherita.

The oldest street of Kuching is the Main Bazaar, a row of 19th century Chinese shophouses located along the Kuching Waterfront overlooking the Sarawak River. It offers the city's best concentration of antique and handicraft shops. The Main Bazaar is part of Kuching's old town, which also includes Carpenter Street and India Street.<ref name="carpenter street">{{cite web |url=https://sarawaktourism.com/attraction/main-bazaar-carpenter-street/ |title=Main Bazaar and Carpenter Street |publisher=Sarawak Tourism |access-date=7 March 2017 |location=Kuching}}</ref> The old Courthouse building, which sits in between Carpenter Street and India Street, has undergone major [[renovation]] and now houses the Sarawak Tourism Board complex.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarawaktourism.com/blog/explore-kuching-heritage-in-2-hours/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207231949/http://sarawaktourism.com/blog/explore-kuching-heritage-in-2-hours/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 February 2015 |title=Explore Kuching Heritage in 2 hours |publisher=Sarawak Tourism |date=14 September 2012 |access-date=7 March 2017 |location=Kuching}}</ref> Some other interesting areas around the central business district include Padungan Street, which is the [[Chinatown, Kuching|Chinatown of Kuching]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Charles de Ledesma |author2=Mark Lewis |author3=Pauline Savage |title=The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UfojoOlXKDcC |year=2000 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=978-1-85828-565-8}}</ref> In 2014, calls for the Historic Monuments of Kuching's inclusion in the world heritage list were made public.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/11/19/call-for-nomination-of-kuching-waterfront-to-become-unesco-world-heritage-site/ |title=Call for nomination of Kuching Waterfront to become Unesco World Heritage site |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=19 November 2014 |access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> In 2017, a study was conducted on the possibility of Kuching to be nominated in the world heritage list.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2017/11/30/improving-kuchings-chances-of-receiving-unesco-recognition/ |title=Improving Kuching's chances of receiving Unesco recognition |author=Geryl Ogilvy |work=The Star |date=30 November 2017 |access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Darul Hana Purple.jpg|thumb|Darul Hana Bridge at night]]