SIBU Town LandMark-SWAN.

In order to promote itself to tourists and for branding purpose, Sibu Municipal Council under the former Chairmanship of Datuk Robert Lau, adopted swan as the symbol of Sibu town. According to the Sibu Chinese community, when the early immigrants arrived in Sibu in the mid 19th century and early 20th century, the present Rajang River reminded them of Swan River in Fuzhou, China. However, due to the fact that such a bird is non-existent in the town (except for the numerous huge artificial swan statues) or anywhere in Malaysia, the majority of the Sibu community, especially the natives, feel that such a choice is too artificial and does not invoke any special or deep feeling toward the so-called “Symbol of Sibu”.

One things I liked about Sibu is that people just can park the car at yellow line.Well, no big deal here, this is a Traffic Police business .

One more thing why Sibu is such a nice town is that all the areas are located within close proximity of one another,making walking from one place to another a possibility.Just park your car and than walk and don't be afraid of heavy traffic they won't knock you down haha!!! that Sibu jay walkers style..simply crossing the road .Most street in the middle of the town is one way so planing your destination ahead is important to avoid stuck in the heavy slow traffic(bumper to bumper).