A hill believed to have been given to a princess from China who arrived in the late 1400s. A Portuguese fort with walls three metres thick built in 1512 and flanked by 16th century cannons. A brick red Dutch Municipal Council complex built in 1650, and recognition as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 are some of the key attractions in this culturally rich state believed to be the cradle of the Malay Su ltanate and one of the oldest states in Malaysia.