In the world-class historic city of Malacca, Po Sam Temple, Sam Po Well and the Chinese cemetery on Sam Po Mountain, which are related to the Ming Dynasty admiral Cheng Ho, were spared the fate of being demolished and paved over with roads after an uproar from the Chinese community.
晉身國際歷史城的麻六甲附近，與三寶太監鄭和有關的華人古蹟三保山、寶山亭和三保井，則在經過華社一番爭取後免除被拆掉築路的命運。