A slight history of Kuala Sepetang is that it used to be one of the busiest ports in the region and was recognized as a base to export processed resources. It is also known as “port weld” back in 1800s. This is where the very first railway line was built (to Taiping) in Peninsular Malaysia back in 1885.

Today, it is not only known as fishing village. It has been discover as a new tourists attraction spot. An area of rich biodiversity, it shelters teeming species of trees, fishes and other aquatic life.

说到十八丁，很多人都知道这里有一个百年历史的渔港。在英殖民政府时代，这个传统华人渔村是一个与外界联系的重要港口，旧名称为“砵威”（Port Weld）

今天因它拥有得天独厚的自然生态，这个渔村也开拓了另一个经济生机- 自然生态旅遊景点。