Kulaijaya Community
In early 1920, Kulai which is formerly known as Gui Lai means arrival of tortoise. From history, Kulai gets its name from an event in which during the rainy season Sungai Kulai was hit by flood and as a result plenty of tortoises emerge at the river banks and moved towards the town. This flood had caused the Hainan people to naming it as ‘Gui Lai’. The evidence of Gui Lai can be seen at the sign board which written in Chinese at Kulai railway station. However, it was difficult to write Gui Lai in Chinese language therefore the name was changed to Kulai and it is used until present.
However, the name Kulai which taken from the flood event, have its own story. Before 1890, namely during the stage of the Kulai’s opening which originated from Sungai Kulai, had facilitate the locals to plough the crops. At that moment, the opening of Xin Jie Chang (Pekan Baru) by Encik Tan Yook Fong, the administrator of that area (known as Gan Zhu), were among the first people visit Kulai.
Bandar Kulai terletak 29 km dari pusat bandar raya Johor Bahru dan 8 km dari Skudai. Ia terletak di bahagian pertengahan daerah ini. Bandar Kulai serta kebanyakan pekan dalam daerah ini dihubungkan melalui laluan persekutuan yang menghubungkan Kuala Lumpur dan Johor Bahru. Jalan besar Kulai iaitu Laluan Persekutuan menempatkan banyak rumah kedai. Bandar Kulai juga dikelilingi ladang getah dah kelapa sawit.