Taiping, Perak Malaysia
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Taiping Tourism & Travel Guide
The name Taiping is made up of two Chinese characters (tai - 'great') and 平 (ping - 'peace'). The discovery of tin deposits in the area in the 19th century attracted settlers from China, who were organised into two feuding groups around the Cantonese Ghee Hin society and the Hakka Hai San society. British intervention in the early 1870's put an end to the feuding and the town, which used to be known as Klian Pauh, acquired its present name. The British made Taiping ...
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Things to do in Taiping
Taiping Zoo / Night Safari, TaipingThe country's first zoo, the Taiping Zoo, houses local and exotic wildlife species in excellent surroundings. At the ...More »
Bukit Larut, TaipingBukit Larut is also known as Maxwell Hill and is the oldest hill station in Malaysia. The hill lies at an altitude o...More »
Lake Gardens, TaipingEstablished in 1880, the 62-hectares park also known as Taman Tasik Taiping is one of the oldest gardens in Malaysia...More »
King Edward VII School, TaipingKing Edward VII School is the oldest English school in the Federated Malay States. It was founded in 1883 and was or...More »
Perak Museum, TaipingTaiping is home to the country's oldest museum, the Perak Museum. It was built in 1883 ...More »
Places Around Taiping
Sultan Azlan Shah Museum, Kuala KangsarFurther down the road from the Royal Palace(Istana Iskandariah) is an older Palace called Istana Hulu built in 1903....More »
The Ubudiah Mosque, Kuala KangsarIn the old part of Kuala Kangsar however, the roads are narrow and pleasant and great for a stroll as it winds round...More »
The Oldest Rubber Trees, Kuala KangsarJust outside the gates of the Sultan Azlan Shah Museum is a lonely tree. Not a big 'WOW' but ...More »
Royal Ipoh Club, Ipoh...More »
Birch Memorial Clock Tower, IpohThe Birch Memorial Clock Tower is a historical landmark that was built to commemorate the life of J.W.W. Birch. On t...More »
The Taj Mahal of Ipoh, IpohThis building was built in 1935, based on the Moorish structure as it was also almost the same as the KL Railway Sta...More »
Cave Temple, IpohPERAK CAVE TEMPLE is an important temple, and one of the most famous, established in 1926. The cave is famous for th...More »
Town Hall (Dewan Bandaran), Ipoh...More »
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