a true wonder of malaysia

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A TRUE WONDER OFMALAYSIA

TAIPING

Heritage and Historical Trail2 nd beautiful Natural lake in asiaThe Wettest town in the world

The first railways In malaysia


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T AIPING H ERITAGE AND H ISTORICAL T RAIL1. Taiping Government Offices, Kota Road 2. Kapitan Chung Keng Kooi's Townhouse,

Barrack Road 3. Post and Telegraph Office, Station Road 4. Town Rest House, Station Road 5. King Edward VII School, Station Road 6. Ceylon Association, Station Road 7. St.George Institution, Station Road 8. General Hospital, Main Road 9. FMS Indian Association, Main Road 10. Clock Tower (Police Station)11. Taiping Convent, Convent Road 12. Tengku Menteri's Residence, PWD 41,

Kota Road 13. Hokkien Association, Kota Road 14. Sunlight Muslim Association, 212 Kota

Road 15. Old Kota Mosque, Mosque Road 16. Peking Hotel, 2 Jalan Idris 17. Coronation Park, Theatre Road

18. Tseng Lung Hakka Association, MarketRoad 19. Taiping Market, Market Square 20. Taiping Prison

21. Guan Hin Chan, 19 Cross Street No.422. Shun-te hui-kuan 36 Kota Road 23. Cantonese Association and Temple for the

Immortal Girl, Temple Street 24. Taiping Public Library, Kota Road 25. Taiping War Cemetery 26. Ng Boo Bee Fountain, Waterfall Road

27. Kang Har Tong Association 28. The New Club and Golf Course, New Club Road 29. Railway Station 30. The Secretary to Resident's House, Esplanade Road 31. Chinese Tombs, Esplanade Road 32. Malay States Guides Barracks, Main Road 33. British Officers' Mass, New Club Road 34. Cenotaph, Esplanade Road 35. Old Saints Church, Main Road 36. Fort Carnavon, Main Road 37. Lady Treacher Girls' School, Upper Museum Road 38. Perak Museum, Main Road

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TAIPING LAKE GARDENSEstablished in 1880, the Taiping Lake Garden is one of the oldest garden in Malaysia . This 62 hectares of park is also known as Taman Tasik Taiping in the Malay language.The huge lake was formerly a tin mine but was since transformed into a beautiful well used and well maintained park where flowers, birds, insects, animals and lush greenery thrive.

BUKIT MAXWELL (BUKIT LARUT)It was founded in 1884 by William Edward Maxwell, theBritish assistant resident of perak. Perched at 1250m

above sea level, it is the wettest place in malaysia,with an annual rainfall of over 500cm . Temperaturehere hovers around 15 degrees centigrade in the early

morning and late afternoon, dipping to 10 degreescentigrade at night .


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ZOO TAIPING Covering an area of 34 acres, the Taiping Zoo has embarked on

an expansion programme which includes the building of new Open Concept animal enclosures. These enclosures which take into consideration the natural habitat of the respective animal and has been favourably received by the public-both for its inherent beauty and thoughtful design. Taiping Zoo is currently home to more than 180 species of animals totaling 1,300individuals. These include tigers, lions, elephants, hippopotamus,giraffes, hornbills, orang utans and others.

NIGHT SAFARIThe Taiping Night Safari is a first of its kind in Malaysia, bathed in lighting similar to moonlight,the beauty and splendor of nature is enhanced.In an effort to maintain the experience of a natural environment, the Taiping Night Safari attempts to display nocturnal animals in natural looking settings. This provides the opportunity for visitors to appreciate and value the treasures of Nature while enjoying oneself


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MATANG MANGROVE SWAMPT HE FOREST , WITH AN AREA OF 40,466 HA ., IS M ALAYSIA ' S LARGEST MANGROVE FOREST AND CONSISTS OF 95% TIDAL SWAMP . I T HOSTS A STUNNING VARIETY OF FLORA AND FAUNA AND PLAYS A VARIETY OF

CRITICAL ROLES IN COASTAL PROTECTION , CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY AND FISHERIES . L OCATED ALONG THE S TRAITS OF M ALACCA AND NEAR THE FISHING HAMLET OF K UALA S EPETANG , IT IS A FASCINATING ECOSYSTEM CONSISTING OF VIRGIN JUNGLE RESERVE , AQUACULTURE FARMS , CHARCOAL KILN SITES AND EVEN A PRE -HISTORIC ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE ( AT P ULAU K ELUMPANG ) AND A BIRD SANCTUARY ( AT K UALA G ULA ).

WATCHING

DOLPHINS IN

KUALA SEPETANGTHE SIGHT OF PINK DOLPHINS CAN BE

SEEN IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT INKUALA SEPETANG. THE FRIENDLY AND

INTELLIGENT CREATURES SWIMALONGSIDE BOATS AND OCCASIONALLYDISPLAY THEIR ACROBATIC SWIMMING

SKILLS. IT IS TRULY AN EXHILARATINGEXPERIENCE THAT ALL OF US CAN

EXPERIENCE NOW AT THE WORLDSBEST SUSTAINABLY MANAGED

MANGROVE RESERVE JUST NEXT TOTAIPING.


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W ORLD B EST N O . 1

CHARCOAL PRODUCTION KILNST HIS IS THE FOCAL POINT OF P ERAK S CHARCOAL INDUSTRY .

A CCORDING TO THE M ALAYSIAN T IMBER C OUNCIL , THERE WERE 348 KILNS IN OPERATION IN THE AREA IN 2009,

BUT TODAY THE FIGURE IS CLOSER TO 400. T HERE ARE IDENTICAL KILNS IN K AMPONG D EW , K UALA T RONG AND

K AMPONG S UNGEI K ERANG . E ACH KILN HAS AN ECONOMIC LIFESPAN OF SEVEN TO TEN YEARS .

FIREFLIES RIVER TOURK AMPUNG DEW IN PERAK IS GAINING A REPUTATIONAS A FIREFLY TOURIST DESTINATION. THE KAMPUNG

DEW FIREFLIES ARE FOUND ON A SPECIES OFMANGROVE TREE CALLED POKOK BEREMBANG WHICHIS INDIGENOUS TO THE MANGROVE SWAMPS OF THE

TROPICS. MILLIONS OF FIREFLIES FLICKER INPERFECT SYNCHRONY ON HUGE BEREMBANG TREES

ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVERBANK. THE LIGHTSCAST BRILLIANT REFLECTIONS ON THE SURFACE OF

THE RIVER. ITS LIKE A MAGIC SHOW IN THE DARK .


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BURMESE POOLT HE B URMESE P OOL IS A LARGE ROCK POOL ALONG A STREAM AT THE FOOTHILLS OF B UKIT L ARUT , A POPULAR WEEKEND NATURE ATTRACTION AMONG LOCALS . N ESTLED WITHIN THE RAINFOREST , VISITORS NEED TO SNAKE THEIR

WAY THROUGH L AKE G ARDENS , AND LOOK FOR THE SIGNBOARD POSTED TOWARDS B URMESE P OOL . F ROM THE ENTRANCE , A SHORT TRAIL LEADS INTO THE FOREST TO B URMESE P OOL , BUT A RIVER SPOT ALSO LIES NEAR THE ENTRANCE . T HE ROCK POOL ITSELF IS SPACIOUS , BUT MOSTLY SHALLOW , FED BY A SMALL WATERFALL .

PULAU KALUMPANG

PREHISTORIC SITE

PULAU KALUMPANG LOCATED IN KUALA GULA,BAGAN SERAI, PERAK, PENINSULAR MALAYSIA. IT ISLOCATED ABOUT 45 MINUTES BY BOAT FROM THEJETTY IN KUALA GULA. KALUMPANG ISLAND WASKNOWN SINCE 1988 AS AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE.THE FIRST PREHISTORIC SKELETON IN THE WORLDWHO LIVE IN THE MANGROVE FOREST IS ISSUED INTHIS SITE.

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