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Taiping - City of everlasting peaceIn Perak, Taiping is probably my favorite city. Taiping was founded in the middle of the 19th century. At the time Taiping had a blossoming tin industry. When in 1885 the railway between the fast growing city and Port Weld was finished, Taiping became much more assessable . It was the first railway in the Malaysian peninsula.
Nowadays Taiping is a relaxed town with a few though very nice tourist attractions:
Taiping is worth to spend a few days and explore the town and surrounding: Taiping ZooThe Taiping Zoo is the only zoo in north Malaysia. It is a well set up zoo with most animals living in an environment as natural as possible.
Lake gardensThe magnificent Lake Gardens are the place to be in early morning when people practice tai chi, have a morning walk/jog or simple come back in the later afternoon to enjoy a cool and pleasant stay.
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Food is plentiful in town. Close to the Legend Inn you will find the biggest food court with Malay, Chinese and Indian dishes, all cheap, all excellent. Try kuay tow soup, nasi lemak or mee rebus. Local specialty is cold red bean soup.
In other parts of the city center you will find equal excellent restaurants and food courts.
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More about the road from Penang to Taiping via Kulim and Selama, Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh and Pangkor island.
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Penang to Taiping vis Kulim and Selama
Ignored by mainstream tourism, this road is beautiful, quiet hardly longer then using the trunk road. Check out why:
Penang to Taiping vis Kulim and Selama
Adventure Cycling In Perak
- Cycling in Perak
- Penang to Taiping via Kulim and Selema
- Penang to Siitiawan
- Taiping
- River Trekking Taiping
- Charcoal Factory Matang
- River Cruise Kuala Sepetanf
- Kuala Kangsar
- Ipoh
- Gua Tempurung and Kampar
- Pasir Salak
- Pangkor Island and Lumut
- Johan's bicycle journey from Pangkor to Penang
- The road from Klang to Pangkor
kuala Sepetang
15 km west of Taiping is a Mangrove forest reserve and a charcoal factory. Mr. Chuah lead us around in his family factory in Kuala Sepetang. It was worth both of my visits there
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However,
by the end of the 19th century the administrative center of Perak
slowly moved up to Ipoh. Taiping's importance was briefly resumed during the Japanese
occupation. It became then the headquarter of the Japanese military
administration of Malacca and Sumatra. During those day, many schools were
turned into army bases. 

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