Places of interest
nature and adventure |
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Peking hotel
built in 1929, it was formerly the rubber dealer's association.
During the japanese occupation, it was the notorious headquarters
of the kampeitei (japanese military police). Located at 2 jalan
idris, taiping. |
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  Perak museum
(1883)
the perak museum, built in 1883 and completed three years later, is
the oldest museum in the peninsular malaysia. Extensions to the
building were subsequently made in 1900. The objective behind its
set up was to establish a repository of malaysia's rich cultural
heritage. It is also an excellent place to begin an in-depth study
of the state of perak and its past achievements. in the early days,
the museum gave greater emphasis to the natural sciences,
especially flora and fauna that had economic significance. It was
only much later that the museum began to document the material
culture and the life of the people of malaysia such as collection
of ancient weapons, aboriginal implements, ornaments and
archeological treasures. At present, there are three large
collections featuring anthropology, zoology and local history with
a total of over 3000 artifacts. Located about 2 km from taiping
town and 1 km from the taiping lake gardens. opening hours :
9.30am to 5pm (daily including public holidays)
9.30 am to noon, 2.30pm to 5.30pm (friday)
closed on hari raya puasa (aidilfitri) and hari raya haji
(aidiladha)
admission is free
tel : 05-807 2057 |
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  Port weld (kuala
sepetang)
once the busiest port in the region, the facilities provided are
mainly for exporting of processed tin ores. Opened in 1877 as the
gateway for cargo ships, port weld is now called kuala sepetang. No
longer a main port, it is mainly for fishing boats. |
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Post and telegraph
office
the first post office in the fms, built in 1884, to replace an
earlier timber building. The post from taiping was carried by a
relay of runners (dak) and ponies. Located at station road,
taiping. |
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 Prison (1885)
built in 1885, the taiping prison still being used to this date
marks the first prison in malaysia. The need of such establishment
arises due to the rising rate of crimes during that era. The
fighting between chinese gangs at the mines led to existence of the
present taiping prison which has remain virtually unchanged except
for some sight alterations to suit the needs of today's security
system. |
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 Pulau tiga handicraft
centre
pulau tiga, literally means three islands, is located in the
central part of perak. The area has traditionally been noted for
its local people's handicraft skills and products. In recognition
of these skills, the centre was established to further develop
better quality handicraft products, as well as to display and to
market them. Among the products available at the centre are
porcelain and clay ware, gold thread embroidery, intricate
weaveworks and the ultimate 'labu' (traditional clay water
pitchers). The embossed designs of labu sayong produced here are
among the best and attractive in the region. |
