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Taiping, A Town With Everlasting Heritage Gems X
#LepakMalaysiaLah Text by FARHANA F UAD
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Images by MUHAMMAD HASIF MOHD JELANI
Culture and heritage are influential factors when travellers decide on where they would like to go because travellers are bound to learn something educational, eyeopening and inspiring at those destinations. That is particularly true when it comes to Malaysia because the country is blessed with diverse cultural heritage and natural resources. One such destination is Taiping in Perak. Taiping has always been a place of many ‘firsts’ ever since tin was discovered there back in the mid-1800s. The British imperial rule was so invested in Taiping due to the town’s lucrative tin trade that it introduced an impressive array of ‘firsts’ like the first railway line and the first telegraph office in Malaya. Taiping even served as the capital of the state of Perak from 1873 until 1937. A town filled with heritage, historic architecture, diverse culture and food, Taiping deserves to be put on a pedestal. As such, Tourism Malaysia, in collaboration with Gaya Travel Magazine, organised a media familiarisation trip to Taiping from the 23rd until the 25th of March 2021 to showcase what this atmospheric destination has to offer, which readers can discover in the following pages...
