Images of Ipoh: Shelter on Hilltop

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Shelter on Hilltop

Perak Cave Temple at Kuala Kangsar Road is a famous tourist spot of Ipoh. The Chinese temple is built within a limestone cave. A steep & narrow path was built to reach the hilltop and there are some shelters on it. Unfortunately, a tragic incident of stone fall happened in January 2009, which causes one dead, has lead to the prohibition of climbing to hilltop through this path. Now we can only watch the shelters from ground and the date of reopen is undetermined.

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Ipoh, the capital city of Perak State, Malaysia, is the city that tin built. Located at the famous tin mining area, Kinta Valley, it used to be the world's largest tin mine since 19th century. Not only of its tin mine, but Ipoh also famous of its delicious food, beautiful mountain ranges, mysterious lime stone caves, attractive history & friendly citizen. Being the second in Malaysia that gain the status of city in year 1988 after Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh is one of the major cities in Malaysia with the population around 700,000. Began as a small village in 1870's, tin mine industry had brought in Chinese and Indian that boosted the town development since 1890's. The rapid growing town later upgraded to be the capital of Perak during the Japanese occupation at World War II. The rich tin resource had brought prosperity to many Ipoh miners that even make it once known as the City of Millionaires. Today, Ipoh has grown to cover a large area including the neighboring township such as Bercham, Tasek, Jelapang, Menglembu, Pengkalan, Simpang Pulai & Chemor. The city is still developing continuously while maintains its beauty of nature and harmony.