Images of Ipoh: Cheroh Hill at Night

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Cheroh Hill at Night

Cheroh Hill is the lime stone hill that nearest to the city center, which is just a mile away from the State Secretariat Building. It is the only lime stone hill shined with light at night. The cave at its bottom houses a Taoism temple which is commonly seen in Ipoh.

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Jane Hards PhotographyJuly 23, 2009 at 9:57 PM
That is so unusual and beautiful.
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HildaJuly 24, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Both the limestone cliffs and the temple are fascinating!
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Chun KeeJuly 24, 2009 at 7:01 PM
There are quite many temples of this kind in Ipoh and this is one of the unique attractions of Ipoh.
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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.