Images of Ipoh: Here Come the Giant

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Here Come the Giant

A giant signboard post is put up at Tasek. The main post has been lying here for weeks & welding work to fix the frame was carried out for few days since last week. Finally it stands up and it looked really outstanding in this area that has no high rise structure. Anyway, its owner is also a giant of worldwide fast food, the KFC and Pizza Hut. Soon, the restaurant will be opened & I believe it will attract a lot of people from the surrounding since this is the first of its kind in Tasek neighbourhood.

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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.