Images of Ipoh: Cross Road Dilemma

Monday, February 28, 2011

Cross Road Dilemma

There is a coffee shop at cross junction along Pasir Puteh Road closed down. Its signboard has been removed but the old painting beneath the signboard surfaced again. Commercial units at cross road used to be popular in the past as it can be accessed & viewed from different directions. However, I find out this is not really true nowadays. With increasing vehicle & heavier traffic, major cross roads are usually installed with traffic light system & parking is prohibited at its surrounding. Almost everyone in Ipoh going out by driving nowadays. As a result, people unwilling to visit shops at those major cross roads due to the inconvenience of car parking.

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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.