Images of Ipoh: Fair Park

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Another Repainted Hotel

After capturing the image of exterior repainted Eastern Hotel yesterday, I only realize that Fair Park Hotel is also changing appearance. It could have been done for quite some time but I just did not find out the change, moreover I was rarely using Fair Park Road during day time in the past few months. Somehow I find it looked much better with white compare to its previous yellowish color.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Sunday at Fair Park

Fair Park is one of main roads connecting the city to northeast part of Ipoh, such as Simee, Ipoh Garden & Bercham. The approximately one kilometer narrow road, although is a double-lane two way traffic, is always busy during day and night. Only when come to Sunday, the street turns to be more peaceful compare to normal days while many of the shops by its side are closed.

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.