Ipoh is the state capital of Perak, which is located in the North direction of Peninsula Malaysia from the federal capital of Kuala Lumpur. A single journey takes between 2 1/2 to 3 hours drive through highway from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh. Historically, Ipoh developed as one of the fast growing cities, outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia due to the booming in tin mining industry early 19th century.
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| Ipoh is located in the North direction from Kuala Lumpur of Peninsula Malaysia |
Ipoh, Perak is surrounded by limestone caves, mountains and lakes. There are many adventurous activities to do in Ipoh such as, exploring inside the limestone cave of Gua Tempurung, visiting cave temples, participating in White Water Rafting and soaking at Tambun Hot Springs which helps to improve your blood circulation with highly content of sulfur from the hot spring water.
Apart from that, Ipoh is also popular for variety of delicious and cheap food. Ipoh White Coffee is the most popular and the signature food in Ipoh. Even, the international brand of OldTown White Coffee which you consume frequently, was originated from a popular coffee shop known as Nam Heong Old Town White Cafe in the old town of Ipoh. These days, many young Malaysians take the opportunities to travel to Ipoh with friends during weekend trips, just for food adventure.
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| The international brand of OldTown White Coffee 3 in 1, originated from Ipoh, Perak (Malaysia), where you can find it in Asian supermarkets |
We travel frequently to Ipoh since it's my hubby's hometown. However, it's a very short trip recently, thus I didn't have opportunity to explore this historical city of Ipoh.
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| An old, ruin down but full of historical buildings in one of the typical towns in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
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| Delicious and cheap food can be found everywhere in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
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| Ipoh is surrounded by limestone caves, mountains and good food in Perak, Malaysia |
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| The Old Town with rows of historical shops in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
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| More pictures of many historical shops and buildings in The Old Town of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
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| Jusco Station 18 store is the biggest shopping mall in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
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| Chatime is an international brand which serves various flavour of healthy milk tea and popular among young generations in Malaysia and other Asia countries |
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| The modernation of Chinese Cemetery in Malaysia without being perceived as scary and dirty to visit as most of the new Chinese cemeteries in Malaysia are well- maintained with landscape design |
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| Paying respect to The City God or Cheng Huang with joss paper and joss sticks, who guards against earthquakes and other disasters at the entrance of Chinese Cemetery in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
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| Offering some vegetarian food and fruits besides, joss paper and joss sticks to ancestors and loved ones after cleaning the tombs at Chinese cemetery in Malaysia |
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| Some of joss paper are arranged accordingly and ready to be burned as an offerings to ancestors or the loved ones in front of their tombs at Chinese cemetery in Malaysia |
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| The rear view of the main entrance of Chinese cemetery while standing at the graveyard sites in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
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| As the cost for ground burial at tombs are getting more expensive, people begin to consider for cremation. The cremation plots are allocated in this building in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
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These days, many young Malaysians take the opportunities to travel to Ipoh with friends during weekend trips, just for food adventure. web
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