Attractions
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The Foodie Mural shows several of Taiping’s most popular foods: Putu Perak (steamed rice cakes) Popia Basah (fresh srping rolls) Laksa Pau (steamed buns) Cendol Kopi O (black coffee) Kuey Teow Goreng (fried flat rice noodles) Mee Udang (prawn noodles) Read more...
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The HMS Pluto Mural is located close to the intersection of Jalan Ong Saik and Jalan Taming Sari (formerly Main Road), on the right wall of the Bee Poh furniture store. The mural was commissioned as part of Taiping’s 150-year anniversary celebrations and commemorates the signing of the Pangkor Treaty in 1874, which formed the legal basis for the formation Read more...
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The Taiping Golf Course Mural is painted over the outer wall of the KwangTung Association Building, across the street from the Land & District Office, facing Jalan Taming Sari. The mural commemorates Taiping’s first golf course, which was the first golf course in Malaysia, built in 1893, and home to the oldest golf club in Malaysia, the Perak Golf Club. Read more...
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The Heritage City Mural is the largest mural in Taiping, stretching the length of the wall of a flyover along Jalan Assam Kumbang, very close to the Antong Coffee Mill. The mural shows 10 of Taiping’s oldest and most historical landmarks: The Clock Tower All Saints Church The Old Malay Mosque The Land & District Office The Perak Museum King Read more...
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The Tin Mine Mural is located at the intersection of Jalan Ong Saik and Jalan Barrack. The mural is titled the Discovery of Tin in Larut. This mural commemorates Taiping’s history as the most productive tin mines in the 19th-century Malay States, before the discovery and exploitation of the tin mines in Kuala Lumpur. The mural depicts a woman mining Read more...