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Visitors to this part of Perak will be glad to note that what was once a tin mine has now been turned to a beautiful park. As one of the many firsts in Taiping, the Taiping Lake Garden has been operational since 1880.
It was built on an old mining land and today plays host to a variety of plants, flowers, trees, birds and a dazzling variety of insects. The old mining pool has become the crown jewel - the lake.
These 64 hectares of exuberant green turf, trees and plants portray the good sense of environmental rehabilitation and preservation. The clean and well-maintained Lake Garden encompasses a lake, a
recreational park and a Japanese garden. Together with the nearby golf course and zoo, this whole area forms the green lung of Taiping.
The lake garden is the perfect place to escape from the petrol fumes and stress of city living, a haven to rejuvenate the spirits. The people of Taiping are very lucky for they have an ideal location for an evening stroll under the cool and shady trees. Mother Nature could not have provided better.
Description : A town by "the most beautiful public garden in Malaysia"
Comments : Surrounded by greenery, including an old Hill Station, the "town of everlasting peace" indeed offer some good retreat opportunities. But to find those, you will have to leave the developed town center.
What to do ? Leave the shops & traffic behind by walking 1km to the east / Walk the small path around the lake / Cross small bridges / Spot monitor lizards / See other wild animals at the big zoo / Watch
locals play grass hockey / Visit the oldest museum in the country / Back in town, check out a few Chinese & Indian Temples / Shop around / Taste Satay at the large night market / Get a Land Rover ride (R2) to
Maxwell Hill and enjoy the view & walks around / Walk down the hill (2-3 hours) Note : I did not go to the Hill myself. Anyone to relate the experience ? |
Taiping lake, Perak