The Famous Rain Trees In The Taiping Lake Gardens

Taiping Lake Gardens- another great view of the giant Rain Trees

Taiping Lake Gardens- the famous Rain Trees of Taiping

Taiping Lake Gardens - Magnificent Rain Trees lined the lakes

Plaza Perbandaran Taiping

Newspaper vendor keeps Taipingites up-to-date with the
daily news at the Plaza Perbandaran Taiping
 

Beautiful cut flowers fresh from the Cameron Highlands to decorate
homes as well as offerings in temples for the beloved departed.

A section of the market at Plaza Perbandaran Taiping

Another view showing the fruit-stalls at the Plaza Perbandaran Taiping

Taking your pick for juicy and fresh imported fruits as well as
local fruits at the many fruit-stalls in the Plaza Perbandaran Taiping

Taiping Town Council Plaza

A trader selling her home-grown vegetables and fruits at
the Taiping Town Council Plaza morning wet market

A fruit vendor has lots of local and imported fruits for sale at the
Taiping Town Council Plaza

Cobbler! Cobbler! Mend my shoes at the entrance of the
Taiping Town Council Plaza, Jalan Chung Thye Phin

Main entrance to the Taiping Town Council Plaza

Taiping Town Council Plaza situated along Jalan Chung Thye Phin

Taiping - More Great Photos!

Taiping Wisma Persekutuan - where all the federal government offices
are located.

Another trusted petition writer along Barrack Road in front of the
Taiping Post Office

A popular place to eat - Prima Coffee Shop - along Kota Road, Taiping

Taiping Lake Garden

Taiping Lake Garden - jetty

Taiping Lake Garden - boat quay

Taiping Lake Garden - Bukit Larut in the background

Taiping War Memorial at the Esplanade

More Taiping Heritage Trees

Taiping Lake Garden - Jetty - Bukit Larut in the background

Taiping Lake Garden - Rain trees more than a century old
lined the roads around the lakes

Another magnificent Rain Tree near the Taiping Hawker Center

A tall and handsome Mango tree behind the Taiping
Majlis Perbandaraan market

Scenes of Taiping!

Century-old Angsana tree near the Hawker Centre (old circus ground)
Jalan Tupai, Taiping. In the old days, barbers used to set up shop with
a rattan chair and an old mirror hanging from the tree trunk.

Kang Har Tung building (1930) along Jalan Tupai, Taiping

Impressive new building at the corner of Jalan Tupai &
Jalan Panggung Wayang, Taiping

More Landmarks of Taiping

Wisma Hasil located along Kota Road, Taiping

Rumah Kanak-kanak Taiping, Jalan Stesen, Taiping

Gurduar Sahib Taiping, Jalan Stesen

Beautiful Trees In Taiping

Elegant Tembusu trees lined Jalan Stesen near Taman Medan Taiping

Century-old Rain trees along Jalan Muzium Hulu

SK St George 1 located at the tail-end of Jalan Muzium Hulu

More Pics of Taiping Landmarks

Peking Hotel (Jalan Idris, Taiping) - reputed to be haunted. A popular
gathering place for Japanese soldiers during the Japanese Occupation.

Peace Hotel (Jalan Iskandar, Taiping) - pre-war building and a famous
Taiping landmark in the heart of town

Masjid Hanafi is located off Jalan Muzium Hulu and Jalan Seldadu
near the old Police quarters and army barracks.

Taiping Heritage

Splendid work of craftsmanship along Kota Road, Taiping

Beautiful decorative & intricate designs on pre-war buildings, Kota Road

Petition writer - a declining breed of professionals along Kota Road

Taiping - Qingming or Ching Meng Festival

Qingming Jie is known as Clear Brightness Festival and Tending Graves
or Tomb Sweeping Day ( Kwangtung cemetery in Taiping)

Qingming denotes a time for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery

of springtime and also to tend to the graves of departed.

Its significance is to remember & honour ancestors.

Qingming Jie - held on 15th day of Spring equinox- usually falls on April 5
on Gregorian calendar except on leap years. In 2008 it occurs on April 4.

Taiping Joss Paper Shops

Another shop in Taiping selling joss paper and worship items.
Most Chinese burn paper paraphernalia to enable their
departed loved ones to live comfortably in the netherworld.

Paper dresses, paper shoes, paper jewelery, paper cosmetics etc.

Goodies for the departed. Chinese believe that burning them
will reappear as the real stuff in the netherworld for their
loved ones to use and enjoy.

The Chinese believe there is a netherworld. There are many shops
in Taiping selling joss paper houses, paper cars, paper TV sets,
paper clothes, paper shoes, paper jewelery etc.

Maybank was located here along Jalan Taming Sari (Main Road)
before it moved to its new office at Jalan Panggung Wayang

Taiping Central Market (pork section) was built in 1884.

LAP building at Jalan Muzium

Elegant Old Buildings

Old mansion along Jalan Ong Saik.. (no longer standing)

Beautiful government quarters besides the old mansion along Jalan Ong Saik

Drainage and Irrigation Department building (JPS) along Jalan Muzium