Gopeng, Perak Where is it?
Gopeng is a town located in Mukim Teja, Kampar District, Perak, Malaysia. It is located 20 km south east of Ipoh, the state capital. Situated on the west side of the North-South Expressway stretch of Tapah-Simpang Pulai. It comprised of many limestone hills and the Titiwangsa Mountains are clearly visible from the landscape in far.
Similar to Ipoh, the town was bustling with tin miners and it is one of the great tin mining industry of Malaysia until the collapse of the tin empire in 1980s. The name for Gopeng came from a Chinese called Mo Peng (毛兵). However, the British later changed its name to Go Peng. In the olden days, many British and local tin mining companies are established and developed their tin mine industry in Gopeng.
Gopeng is a small town that flourished with heritage, cuisine and eco-tourism attractions developed by the local resident. It is famous for limestone caves such as Gua Tempurung, located approximately 5 km from the town centre.
Ipoh, Perak
Where is it?
Ipoh is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak. It had a population of 657,892, making it the third largest city in Malaysia by population. It is situated 180 km (110 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur and 123 km (76 mi) southeast of George Town in neighbouring Penang.
In the 1880s, Ipoh grew from a village to a big town after huge deposits of tin were discovered. It became the second largest town within the Federated Malay States in 1895. However, the city suffered decades of decline and neglect in the 1970s when its tin deposits delepted and the collapse of tin prices.
Ipoh had becoming a tourist popular destination due to the conservation of its British colonial-era architecture, also well known for its cuisine and natural attractions, such as its limestone hills and caves within which Buddhist temples were built.
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Kek Lek Tong Cave Temple:
Where is it?
The Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple is located in the natural and picturesque area of Gunung Rapat in the south of Ipoh - the capital of Perak state in west Malaysia. It located on a 12 acre site since 1920 as a place of worship. In 1960, the cave became part of an iron mining site for limestone outcrops behind Gunung Rapat.
This temple had a central altar featuring a number of Buddhist figures as well as various deities of the Chinese pantheon. The most unique about the caves is there are another great garden view once you get inside the caves. The limestone hill is made up of light grey to white crystalline Kinta limestone interbedded with about 5mm to 1cm think argillaceous material bands. Primary iron can still be seen within the limestone. The award winning landscape garden features a jogging path circling two lakes and one of the longest reflexology footpaths in Ipoh.
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