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Taiping was the capital for the districts of Larut, Matang and Selama in Perak. Before 1937, Taiping was the capital of the state of Perak and the centre of a long and drawn out war resulting in a change of rulership for the state. Taiping used to be known as Klian Pauh – Klian meaning mine while Pauh is a type of small mango. Taiping town.
Taiping Lake Gardens in 1971. Taiping is easily accessible from the PLUS North-South Expressway. From Penang (90 km away) Kamunting is the nearest exit, whilst Changkat Jering is the most convenient exit from the motorway if you are traveling north from Ipoh (70 km).
In general, the council as the local authority, is a Corporate Body established under the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171), being the body responsible for managing the Taiping area based on local interest, as well as a local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172); MPT is directly tasked by Law to formulate ...
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, or the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace (1851–1864), was a theocratic monarchy which sought to overthrow the Qing dynasty. The Heavenly Kingdom , or Heavenly Dynasty , [ 1 ] [ a ] was led by Hong Xiuquan , a Hakka man from Guangzhou .
The Perak Museum in Taiping is the first and oldest museum in Malaysia. It was founded in 1883 by Sir Hugh Low, the fourth British Resident of Perak (1877 to 1889).
The Taiping Clock Tower (Malay: Menara Jam Taiping) is a clock tower situated in Jalan Kota, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. History.
Taiping is a federal constituency in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.. The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
The Taiping Kingdom History Museum (Chinese: 太平天国历史博物馆) is a museum dedicated to artifacts from the Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864). It is located on the grounds of the Zhan Yuan Garden , a historical garden in Nanjing , China.