Kinta River Walk (Part II)

There are few more popular landmarks as you walk further down the river.

1. Taiko Plantation, Wisma Taiko.

2. Ipoh Field.



3. Indian Muslim Mosque.



4. St. Michael's Institution.



5. Kinta Riverfront, river side cafe.

6. Sidney Harbour Front bridge.

7. San Francisco Golden Gate bridge

The best way to cover these landmarks is probably on foot as there is a pedestrian path by the river bank.

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Related post:

1. Nile of Ipoh, the Kinta River.
2. Kinta River Walk (Part I).

Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year!

Chinese New Year is also known as Spring Festival is one of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is also often called as Lunar New Year. The celebration begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calender and ends on the 15th day, the Lantern Festival.

Chinese New Year Eve is where the 'Reunion Dinner' takes place. All the relatives are back to their hometown and have dinner together in a big round table. This year is the Ox year.

Kinta River Walk (Part I)

There are quite a number of landmarks which you notice along the Kinta River.

1. Kinta Heights. The highest building in Ipoh but very soon it is going to be taken over by Ipoh Tower.

2. Emmanuel Church Ipoh, previously a cinema.



3. Hidden wooden houses, the last of it's kind in the city.



4. Paloh Ku Mio Temple.



5. Ipoh Water Front & Nasmir Mamak (Formerly People's Park)



6. Masjid Dato' Panglima Kinta.

7. Ipoh Central Market and Super Kinta Department Store. Anyhow, Super Kinta had closed down and no picture available.

8. Yik Foong Complex.


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Related post:

1. Nile of Ipoh, the Kinta River.

Nile of Ipoh, the Kinta River

People settle down by the river because river has supported human activity and also acted as a major highway both for transportation and later, trade. As the population increases, river settlement evolves into town and city. Some of these cities include New York (Hudson River), London (Thames River), Singapore (Singapore River), Kuala Lumpur (Gombak River) and etc.

Kinta River Signboard

Ipoh settlement was founded in the late 1800s on the banks of the Kinta River (Sungai Kinta). As mentioned in the previous post, a prominent Malay named Che Hussien built this stockade at this point to collect the tin. This part of Ipoh is the Kampung Paloh.

Kinta River

In the 1930s, a local Chinese Hakka millionaire Yau Tet-Shin, developed the eastern bank of Kinta River into what is colloquially known as New Town, along the lines of modern urban planning concepts of the time.



Today, thanks to the mighty river of Kinta that runs though the city, we are able to appreciate a city, that still retain most of its charm and serenity.



Even though it has ceased to operate as a highway, one can still appreciate the Kinta River's beauty by taking a gentle stroll down along the river bank that runs through major part of the city.