Plans to promote Taiping's heritage, natural landscape

Taiping is known as the world’s best sustainable destination 

and rich with nature such as hilly areas, valleys as well as 

Bukit Larut and extending into the sea. 

NSTP/EFFENDY RASHID

By Zahratulhayat Mat Arif

April 19, 2019 @ 5:42pm

IPOH: Taiping may be a small town but it has a rich history, heritage, food, beautiful lakes and mountains.

Perak Tourism, Arts and Culture committee chairman Tan Kar Hing said the state government was set to promot the town to lure more local and foreign tourists in the district.

“Taiping is known as the world’s best sustainable destination and rich with nature such as hilly areas, valleys as well as Bukit Larut and extending into the sea.

“Among the initiatives is to provide allocation for upgrading the landscape of Bukit Larut amounting RM100,000.

“Besides that, we will upgrade the infrastructure of hall and jetty of Kampung Dew Kelip-kelip with allocation amounting RM350,000,” he said in reply to a question from Jalong assemblyman Loh Sze Yee at the state legislative assembly here today.

Tan said the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry had allocated RM1.9 million to upgrade 1.2km walkway at the Matang Mangrove Eco-Educational Centre in Kuala Sepetang and the upgrading works were expected to be completed end of this year.

“The state government has also provided water tanks to provide clean waters for tourists who stay in Bukit Larut with an allocationof RM331,660,” he said, adding that the state government also organised tourism programmes such as Zoo Taiping Carnival, Bazaar Cross Street and state-level 2018 Malaysia Day celebration.

The Simpang Pulai assemblyman said the state government was also planning to build more infrastructures and facilities such as parking, toilet and jetty in Kuala Sepetang.

“Among other efforts is to bring media and tourism agencies to introduce the tour package and write about food, heritage as well as an interesting tourist attraction that are available in Taiping,” he said.

It was reported last month that Taiping had been placed third in the ‘Best of Cities’ category behind Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, and Vancouver, Canada.

The recognition was given during the 2019 Sustainable Top 100 Destination Awards at the International Tourismus-Börse (ITB) travel trade show in Berlin, Germany.