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Bentong BEYOND KLANG VALLEY- BENTONG Bentong is both a town and a district in Pahang, 99 Malaysia. This district covers an area of 1831 square kilometres. It lies 80 kilometres northeast of Kuala Lumpur, directly across from the Titiwangsa Range. To the west, it has a border with Selangor, while to the south, it shares a border with Negeri Sembilan. Bentong is split into three mukim (sub-districts), Mukim Bentong, Mukim Sabai, and Mukim Pelangai, all of which are administered by the Bentong Municipal Council. This town serves as the district’s administrative and industrial hub. This region is home to a variety of small and medium-sized businesses, including sawmills, food production, and a facility that collects electrical components. Increased urban growth had enlightened the Bentong Municipal Council in its efforts to turn Bentong Town into a developed, prosperous, and serene urban region by planning for future demands and difficulties. How to get to Car From Kuala Lumpur :via Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur - Gua Musang/E8 From Shah Alam :via Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur - Gua Musang/E8 From Kuala Lumpur :about 1 hour From Shah Alam : about 1 hour 2 minutes Public Transport Bus ; From Terminal Bandar Tasik Selatan Train : From Kuala Lumpur Central, take the Kelana Jaya Line (LRT) to Titiwangsa .From Bus Terminal Pekeliling take the bus to Bentong. It takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to get there.

BEYOND KLANG VALLEY- BENTONG Places To Visit Colmar Tropicale This French-themed resort in Bukit Tinggi is situated on 80 acres of lush forestland. In a traditional environment, enjoy modern home Bentong Gallery comforts. Whether you’re searching for a quick weekend getaway or a longer vacation, we The ultimate goal of Bentong Gallery is have a variety of packages to suit your needs. to provide a welcoming environment for Colmar Tropicale is the ideal location for people from all over the world to learn visitors seeking a unique ambience, pleasant about, understand, and appreciate the accommodations, and a wide range of on-site historical journey that began many decades ago in bringing Bentong to its current state. amenities. The journey was truly incredible, filled with Address: KM 48 Persimpangan Bertingkat, so many incredible historical events that Lebuhraya Karak, Bukit Tinggi, 28750 Bentong, helped shape the Bentong of today. Pahang Address: 17-18, Jalan Loke Yew, 28700 Contact: +609-221 3666 Bentong, Pahang Website: https://colmartropicale.com.my/ Contact: +609-222 7600 Operating Hours: 24 hours Operating Hours: 10.00 am - 7.00 pm/ (Monday - Sunday) (Monday - Saturday) Bishop Trail Bishop Trail Loop is a 5.1-kilometer moderately trafficked loop trail in Bukit Fraser, Pahang, Malaysia that features beautiful wild flowers and is suitable for hikers of all abilities. Hiking, walking, and nature trips are the most popular activities on the trail. Address: Fraser’s Hill, Bukit Fraser 49000 Riverside Janda Baik Malaysia Operating Hours: 24 hours Riverside Janda Baik is a small island (Monday - Sunday) off the coast of Pulau Santap. It has a Allan’s Water wonderful picnic area, chalets, and a large camp site that can accommodate 500 Allan’s Water is a small lake located next to people at a time in the unspoilt vegetation, Edible Garden on Jalan Ampang Road, just as well as a variety of other activities. before Jelai Highland Resort. From a reservoir The monotony of everyday living. The that had fallen into disuse over the years, it stresses of city life. Workplace stress and was transformed into a park for recreational responsibility. Whether we like it or not, we all have troubles we’d like to be rid of. That’s activities and paddle boating. why we designed three unique properties Address: Jalan High Pines, Bukit Fraser, 49000 to assist you get away from the stresses of modern life. And find freedom the way it Bukit Fraser, Pahang was supposed to be experienced. Website: https://www.fraserhill.info/allan- water.htm Address: Lot 5506, Kampung Janda Baik, Operating Hours: 9.00 am - 12.00 pm, 2.00pm 28750 Bentong, Pahang - 4.30 pm (Monday - Friday) / 9.00 am - 12.00 Contact: +6019-948 3100 pm, 2.00 pm - 7.00 pm Website: http://www.riverside.com.my/ 100 (Saturday - Sunday)

Japanese Village Lentang Forest Reserve BEYOND KLANG VALLEY- BENTONG Located 3,500 feet above sea level lies If you’re looking for the perfect picnic the zen-like oasis known as the Japanese spot, head over to the Lentang Forest Village. Witness a beautiful environment Reserve (also referred to as the Lentang filled with manicured lawns, flower gardens, Recreational Forest). Channel your rock pools and koi ponds surrounded by adventurous side and enjoy exploring the verdant rainforest. No visit here is complete diverse flora and fauna available by jungle without a trip to the Japanese Tea House trekking through. In addition, get ready where guests can experience an authentic to frolic in the flowing Sungai Benus or Japanese tea ceremony while donning even the stunning waterfall located at the pretty kimonos. corner of this park. Feel free to buy some snacks in the stalls located outside. Address: KM 48, Persimpangan Bertingkat Lebuhraya Karak, Colmar Tropicale, Bukit Address: Karak Expy, Lentang, Bentong, Tinggi, 28750 Bentong, Pahang Pahang Contact: +609-221 3888 Contact: +6010-233 7123 Website: https://www.thechateau.com.my/ Opening Hours: 8.00 am - 5.00 pm recreations-japanese-village/ (Monday-Sunday) Opening hours: 9.30 am - 5.00 pm (Monday-Sunday) Bilut Extreme Park Chamang Waterfall Extreme sports fanatics rejoice as Bilut As one of the go-to waterfalls in Bentong, Extreme Park is the ultimate place to go to the glorious Chamang Waterfall is enjoy a multitude of exhilarating activities. arguably a beloved favourite among With that in mind, the highlight here is the locals. Cradled within the rainforest area All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) ride that involves of Bukit Tinggi, enjoy wading around taking a scenic route of vast oil palm the large pool seen at the base -- only plantations. Other than that, feel free to after the water gushes through the join in on the paintball, archery, archery tag, giant chasms and clefts entrenched target shooting, bubble soccer and hiking within a sloping rockface. There is also (at Bukit Botak) sessions held. a short suspension bridge erected as an alternative access to the other side of the Address: Kampung Baharu, 27600 Bentong, fall. Pahang Contact: +6014-608 8803 Address: 68, 28700 Bentong, Pahang Website: https://bilutextremepark.com/ Contact: +6017-366 6223 Opening hours: 9.30 am to 6.00 pm Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 4.00 pm (Monday to Sunday) / Closed on (Monday-Sunday) Wednesday 101

BEYOND KLANG VALLEY- BENTONG Places To Eat Ming Ji Wan Ton Noodles Fantasy Valley Restaurant Address: 57, Jalan Chui Yin, 28700, Address: Lot 926, Kampung Bukit Tinggi Bentong, Pahang 28750 Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia Contact: +603-7972 3629 Contact: +6012-222 2327 Website: https://www.facebook.com/ Website: https://www. pages/category/Personal-Blog/ facebook.com/Fantasy-Valley- Restaurant-1638281959764241/ Hooi Kee Wan Ton Mee BBQ Chan Bukit Tinggi Address: 57, Jalan Chui Yin, 28700, Bentong, Pahang Address: Lot 25001-A, Kampung Bukit Contact: +60 12-946 8406 Tinggi, 28750 Bentong, Pahang Operating Hours: 7.00 am - 5.00 pm Contact: +6012-357 7111 (Sunday - Saturday) Website: https://www.facebook.com/ BBQChanBukitTinggi/ Bentong Tau Fu Fah Garden View Restaurant Address: 28700 Bentong, Pahang Contact: +6012-988 5112 Address: Lot 19326 & 19327, Pesona Operating Hours: 7.00 am - 7.00 pm Heights, Kampung Bukit Tinggi, 28750 (Thursday - Tuesday) Bentong, Pahang Contact: +609-233 0282 Restaurant Wonderland Valley Website: https://www.facebook.com/ gardenview/ Address: lot 926, Kampung Bukit Tinggi, Operating Hours: 11.00 am - 8.00 pm 28750 Bentong, Pahang (Sunday - Saturday) Contact: +6012-950 9882 Website: https://www.facebook.com/ Restoran Remember Me 126 wonderlandvalley9253/ Operating Hours: 11.30 am - 8.00 pm Address: PT3347, Kg, Bukit Tinggi, 28750 (Wednesday - Monday) Bentong, Pahang Contact: +6016-951 6818 Restoran Foon Lock Operating Hours: 10.00 am - 8.00 pm Address: No. 84, Kampung Bukit Tinggi, E Farm Restaurant Jln Bukit Tinggi, Bukit Tinggi, 28750 Bentong, Pahang Address:Genting Sempah, 28750, Contact: +609-233 0170 Bentong, Pahang Operating Hours: 10.30 am - 8.00 pm Contact: +6019-477 2667 (Sunday - Saturday) Website: https://www.facebook.com/ pages/category/Cantonese-Restaurant/ E-Farm-Restoran-1636582923298662/ Operating Hours: 11.30 am - 9.30 pm 102

What To Buy BEYOND KLANG VALLEY- BENTONG Kaya Puffs Lemang Kaya puffs are similar to Curry Puffs, except instead of curry pastes, this flaky Lemang is a traditional Malay and puff pastry is filled with thick, creamy Minangkabau dish composed of sticky rice, kaya jam and cooked to perfection. In coconut milk, and salt. To keep the rice Southeast Asia, kaya puffs are a popular from sticking to the bamboo, it’s cooked in puff pastry. a hollowed bamboo tube lined with banana leaves. During the annual Muslim festivals of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha, lemang is often consumed to commemorate the end of daily fasting. Pineapple Tarts A pineapple tart is a tiny pastry filled or topped with pineapple jam and served as a snack. The pineapple tart may have been originated in the 16th century, when Portuguese merchants introduced the pineapple, a South American fruit, to Asia, notably the Malaysia Peninsula. Bentong Ginger Powder Bentong ginger is unique in that it is well- Porridge endowed with nutrients like gingerol, which has medicinal benefits for digestive It feels fantastic to dive into your gut with disorders, nausea, and respiratory diseases, a bowl of scrumptious porridge no matter thanks to the clean clear air and fertile soil what the weather is like. Porridge with any that the temperate area is blessed with. type of meat can be found in Bentong. The heart, tongue, and intestines of a pig. If things do not appeal to your taste, you may always substitute chicken porridge. 103

BEYOND KLANG VALLEY GENTING HIGHLANDS Genting Highlands About Genting Highlands is a hill station city in Malaysia located at 1,800 metres above sea level on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali. A big chunk of the land is in the state of Pahang, while a smaller piece is in the state of Selangor. It was founded in 1965 by the late Chinese businessman Lim Goh Tong. Resorts World Genting, a hill resort with casinos and theme parks where gambling is permitted, is the main tourist draw. Lim Goh Tong, a late Malaysian Chinese businessman, was inspired by the pure air of Cameron Highlands to create a hill resort near the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Lim found Mount Ulu Kali in Genting Sempah, 58 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur, to be appropriate for his design after reviewing the city’s maps and nearby areas. Genting Group executed the Genting Integrated Tourism Plan (GITP) in 2013, a 10-year master plan to build, extend, enhance, and refurbish hotels, amusement parks, and infrastructure at Genting Highlands. How to get here Car From Kuala Lumpur : :via Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur - Gua Musang/E8 From Shah Alam : :via Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur - Gua Musang/E8 From Kuala Lumpur : about 1 hour From Shah Alam : about 1 hour Public Transport Bus: Genting Express Bus Service stations are located at One Utama Shopping Mall (Petaling Jaya), Terminal Putra LRT Gombak, Pudu Sentral, and KL Sentral 104

Places To Visit BEYOND KLANG VALLEY GENTING HIGHLANDS Chin Swee Caves Temple World of Phalaenopsis In Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia, World of Phalaenopsis is the world's the Chin Swee Caves Shrine is a Chinese largest producer of Phalaenopsis orchids, temple. It is located in Genting Highlands' with hundreds of blooms every day! most attractive location. A statue of Ulu Yam is home to a farm. It's easy to Qingshui, a Buddhist monk who has be impressed by the variety of orchids long been regarded as a divinity in Fujian available when you walk inside this orchid Province, China, for his miraculous farm. The Phalaenopsis orchid, often abilities to summon rain and drive away known as the moth orchid, can thrive with evil spirits, is housed within the temple. minimal care and water. This is the plant for you if you want a low-maintenance Address: Exit 68, Genting Sempah, plant that offers a splash of colour to your Pahang, 28750 Bentong house. Contact: +603-2179 1886 Website: https://www.chinswee.org/ Address: Lot 1017, Kampung Sungai Operating Hours: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm Kamin, Ulu Yam Baru, 44300 Ulu Yam, (Sunday - Saturday) Selangor, Malaysia Contact: +603-6075 1133 Awana SkyWay Website: https://www.facebook.com/ worldofphalaenopsis/ Since December 2016, the Awana Skyway, also known as the new Awana Skyway, has Happy Bee Farm & Insect World connected Awana Transport Hub, Chin Swee Temple, and SkyAvenue in Genting Happy Bee Farm, Insect World & Butterfly Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. The rebuilt Wonderland welcomes visitors with Awana Bus Terminal, the station structure, busy honey-making bee colonies were and a new 8-story car park make up the children and adults can enjoy the natural Awana Transport Hub terminus, while the goodness of honey cultivated in the farm, other terminus is located at SkyAvenue. which is nestled among the cool climate The Awana Skyway is one of two aerial of Genting Highlands and rainforest trees lines that serve Genting Highlands, with in the hilly terrain of Peninsular Malaysia's the Genting Skyway as a backup. longest mountain range. Address: Level 4, Awana SkyCentral, Address: 8, Jalan Meranti, 69000 Genting 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang Highlands, Pahang Contact: +603-6101 1118 Contact: +603-6100 1000 Website: https://www.rwgenting.com/ Website: https://www. gettinghere/awanaskyway/ happybeefarmshopping.com/ Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 10.00 pm Operating Hours: 9.00 am - 7.00 pm (Saturday - Sunday); 8.00 am - 8.00 pm (Sunday - Saturday) (Monday - Tuesday) 105

BEYOND KLANG VALLEY GENTING HIGHLANDS Genting Strawberry Leisure Farm The vibrant and fragrant Genting Casino De Genting Strawberry Leisure Farm is one of the most popular. Whether you enjoy strawberries Try your luck and become wealthy overnight or are cheered by the sight of beautiful - Casino De Genting is one of the most blossoms, this strawberry farm is a must popular casinos in the region, with hundreds visit. Pick your own strawberries from the of foreign visitors every day. The casino orchard, buy pre-packaged fruits, wander offers Roulette, Tai Sai, Blackjack, Slot through the Lavender Garden, and snap Machines, and many other games, so you’ll Instagram-worthy pictures as this site is have lots of options. If you are planning a built to make people happy. In addition, trip to Genting Highlands with your buddies, there is a strawberry-themed restaurant you should include this location on your here where you may enjoy some delectable schedule for a fantastic night. treats. Address: Genting Grand, Genting Highlands Address: No. 1, Lot 3707, Jalan Jati 2, Resort, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang Bandar Gohtong Jaya, 69000 Genting Contact: +603-6101 1118 Highlands, Pahang Opening Hours: 10.00 am – 2.00 am Contact: +603-6100 1152 (Monday - Sunday) Operating Hours: 9.00 am – 6.30 pm (Monday - Saturday) / 9.00 am - 7.00 pm (Sunday) Genting Highlands Theme Park Genting Sky Worlds This outdoor theme park is one of Genting Genting SkyWorlds will open at Resorts Highlands’ most popular attractions. World Genting in Genting Highlands, Whether you’re visiting Genting Highlands Malaysia. Previously known as 20th with or without children, you should plan Century Fox World Malaysia, it was a on spending a few hours here because movie-themed amusement park. Features 9 there are lots of attractions and rides for distinct themed worlds, as well as 26 rides adults as well. From roller coasters and and attractions suitable for all ages and ferries wheels to swings and carousels, perfect for everyone in the family. this park offers a wide range of thrills for all ages. Address: Genting Highlands Resort, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang Address: Theme Park Hotel, Resorts Contact: +603-2718 1118 World, Genting Highlands, 69000 Genting Operating Hours: 24 Hours Highlands, Pahang (Monday - Sunday) Contact: +603-2718 1118 106

Places To Babajia BEYOND KLANG VALLEY GENTING HIGHLANDS Eat Address: Lot SA - T2 - 16, Genting Burger & Lobster Highlands, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang Address: Lot SA - T2 - 13, Level 1, Contact: +603-5566 8000 SkyAvenue, Genting Highlands, 69000 Website: https://www.facebook.com/ Genting Highlands, Pahang owgbabajia/ Contact: +603-6105 9186 Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 8.00 pm Website: https://www.burgerandlobster. ( Sunday - Saturday) com/locations/genting-highlands/ skyavenue/ Only Mee Operating Hours: 11.00 am - 12.00 pm (Friday - Saturday); 11.00 am - 10.00 pm Address: Lot SA - T2C - B19, Genting (Sunday - Thursday) Highlands, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang Malaysian Food Street Website: https://www.premiumoutlets.com. my/genting-highlands-premium-outlets/ stores/only-mee Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 8.00 pm (Sunday - Saturday) Address: Lot SA - T2C - MFS, Genting The Laughing Fish by Harry Ramsden Highlands, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang Address: Resorts World Genting, Genting Contact: +603-6101 1118 Highlands, 69000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Website: https://www.rwgenting.com/ Contact: +603-6105 9232 dining/restaurants/all_restaurants/ Website: https://www.rwgenting.com/ malaysian_food_street/ Dining/Restaurants/All_Restaurants/ Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 8.00 pm Laughing_Fish/ (Sunday - Saturday) Operating Hours: 12.00 pm - 10.00 pm(Sunday - Thursday); 12.00 pm - Chuan Kie 12.00 am (Friday - Saturday) Address: Goh Tong Jaya, 29-30, Jalan Jati East Court Restaurant 1, 69000 Genting Highlands, Selangor Contact: +603-6100 1151 Address: Lot G/LG 16.00 Lower Ground, Operating Hours: 12.00 pm - 10.45 pm Genting Hotel, Genting Highlands Resort, (Sunday - Saturday) 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang Darul Makmur Palsaik Korean BBQ Contact: +603 6436 0690 Website: https://www.owg.com.my/food/ Address: Lot SA - T2C - 08, Genting eastcourt/ Highlands, 69000 Genting Highlands, Operating Hours: 10.00 am - 8.00 pm Pahang (Sunday - Saturday) Contact: +603-6101 3933 Website: https://m.facebook.com/ JR Curry House palsaikmy/ Operating Hours: 12.00 pm - 12.00 am Address: Level 4, Sky Avenue Genting, (Sunday - Saturday) Bentong Contact: +6018-3244335 Website: https://www.owg.com.my/jr-curry/ Operating Hours: 7.00 am - 1.00 am ( Sunday - Saturday) 107

BEYOND KLANG VALLEY GENTING HIGHLANDS What To Buy Candies Anyone with a sweet tooth while visiting Genting Highlands it is a must to try and buy candies with many flavours from chocolate, fruit or even nuts. Strawberry candies are very well known in genting highlands, as it taste and shaped like a strawberry. There are other type of unique candies you can get in Genting High;ands. Be sure to try them Fresh Strawberries Genting Highlands are very known for their fresh strawberries, there are many strawberry farms all over genting highlands, where you can either buy them or even pluck them yourself. The starberry farms also have their own cafes where they will sever you with desserts and also pastries mades by their fresh strawberries. Having warm tea or coffee, with some desserts at the strawberry farm is truly relaxing. Orchids The Orchidaceae, usually known as Orchids, is a large and varied family of flowering plants with brightly coloured and fragrant blossoms. Orchids come in a variety of sizes, from little to large. They come in a variety of colours, including white, bright colours, and vibrating colours. Many flower farms can be found in Genting Highland, where you may enjoy the scenery while viewing orchids or perhaps purchase some. Honey In Genting visitors will get a firsthand look at how the bee farm operates, as a colony of bees forages for sweet nectar on its own, with no human involvement or aid. Imagine the pure natural deliciousness of honey generated from a huge genus of flora and fauna that can only be found abundantly in a rainforest that is rapidly diminishing in numbers, and it is filled with high proteins and nutrients in the highlands. 108

Ipoh BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-IPOH About Ipoh is the capital of Perak, Malaysia, and is situated on the Kinta River. Ipoh has a population of 657,892 people in 2010, making it Malaysia’s fourth most populous city. Ipoh, which started off as a hamlet, grew dramatically in the 1880s after massive tin reserves were discovered nearby. It was the second biggest city in the Federated Malay States, which included Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Pahang, by 1895. In recent years, attempts to preserve Ipoh’s British colonial-era architecture have improved the city’s status as an international tourist destination. The city is also noted for its food and natural features, such as its limestone hills and caverns, which have been used to build Buddhist temples. How to get here Car From Kuala Lumpur : via Lebuhraya Utara - Selatan/E1 From Shah Alam : via AH2/E1 From Kuala Lumpur : about 2 hour 16 minutes From Shah Alam : about 2 hour 23 minutes Public Transport Bus : From Terminal Bandar Tasik Selatan. It takes approximately 3 hour 54 minutes to get there Train : From Kuala Lumpur Central, take the Electric Train Service (ETS) to Batu Gajah. From there take a taxi to ipoh. It takes approximately 2 hour 37 minutes to get there 109

Places To Visit Kok Lok Tong Cave Temple BEYOND KLANG VALLEY IPOH The Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple is a Birch Memorial Clock Tower tourist site in Gunung Rapat, a natural and scenic region south of Ipoh, the capital The Birch Memorial Clock Tower in Ipoh of Perak state in western Malaysia. The doesn’t appear out of place in the centre of cave temple, which stands on a 12-acre a beautiful square at first glance. However, location, has been used as a place of a sharp eye and a basic understanding of prayer since 1920. This temple is located local history exposes a taboo concealed in in a large cave in the limestone outcrops plain sight. Culture Trip investigates why behind Gunung Rapat, some 5km south an apparently ordinary clock tower in a of Ipoh City, which became part of an iron quiet area of Old Ipoh has sparked so much mining site in 1960. debate. Address: Pesiaran Sepakat 3, Taman Address: 31650 Ipoh, Perak Endah Jaya, 31350 Ipoh, Perak Contact: +605-312 8112 Operating Hours: 7.00 am - 4.30 pm (Sunday - Saturday) Lost World of Tambun The Lost World Of Tambun is an action- Sam Poh Tong Cave Temple packed, family-friendly adventure. The ultimate day and night destination for The Sam Poh Tong Temple, also known a unique eco-adventure excursion for as the Three Buddhas Cave, is a Chinese visitors of all ages, this self-contained temple constructed within a limestone wonderland is cocooned by lush tropical cave in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It is the city’s jungle, natural hot springs, breathtaking oldest and most important cave temple. The 400 million-year-old limestone features, temple, which follows the Buddhist branch and seven amazing attraction parks, of Mahyna Buddhism, was constructed making it the ultimate day and night in a raw limestone cave in the highlands destination for a unique eco-adventure approximately 5 kilometres from the city excursion for visitors of all ages. centre. Address: 1, Persiaran Lagun Sunway, Address: Kampung Gunung Rapat, 31350 Sunway City, 31150 Ipoh, Perak Ipoh, Perak Contact: +605-542 8888 Contact: +605-255 2772 Website: https:// Operating Hours:7.00 am - 2..30 pm sunwaylostworldoftambun.com/ (Sunday - Saturday) Operating Hours: 11.00 am - 11.00 pm (Monday, Thursday, Friday); 6.00 pm - 11.00 pm (Tuesday); 10.00 am - 11.00 pm (Saturday - Sunday) 110

Ipoh Mural Art Trail Commissioned by the city of Ipoh, D R Seenivasagam Recreational Park BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-IPOH Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic produced a collection of impressive murals Opened in the early 1950s, DR Seenivasagam back in 2014. Involving both 2D murals Recreational Park is a large urban park that and 3D art installations, the walls of old was initially named Coronation Park after shophouses were transformed into eight the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. It was (now seven) works of art. As Oldtown White later renamed after a local politician. Other Coffee was a big sponsor in this project, than possessing another pretty Japanese visitors can find some caffeine-themed Garden designed with the help of Fukuoka murals painted here such as the ‘An Old City Hall, this park has a large lake with Uncle Drinking Coffee’. bridges, playgrounds, football pitches and biking areas. Address: Jalan Masjid, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak Address: Jalan Keliling Dalam, 30300 Ipoh, Contact: +605-208 3333 Perak Operating Hours: 24 hours Contact: +605-208 3333 (Monday-Sunday) Operating Hours: 24 hours (Monday- Sunday) Ling Sen Tong Temple Another stunning place of worship that is Ipoh Town Hall a must-visit is the Ling Sen Tong Temple. Apart from a pretty garden and koi pond, Completed in 1916, Ipoh Town Hall is this Taoist temple has been constructed a colonial era establishment that was with an intricately-detailed architecture designed by the famous British architect, inside a cave. Aside from huge stalagmites Arthur Benison Hubback. The architecture and stalactites, step inside to see carved follows the Edwardian Baroque style that statues of the deities such as the four was different to the iconic buildings in heavenly kings as well as the animals Kuala Lumpur which he helped create such and spiritual figures from ancient Chinese as Masjid Jamek and the Old Kuala Lumpur legends. Railway Station. This building was once an administrative office, post office and Address: Gunung Rapat, 31350 Ipoh, Perak District Police Office. Operating Hours: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm (Monday-Sunday) Address: 2700, Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab, 30000 Ipoh, Perak Contact: +605-208 3333 111

Places To Eat BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-IPOH Jeff's Cellar Addon White Coffee Ipoh Address: 1, Persiaran Lagoon, Sunway 3, Address: 49, Jalan Raja Musa Aziz, 31150 Ipoh, Perak Kampung Jawa, 30450 Ipoh, Perak Contact: +605-210 7777 Contact: +605-243 2336 Operating Hours: 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Website: https://www.facebook.com/ (Monday - Sunday) addoncoffee/ Operating Hours: 10.00am - 10.00pm Kedai Kopi Keng Nam (Monday - Sunday) Address: 127, Jalan Raja Ekram, Greentown Dimsum Café Kampung Jawa, 30300 Ipoh, Perak Contact: +60 5-255 7328 Address: 10, Persiaran Greentown 4, Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 11.45 am Greentown Avenue, 30450 Ipoh, Perak (Monday - Sunday) Contact: +6012-398 2010 Operating Hours: 8.30 am - 11.00 pm Sun Marpoh Restaurant (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday) Address: 67-69, Jalan Lau Pak Khuan, Maiale Japanese Style Italian Restaurant Ipoh Garden, 31400 Ipoh, Perak Contact:+605-545 5127 Address: No 5, Jalan Datuk Yeoh Cheng Website: https://www.facebook.com/ Lee, Kampung Jawa, 30300 Ipoh, Perak sunmarpohrestaurant/ Contact: +605-241 1405 Operating Hours:11.30 am - 3.00 pm; 4.30 Website: https://www.facebook.com/ pm - 7.30 pm (Thursday - Tuesday) pages/category/Italian-Restaurant/ Maiale-Japanese-Style-Italian- Little Elephant Restaurant-436853349812401/ Operating Hours: 12.00 pm - 1.30 pm; Address: 49364, Jalan Raja Dihilir, Taman 6.00 pm - 8.30 pm (Wednesday - Sunday); Canning, 30350 Ipoh, Perak 6.00 pm - 8.30 pm (Tuesday) Contact: +605-548 8116 Website: https://www.facebook.com/ Restoran New Hollywood littleelephantcafe/ Operating Hours:12.00 pm - 11.00 pm Address: 38, Lorong Cecil Rae, Taman (Monday - Sunday) Canning, 31400 Ipoh, Perak Contact: +6012-290 8887 Pakeeza Restaurant & Catering Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 8.00 pm (Tuesday - Sunday) Address: 15-17, Jalan Dato Seri Ahmad Said, 30450 Ipoh, Perak Contact: +605-241 4243 Operating Hours:11.00 am - 10.00 pm (Monday - Sunday) 110

What To Buy Meat Floss Biscuits Tambun Pomelo Meat Floss Biscuits, also known as BBEEYYOONNDDKKLLAANNGGVVAALLLLEEYY- I- IPPOOHH rousong, yuk sang, or bak hu, are a dried During the Chinese New Year, the pomelo meat product originated from China with fruit is in high demand. Pomelo and a light and fluffy texture akin to coarse grapefruit are quite similar since they both cotton.Meat Floss Biscuits is a savoury come from the same citrus family. The soy milk that is used to top a variety of larger fruit has more luscious pulp and meals, including congee, tofu, rice, and is less bitter than the grapefruit. There savoury soy milk. It's also used as a filling are basically two flavours to select from: for savoury buns and pastries, as well as sweet or sour. The majority will choose the a topping for baked products filled with sweet flavour, but others may prefer the bean paste, and as a standalone snack sour flavour. item. Caramel Egg Custard Ipoh White Coffee A silky-smooth dish prepared with milk, sugar, and eggs is caramel custard or also known as caramel pudding or flan. It's light and refreshing, and it's even better when served cold straight from the fridge. Ipoh white coffee is a famous coffee drink Peanut Candy that originated in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, and has earned Ipoh the title of one of the top The simple Chinese traditional treat of three coffee in the city. The coffee beans sweet and salty crunchy peanut brittle is are roasted with palm oil margarine and popular throughout Chinese New Year. served with sweetened condensed milk. Serve it as a dessert with coffee or tea, The nickname ‘white coffee’ comes from and store any leftovers for snacking. A the exact translation of the Chinese word basic brittle is made with peanuts, but for the beverage, which was introduced you may also use cashews or almonds. in the 19th century by Chinese migrants Because of its growing popularity, you working in the local tin mines. The colour may buy it all year in Ipoh. comes from the milk that is mixed into the finished product, not from the coffee beans themselves. 111

BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-KAMPAR Kampar About Kampar nicknamed Education City is the largest town of the eponymous Kampar District, Perak, Malaysia. Founded in 1887, the town lies within the Kinta Valley, an area rich with tin reserves. It was a tin mining town which boomed during the height of the tin mining industry. Many tin towns were established in the late 19th century, flourished in the 1900s, only to stagnate and decline after World War I, with the exception of an exhilarating boom in the 1920s. Most have closed down following the collapse of the industry, especially in the late 20th century. Kampar is 33 km south of the state capital Ipoh, well connected by both national highway 1 and railway. How To Get Here Car From Kuala Lumpur :via Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur - Gua Musang/E8 From Shah Alam :via Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur - Gua Musang/E8 From Kuala Lumpur :about 1 hour From Shah Alam : about 1 hour 2 minutes Public Transport Bus ; From Terminal Bandar Tasik Selatan Train : From Kuala Lumpur Central, take the Electric Train Service (ETS) to Kampar. It takes approximately 2 hours to get there 114

Places BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-KAMPAR To Visit Gunung Relau The hamlet of Kampar is an hour and a Refarm half (170km) drive from the busy city of Kuala Lumpur and was formerly a popular When visiting Kampar, Refarm will make pit stop for visitors travelling to Penang you feel at ease with its high-quality or the northern states. Kampar was a raw accommodations and excellent service. tin factory during colonial times until the The hotel is located 47.2 kilometres from business died away. It is currently famous the city centre and gives easy access to for its freshwater fishing, owing to the all of the city's amenities. The hotel's ideal numerous abandoned mining lakes! The location allows guests to easily reach the ancient stilt wooden Malay cottages still city's must-see attractions. remain lovely and sturdy in this tranquil glen, yet it's so attractive and adorable. Address: Lot 6059, Jalan Temoh Kampar, 35350 Temoh, Perak Address: 31900 Kampar, Perak Contact: 012-502 6115 Operating Hours: 24 hours Website: (Monday - Sunday) Operating Hours: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm (Wednesday - Monday) Kinta Tin Mining Museum Agacia Town The Kinta Tin Mining Museum is located in Kampar, which was an important tin Agacia is located in a peaceful region mining centre from the late 1880s until of Kampar. Its pastel-hued architecture, the 1970s, when output was in decline, modelled after Hong Kong Disneyland's as part of Perak's Kinta Valley. The gravel Main Street, provides the perfect setting pump technique of extraction is the for fantastic images. centrepiece of this museum in Kampar. It was a shambles of a situation. A quick Address: 52, 66, Disney Avenue, 31900 look at the map reveals that the land near Kampar, Perak Kampar is dotted with dozens of tiny lakes Operating Hours: 24hours left over from tin mining. The mining pits (Monday - Sunday) were unsightly at the time, but now that mining has ceased and nature has worked its wonders, the lakes are ideal locations for home projects, wildlife reserves, duck farms, and other activities. Address: Lot 126026, Jalan Batu Karang, Taman Bandar Baru, 31900 Kampar, Perak Contact: 012-288 8530 Website: https://www.facebook.com/ kamparmuseum/ Operating Hours: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm (Monday - Sunday) 115

BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-KAMPAR Places To Eat Restoran Jia Kampar Yee Loy Restaurant Address: 9 & 11, Jalan Masjid, 31900 Address: 407-408, Jalan Perak 4, Taman Kampar, Perak RBoansdt aCrhBicakreun, KRaicmepar, 31900 Contact: +605-465 3988 Contact: +6016-318 7178 ROopaesrtaCthinicgkHeonuRrisc:e5i.s30crpemate-d8w.0i0thpdmelicate Kam Ling Restaurant p(oMacohneddayc-hSicuknednayc)hopped into bite-size pieces, aromatic and flavorful rice, and Address:107, Jalan Idris, Kampung dCiphpaingSiseawucHeesngsuCclhayapsotdRairckesCohyiackseanuce, Masjid, 31900 Kampar, Perak garlic-chilli, and ginger. Chicken Rice is Contact: +605-466 1174 flAavdodrfeuslsa: n4d7, fJralgarnanIdt.riTs,hKearmicpeugnrgaMinsasajirde, Operating Hours: 6.00 am-10.00 pm c3o1o9ke0d0 Kinamchpiacrk, ePnerfaakt oil with garlic and (Monday - Sunday) sCesoanmtaects: e+e6d0s1.0C-3h8ic7ke5n5s07are hand-picked foOrptehreaitrinflgesHhoaunrsd:f5la.3v0ouprm. - 8.00pm Kampar East Ocean Restaurant Which One Cafe Address:35, 36, 33, Jalan Perdana 3, Taman Kampar Perdana, 31900 Kampar, Address: 2355, Jalan Hala Timah 3, Perak Taman Kolej Perdana, 31900 Kampar, Contact: +605-465 8890 Perak Operating Hours:11.30 am - 10.00 pm Contact: 016-473 9719 (Thursday - Tuesday) Operating Hours: 11.00am - 8.00pm (MEgogndTaayrt- Sunday) Hon Kee Restaurant MTohseel Wegegstetranrt& FisusiaoncCuusitsainrde tart that Address: Taman Bandar Baru, 31900 AKCWmodacadoaeornnirmdnbsosiddgrthsespaeiilasnasctticshenasrta,::be:tmfheP+eeeTtgedP6a/tatgwpr0domais1enrcekta:4ue/uunC/-nspgw3atBuao8ntwaerhf8tdsnwoeae0dnf.nfi5aEelaple7rsnicanx5Begesgtalbeti.cserrouuihlooi,skrd3ci.pen1cuaeo9snsm0taata0rtn/ryadd.criTtsuahsraett Kampar, Perak Operating Hours: 7.00 pm 8.00 pm Contact: +605-466 8599 (Monday - Sunday) Operating Hours: 11.00 am - 8.00 pm Spade's Burger Kampar (The Origins Dai Ga Jay Noodle Shop Outlet) Address: 131, Jalan Gopeng, Kampung Address: 2322, Jalan Hala Timah 1, Masjid, 31900 Kampar, Perak Taman Kolej Perdana, 31900 Kampar, Contact: +6012-267 0432 Perak Operating Hours: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm Contact: +605-468 4143 Website:https://www.facebook.com/ SpadesKampar/ Operating Hours: 11.30 am - 10.00 pm (Monday - Sunday) 116

What To Buy Roast Chicken Rice BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-KAMPAR TelukWhite Coffee Smoothie Roast Chicken Rice is created with delicate poached chicken chopped into bite-size White coffee is coffee that has been roasted pieces, aromatic and flavorful rice, and half way and at a lower temperature. You dipping sauces such as dark soya sauce, garlic-chilli, and ginger. Chicken Rice is Intanget a whitish coloured bean that is stronger flavorful and fragrant. The rice grains are cooked in chicken fat oil with garlic and in caffeine by roasting it to this much sesame seeds. Chickens are hand-picked for lower temperature because you roast out their flesh and flavour. less caffeine. Now let’s make them as a smoothie, a perfect fun way to enjoy white coffee Tau Fu Fah Egg Tart Tau Foo Fah (Soy Bean Pudding) is a silken The egg tart is a custard tart that originated tofu dish served with a clear sweet syrup in Cantonese cuisine and is a cross between flavoured with ginger or pandan (brown the English custard tart and the Portuguese syrup is occasionally substituted for clear pastel de nata. The dish is made up of an syrup). It’s best served warm, but it’s also exterior pastry crust and an egg custard great cold. Tau Foo Fah was once only filling. available from street sellers, but it is now available as part of the dim sum menu at Chinese restaurants. Kampar Biscuits Curry Chicken Bread There is no chicken or chicken flavour in Curry has a distinct flavor and aroma due to the chicken biscuit. Sesame seeds, garlic, the blend of sweet and savory spices that pepper, and other ingredients are used to make up its composition. The rich earthy make it. Before purchasing, you can test taste comes from savory spices like cumin both the thick and thin types to see which and bay leaf, while the cloves and cinnamon one you like. Other biscuits include “Hiong add freshness. Now add them with bread, Piah,” a sweet pastry with caramel fill- there are a feast you can get as a snack ings, and “Egg Biscuit,” which is sweet and sticky. 117 118

BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-TELUK INTAN Teluk Intan About Teluk Intan is a town in Perak’s Hilir Perak District. It is the district capital and main town in the Hilir Perak district, as well as the state’s third largest town. Teluk Mak Intan, named for a female Mandailing trader, was the town’s original name. From 1528 until Kuala Kangsar became the royal town in 1877, the Perak kings conducted court here. Oil palm agriculture and palm oil production are the main economic activities of Teluk Intan. Many large firms, like as Sime Darby and United Plantations (UP), own plantations in the Teluk Intan area How to get here Car From Kuala Lumpur :via kuala lumpur plus highway From Shah Alam :via kuala lumpur plus highway From Kuala Lumpur : about 2 hour 50 minutes From Shah Alam : about 3 hour 10 minutes Public Transport Bus ; From Pudu Sentral. It takes approximately 3 hour 8 minutes to get there Train : From Kuala Lumpur Central, take the Electric Train Service (ETS) to Tapah Road. Later take the taxi to Teluk Intan. It takes approximately 2 hour 50 minutes to get there 118

Places To Raja Muda Palace BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-TELUK INTAN Visit This palace served as the official home of Perak’s Raja Muda. The palace was neglected after the death of Raja Muda, and drug users utilised and stripped the edifice. Some individuals claim that the palace’s ruins are haunted. It is against the law to access the grounds without permission because they are the Sultan of Perak’s property. Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan Address: Jalan Raja Muda Musa, Pekan Teluk Intan, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak Teluk Intan’s Leaning Tower is a clock tower Operating Hours: 24 hours in Teluk Intan, Perak’s Hilir Perak District. It (Monday - Sunday) is Malaysia’s answer to Italy’s world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. The tower, like the Tower of Pisa, is inclined to the left. It is 25.5 metres tall and appears to be an eight- story structure from the outside, however it is merely three stories high on the inside. Address: Lot 1&2, Komplex Menara Condong, Jalan Bandar, Pekan Teluk Intan, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 5.00 pm (Monday - Sunday) St Luke’s Church Hock Soon Keong Temple The early Christian church had no buildings, at least not in the sense of what we would Hock Soon Keong Temple a well-known consider church buildings today. First temple complex near Teluk Intan, is also century Christians were often persecuted worth seeing (Hock Soon Temple). The and, as a result, often met in secret, usually temple’s beginnings are unclear, however in homes. In 1912, this Anglican church according to a legend painted on the wall, was dedicated. The newspapers at the time the main temple building was built in 1883. described it as “a very elegant construction During the British colonial period, Hock with a neatly albeit modestly furnished Soon Temple was the focal point for all interior.” Hokkien Chinese in Teluk Intan Address: 90, Jalan Industri 1, Taman Perindustrian Anson, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak Contact: +6016-442 1012 Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 8.00 pm (Monday - Sunday) Address: Jalan Pasar, Pekan Teluk Intan, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak 119

BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-TELUK INTAN River Cruise Teluk Intan Ladang MOCCIS Enjoy a slow cruise along the Perak River Escape the bustling city life and experience with River Cruise Teluk Intan where you can witness the flock of egrets flying the wonder of Mother Nature herself at back home to Bagau Island (known to be a haven for migratory birds). Ladang Moccis. Visitors can feel free to rent Another equally thrilling option is to take the night cruise that will grant you the gear and equipment offered for exciting the opportunity to watch the flickering fireflies along the riverbank. outdoor activities such as barbecuing, Address: Jalan Wah Keng Jooi, Pekan kayaking, bicycling, all terrain vehicle-riding Teluk Intan, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak Contact: +6013-596 6301 and fishing. There is also a mini zoo here Website: https://rivercruisetelukintan. weebly.com/ that houses deers, rabbits and more. The Operating Hours: 9.30 am - 8.30 pm (Monday-Friday) / 9.00 am - 8.30 pm Homestay Changkat Jong is also available (Saturday-Sunday) for those that wish to spend the night. Batu Tenggek Address: KM 14, Jalan Changkat Jong, Translated to ‘Sitting Boulder’, Batu Tenggek is a war memorial that was 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak erected to commemorate those that passed during World War I. Located Contact: +6013-690 0090 in the junction of the town centre, this giant rock with a plaque quoting from Website: https://www.facebook.com/ Laurence Binyon’s famous poem, “For the Fallen”, is believed to have been homestaylmsb/ positioned by a British soldier when it was the size of a matchstick box! Operating Hours: 24 hours (Monday- However, this may be due to the crystal- like substances contained. Sunday) / Advised to call ahead and book Address: Pekan Teluk Intan, 36000 Teluk before visiting Intan, Perak Contact: +605-622 1299 Old Court House Operating Hours: 24 hours (Monday- Sunday) After two years of construction, the Old 120 Court House was erected in 1880. Apart from operating as a site to enact justice for three years, it was also utilised as an Anglican Church on weekends, particularly for Sunday Mass (before St. Luke Anglican Church completed construction in 1912). Nowadays, it’s become a military facility. In terms of the architecture, it has Neoclassical features commonly seen in colonial structures. Address: 6, Jalan Mahkota, Pekan Teluk Intan, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak

Places To Tai Chong Seafood BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-TELUK INTAN Eat Address: 75E, F & G, Jalan Changkat Liew Kee Chee Cheong Fun Jong, 36000, Teluk Intan, Perak, 36000 Contact: +605-621 2416 Address: Jalan Hill, Pekan Teluk Intan, Operating Hours: 12.00 pm - 8.00 pm 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak (Monday - Sunday) Contact: +6012-460 7040 Operating Hours: 3.00 pm - 9.00 pm Restoran Anson Town Kopitiam (Tuesday - Sunday) Address: 90, Jalan Industri 1, Taman Nasi Kandar Krishnan Perindustrian Anson, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak Address: 42.f jalan changkat Jong batu 1, Contact: +6016-442 1012 36000 Teluk Anson, Perak, Malaysia Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 8.00 pm Contact: +6012-508 1274 (Monday - Sunday) Website:https://www.facebook.com/ pages/category/Local-Business/Nasi- Restoran Seafood Village Kandar-Krishnan-230146443662726/ Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 3.00 pm Address: 89 &, 91, Jalan Bandar, Pekan (Monday - Sunday) Teluk Intan, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak Contact: +605-622 8146 Medan Selera Glutton Square Teluk Intan Operating Hours:11.30 am - 3.00 pm / 6.00 pm - 10.30 pm (Monday - Sunday) Address: Jalan Pasir Bedamar, Pekan Teluk Intan, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak Poh Loong Seafood Restaurant Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 8.00 pm (Monday - Sunday) Address: Lorong Cengal 1, Taman Malaysia, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak d’ Tepian Sungai Restaurant Contact: +605-622 4252 Operating Hours:12.30 pm - 3.00 pm / Address:6, Jalan Mahkota, Pekan Teluk 5.00 pm - 8.30 pm (Monday - Sunday) Intan, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak Contact: +6017-848 8078 Nasi Ayam Hainan Marvelous Website:https://www.facebook.com/ DTepianSungai/ Address: Medan Selera Bumbung Biru, Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 8.00 pm No. 6, Jalan Bandar, Pekan Teluk Intan, (Tuesday - Friday); 12.00 pm - 10 pm 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak (Saturday); 12.00 pm - 8.00 pm (Sunday) Contact: +6010-310 9617 Leaning Tower Food Court Address: Jalan Pasar, Pekan Teluk Intan, 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak Contact: +6016-859 5446 Operating Hours: 9.00 am - 8.00 pm (Monday - Sunday) 121

BEYOND KLANG VALLEYY-TELUK INTAN What To Chee Cheong Fun Buy Cheung fun, also known as Chang Fen, is a dim sum dish that we must get every time we visit. Dim sum is the Cantonese name for a Chinese cuisine that consists of small individual pieces of food served in a steamer basket or on a small plate. Usually, plain cheung fun is topped with fried shallots and white sesame seeds. Laksa Nasi Kandar In Southeast Asia, laksa is a spicy noodle Nasi kandar is a famous Penang-inspired meal. Laksa is made out of a variety of dish from northern Malaysia. Tamil noodles, the most common of which are Muslim traders from India promoted it. thick rice noodles, with toppings such It’s a steamed rice lunch with a choice of as chicken, prawns, or fish. A thick and curries and side dishes, which might be spicy coconut soup or a broth seasoned basic or gently seasoned. There was a with sour asam are used in most laksa man named ‘Joki’ who would provide the varieties. greatest services with their mixed gravy expertise. Mee Rebus Seafood Mee Rebus is a Malay noodle dish with a sauce made from sweet potatoes. Seafood refers to any type of sea life that With a hearty squeeze of lime juice, the humans consider to be edible, most nota- sweetness and savoury flavours are bly fish and shellfish. Teluk Intan boasts a beautifully accentuated. plethora of excellent seafood eateries due to its prime location in a harbour so near 122 to the sea. Seafood can be quite costly, but in Teluk Intan, you can obtain it for a very inexpensive price.

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BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-MELAKA Places To Visit Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum Pantai Klebang The Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum is The sand dunes at Pantai Klebang were a World UNESCO Site.The Chan family well-known on social media. There are purchased three terrace lots in 1861, kiosks and food trucks set up along the which were combined to form the home. beach for guests to dine. When I visit, Before it was inaugurated as a museum there is a night market. At night, there in March 1985, the house was home to are a lot of visitors. We had a good time four generations. The phrase Baba, an there. honourable way of calling a Straits-born gentleman, and Nyonya, which addresses Address: Jalan Klebang Besar, Melaka a Straits-born lady, are used to create the 75200 Malaysia museum's name. Dutch Square Melaka Address: 48-50, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, 75200 Melaka Dutch Square Melaka is the most Website: https://babanyonyamuseum. picturesque along Jalan Kota. It’s com/ also a colorful trishaw pickup point, it Operating Hours: 06-282 1273 is distinguished by a group of bright, terracotta-red colonial Dutch buildings, built between 1660 and 1700, with louvered windows and chunky doors with wrought iron hinges. Address: Bandar Hilir, 75200 Melaka Melaka Straits Mosque This gold-domed mosque views the Straits of Melaka from its shoreside perch on an artificial island and is especially lovely in the morning or sunset. The mosque's magnificent archways are panelled with stained glass and were completed in 2006. It seems to float when the water level is high. Non-Muslim guests must dress modestly and obey the 'no shoe' regulations in order to enter. Address: Jalan Pulau Melaka 8, 75000 Melaka Operating Hours: 5.00 am - 12.00 am (Monday - Sunday) 124

The Shore Sky Tower Illusion 3D Art Museum BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-MELAKA If you’re in search of a fantastic spot to obtain Established as a second outlet in 2016, a 360° bird’s eye view of the stunning Melaka the Illusion 3D Art Museum in Melaka is City landscape, look no further than The Shore a perfect spot to take tons of optical il- Sky Tower. Located on the 43rd storey of the lusionary photographs. Stretched across shopping mall, this observation deck is sur- 8, 400 square feet of space, there are rounded by glass ledges to allow the children about 38 enormous 3D hand-painted to get a clear view too. It is best to visit on a artwork to behold. On top of that, the bright, cloudless day for the clearest view im- realism is further heightened thanks to aginable -- if you’re lucky, you may even spot the Augmented Reality display centre Gunung Ledang. located in the large video hall within the museum. Address: 193, Pinggiran @ Sungai Melaka, Jalan Persisiran Bunga Raya, Kampung Bunga Address: F2-29, Jalan Merdeka Dataran Paya Pantai, 75100 Melaka Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Bandar Contact: +606-288 2062 Hilir, 75000 Melaka Operating Hours: 10.00 am - 10.00 pm Contact: +606-221 3002 (Monday-Sunday) Website: https://illusion3dart.com/ Operating Hours: 10.00 am - 7.00 pm (Monday-Thursday) / 10.00 am - 8.00 pm (Friday-Sunday) Cheng Hoon Teng Temple Melaka Tropical Fruit Farm As one of the prominent landmarks on Jonker Built across an expansive 65 acres of Street, the Cheng Hoon Teng Temple is a mag- land, Melaka Tropical Fruit Farm is an nificent temple founded by Chinese Kapitan edutaining modern agrotourism spot. Tay Kie Ki. Among the locals, this sacred site Best visited during fruit season, witness is referred to as Kwan Yin Teng or Kebun Datok acres of flourishing durian, mango and (God’s Garden). Constructed in 1646 with rambutan trees planted across the area. designs influenced from Southern China, it is Additionally, get the chance to feed the the oldest Buddhist temple in Malaysia. The ostrich and deers that roam around the main deity worshipped here is Kuan Yin, the farm before visiting the Rabbit House to Goddess of Mercy. pet the cuddly animals in question. Address: 25, Jalan Tokong, Kampung Dua, Address: Pusat Latihan Sungai Udang, 75200 Melaka Kampung Sungai Udang, 76300 Melaka Contact: +606-282 9343 Contact: +606-351 6916 Website: https://www.chenghoonteng.org.my/ Website: https://www.facebook.com/ Operating Hours: 7.00 am - 5.00 pm mtfffarmstay/ (Monday-Sunday) Operating Hours: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm (Monday-Sunday) 125

Places To Eat BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-MELAKA Manis J Nyonya Restaurant Nancy's Kitchen Address:167, Jalan Bunga Raya, 75100 Address: No 13, Jalan KL 3/8, Taman Melaka Kota Laksamana, 75200 Melaka Contact: +6017-251 2986 Contact:06-283 6099 Website:https://www.facebook.com/ Website:http://www.eatatnancyskit.com/ manisjnyonya/ Operating Hours: 11.00pm - 7.30pm (Wednesday - Monday) The Daily Fix Cafe Wild Coriander Melaka Address: 55, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka Address: 40, Jalan Kampung Pantai, Contact: +6013-290 6855 75200 Melaka Website:https://www.facebook.com/ Contact:+ 012-380 7211 thedailyfixcafe/ Website:https://www.facebook.com/ Operating Hours: 9.30 - 6.00pm wildcoriandermelaka/ (Monday - Tuesday) Operating Hours: 3.00 pm - 10.00 pm (Thursday - Tuesday) The Baboon House Amy Heritage Nyonya Cuisine Address: No. 89, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Taman Kota Laksamana, 75200 Address: 75, Jalan Melaka Raya 24, Melaka Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka Contact: +6011-1689 8211 Contact: +06-286 8819 Website:https://www.facebook.com/ Website:https://www.facebook.com/ thebaboonhouse/ AmyHeritageNyonyaCuisine/ Operating Hours: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm Operating Hours: 11.30 am - 2.30 pm; (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday); 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm (Monday - Tuesday) 10.00 am - 8.45 pm (Friday - Sunday) Hakka Zhan Restaurant Pak Putra Restaurant Address: 76, Jalan Laksamana 5, Taman Address: 56 & 58, Jalan 4, Taman Kota Kota Laksamana, 75200 Melaka Laksamana, 75200 Melak Operating Hours:11.00 am - 2.00 pm; Contact: 012-601 5876 5.30 pm - 9.00 pm (Monday - Sunday) Website: Operating Hours: 4.00 pm - 11.00 pm Restoran Tong Sheng (Tuesday - Sunday) Address: No. 377 & 378, Taman Melaka Cottage Spices Nyonya Restaurant Raya, 75000, Melaka Contact: 06-286 7811 Address: 171, Jalan Merdeka, Taman Website:https://www.facebook.com/ Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka RestoranTongSheng/ Contact: 019-667 9797 Operating Hours: 11.30am - 2.00 Website:https://cottagespices.com.my/ pm; 5.30 pm - 10.00 pm Operating Hours: 11.30am - 4.00 pm; (Monday - Sunday) 6.00 pm - 8.30pm (Friday - Wednesday) 126

What To Buy Kacang Tumbuk BEYOND KLANG VALLEY-MELAKA Nyonya Beaded Shoes Kacang tumbuk is a Malay term for \"punched peanuts,\" which refers to a thin The beaded slippers were popular in the peanut cookie or dessert. The nuts are 1930s and were worn by both Peranakan pounded and formed into square bite- males (baba) and girls (nyonya). Beaded sized biscuits until they are mixed with slippers are increasingly often worn by sugar. They're so crumbly that they'll fall women these days. The beaded slippers apart in your mouth. Take care not to were designed to be worn for two different make a mess while enjoying the taste of occasions. These beaded shoes were kacang tumbuk. used for joyous events like the Chinese New Year or birthdays, and they employed multicoloured beads with complex designs. Nyonya Kuih Dodol Ever seen those brightly coloured and multi-shaped kuih? As the name Dodol, which originated in Melaka, is a implies, Nyonya kuih originated from brown sticky candy that tastes like toffee the Peranakan community. Some of the and is made from coconut milk and rice ultimate favourites include onde-onde, flour. If you're looking for something more kuih lapis and seri muka. These are exotic, try the tropical durian or pandan usually made from natural ingredients flavour. This is a must-buy snack for those such as fresh pandan leaves, gula melaka, with a sweet tooth, and is often molded into fragrant coconut, and coloured with dried cute pyramids. butterfly pea flowers. Additionally, there are also savoury types of this kuih to be found. Pineapple Tart Chicken Floss Tou Sar Kok The pineapple tarts in Melaka are more Jin Yuan Biscuit & Bakery has a long savoury and crusty than those seen history in Singapore and is well-known elsewhere. The jam part itself is typically among locals. Their signature snack positioned in either a rolled form or left Chicken Floss Tou Sar Kok has a very open within a flower molded base. Among crispy outer layer and a fluffy and soft the most well-known stalls are Sam Shu inside texture thanks to the tou sar and Gong, Pooh Keon, and Nyonya Story chicken floss. On top of that, the interior Enterprise. Prices vary, but handmade layer is filled with sweet fillings such as items are preferable to those produced in the lightly dulcet green bean. factories. 127

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