Taiping

Taiping is a town situated in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It is found roughly 48 km 30 mi northwest of Ipoh, the capital of Perak, and 78 km 48 mi southeast of George Town, Penang. With a populace of 245,182 in 2013, it is the second biggest town in Perak after Ipoh, the state capital. Taiping assumed control Kuala Kangsar's job as the state capital from 1876 to 1937, however was then supplanted by Ipoh. Its development backed off from that point onward, however as of late the town has been growing quickly once more. Perak State Museum is situated in the town.

Taiping additionally gets some spotlight for being the wettest town in Peninsular Malaysia. The normal yearly precipitation is around 4,000mm in Taiping while the promontory's normal is 2,000mm – 2,500mm. Its irregular precipitation has likewise prompted a ripe gathering of vegetation and exceptionally old rain trees in the Taiping Lake Gardens. The territory grew rapidly in the nineteenth century when tin was found.

The mines pulled in huge quantities of pioneers, especially Chinese. Quarrels started between the distinctive gatherings of Chinese settlers and turned out to be bitter to the point that in the mid 1870s, the British interceded and expected control of the town. Taiping was the capital for the locale of Larut, Matang and Selama in Perak. Prior to 1937, Taiping was the capital of the territory of Perak and the focal point of a long and drawn out war bringing about a difference in rulership for the state. Taiping used to be known as Klian Pauh – Klian importance mine while Pauh is a sort of little mango.