Title
Taiping Lake Gardens in Perak
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Perak
Dimension
Image size: L13.7cm X W8.7cm
Accession No.
1991-00491
Collection of
Originally a rough mining region, Taiping became the centre of British administration in Perak and grew into a prosperous town during the 1880s. Dubbed 'one of the most picturesque in Malaya' by the author of An Illustrated Guide to the Federated Malay States, Taiping's transformation was perhaps best encapsulated by the Taiping Lake Gardens, which was created from mining ponds.
