15 October 2007

Taiping Lake Garden

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Today is a special day where thousands of voices around the world talk about one issue, its all about environment. Though I am not good in discussing environment care, but I would like to take a very small part in it, just wanna feel a little great where everyone is doing the same thing in one day. Not very much related to environment care, but this is to illustrate how our greeny natural world contributes to us. Its peaceful, it’s the Taiping Lake Garden.
Taiping Lake Garden was developed since 1880, as what I read from other related websites. This lake garden is said to be the oldest park in the country, and is one of the first for Taiping Town. I am so proud to be born in Taiping. Haha. For me, Taiping Lake Garden is a lost and found. Because it’s once a tin mine and was then converted into lush green garden like what we can enjoy now. So great! Token of appreciation to people involved in develop of the Taiping Lake Garden.

beyond maxwell
Taiping Lake Garden, at the foot of Maxwell Hill...

Taiping Lake Garden is not far from the town, maybe about 5 to 10 minutes. It’s also close to the foot of Maxwell Hill (famous hill in Taiping).This scenic garden is filled up with flowers, trees (especially rain tree), and shrubs which in turn form a warm habitat for animals. You can see birds flying around, fishes enjoying their life in the lake, and many more.

nature
It's all about nature, silence, peaceful...

peaceful
Your total leisure life can be found right here...

rain tree
The major attraction ~ Rain Tree...

bridging lotus lake
Standing on the bridge, you can see lotus and turtle...

crossover
Amazement scene, rain tree crossing the road to the lake...

Some attractions in the garden are boat recreations, Japanese Garden, Pagoda Bridge, roller skating rink, lotus pool, clock tower, fountain, manmade rock formation or known as Dinosaur Park, children playground, and senior rain tree. (roller skating rink is where crowd gathered during the mooncake fetival, take a look how it looks like, click here.)

fountain
Newly developed, the fountain at the center of the lake...

colour in green
Flowers from angsana tree... (if not mistaken) =p

boat recreation
Further explore the Lake Garden. Jom berkayuh...

path between the lake
Jogging and Pak Tor are both welcome on this little path...

Besides, the first zoo in the country is also located in this beautiful garden. It’s another attraction from local and foreign visitors where 130 species of animal totaling around 1300 individual stay here. After wandering to their website then I know, they actually give away 50% for every entrance in the whole month of March. So, whoever wanted to visit the zoo Taiping might have to plan for it in March. The Night Safari should be great too, but some of them (animal) might have gone to bed during night time.

the lotus
The pretty Lotus lady from the lotus pool...

And as a conclusion of this, I would say that Taiping is a town of everlasting peace with a close to nature Lake Garden. If you have not experience this, you should consider a short break from the full of petrol fumes, rush life and stressful city, and have a visit to Taiping Lake Garden. I personally guaranteed that whoever visited the garden will fall in love with it. Very TRUE.

Enjoy or sucks...? Please comment on this... Thanks.

17 comments:

:: 子源 :: said...

很美丽啊
喜欢那清静的感觉

殷缘 said...

我超喜欢那里的环境!
你的拍照技术一流
搞到我也想去太平
心情不好时
那里应该能为我疏解心情吧?

maike said...

小源
你亲身体验过了吗?

殷缘
那里的环境真的很棒
你很适合去那里解压
那些照片都不是我拍的
我哪有时间去拍
而且自己也没有那么好的技术吧
它们都是借回来的
这是不能说的秘密
hoho~

:: 子源 :: said...

没去过
但很喜欢这大自然的感觉

maike said...

有机会一定要去走走

Darren10 said...

哦, 你住在taiping吗,taiping lake 是不是很靠近ZOO taiping??

maike said...

Taiping Lake Garden的范围其实蛮大的
所以Zoo Taiping就在Lake Garden的范围内
怎么了?
你有兴趣游太平?

Darren10 said...

我很小的时候,去过几次了。。爸爸妈妈常常带我们去那里..

maike said...

darren10
小时候的风景跟现在的有别了
你有空应该再去逛逛
不好意思
我一直推销太平
因为我很喜欢这个地方
哈哈

teddy-lover said...

fuuyuh!!nice place!
I haven been to Taiping yet but I would like to if I have the opportunity.^^

not bad description~

maike said...

teddy-lover
you will still back in Malaysia soon right
of course you will have the opportunity
cherry been here before
next time you can ajak her visit Taiping together
thanks for comment

Ryan Chin said...

nice lake, but go once is enough.. haha

maike said...

ryan chin
why have to limit your visit?
you dont feel nice with this place?

Trinny said...

很不错嘛!宣传宣传我们美丽的太平湖。。。

maike said...

trinny
看到你的光临还蛮惊讶的
什么风把你吹进来的?
我在崇铭那里看到你留言的了
你有开了部落吗?

Trinny said...

没有哦。
我只是闲空就进来看看嘛,
留言就可以啦,开部落?很懒呢!
就当个过客好啦。
哈哈。

maike said...

也好啦
你有空来走走我就很开心咯