{"id":9221,"date":"2014-07-25T16:12:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T08:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=9221"},"modified":"2014-07-27T21:58:49","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T13:58:49","slug":"romancing-taiping-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2014\/romancing-taiping-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Romancing Taiping (I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Romancing Taiping (Part 1)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A photo essay by Simone Lee<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u201cI was a little apprehensive at the beginning. Even as a Malaysian, I\u2019ve never heard of anyone raving about a visit to Taiping. But while we were there, I fell in love\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\u201d Simone Lee (Brownie*)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Taiping History (in brief)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Plagued by fierce feuds ( <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Larut_War\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Larut Wars)<\/a>\u00a0 between 2\u00a0 prominent Chinese secret societies(Ghee Hin and Hai San, \u00a0 this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Taiping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> once flourishing town in Perak<\/a>, which prospered from tin mining was said to have been named Taiping &#8211; \u592a (tai &#8211; &#8216;great&#8217;) and \u5e73 (ping &#8211; &#8216;peace&#8217;) &#8211; after a truce was brokered in the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pangkor_Treaty_of_1874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pangkor Treaty<\/a>. The treaty was the result of a politically motivated call for British intervention\u00a0 aided by a friend from Singapore, <a href=\"http:\/\/mymindisrojak.blogspot.sg\/2011\/11\/tan-kim-ching-bukit-brown.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tan Kim Ching<\/a> (son of <a href=\"http:\/\/eresources.nlb.gov.sg\/infopedia\/articles\/SIP_118_2005-01-22.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tan Tock Seng<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Day 1: Taiping Town and Kuala Sepetang<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the sleepy town, we met our guide, Ah Kew (Lee Eng Kew),\u00a0 a freelance writer and field historian.\u00a0 Our first stop: <a href=\"http:\/\/oldhousemuseum.blogspot.sg\/p\/the-history-of-taiping-old-house-museum.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Old House Museum<\/a>. One of the earliest 3-storey shophouses built in Taiping, the museum\/antique shop retains much of its original architecture.<\/p>\n<p>(please click on images for full size photos and captions)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9223\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-I_Ah-Kew.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9223\" class=\"wp-image-9223 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-I_Ah-Kew-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"T1 I_Ah Kew\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-I_Ah-Kew-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-I_Ah-Kew-214x320.jpg 214w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-I_Ah-Kew.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our very knowledgeable and generous guide Ah Kew (pictured on the right) , who was to share with us personal insights into Taiping&#8217;s history and cultural links (photo Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9230\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Taiping-1-1-The-Old-House-Museum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9230\" class=\"wp-image-9230 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Taiping-1-1-The-Old-House-Museum-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Taiping 1 1 The Old House Museum\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Taiping-1-1-The-Old-House-Museum-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Taiping-1-1-The-Old-House-Museum-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Taiping-1-1-The-Old-House-Museum-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Taiping-1-1-The-Old-House-Museum-900x602.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Old House Museum (photo Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9224\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pic-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9224\" class=\"wp-image-9224 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pic-2-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"T1 Pic 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pic-2-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pic-2-630x444.jpg 630w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pic-2-280x197.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pic-2.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clockwise from left): &#8211; 1) Much of the shophouse, including the wooden spiral stairs are retained\u00a0 2) A room filled with miniature cars and dolls &#8211; 3) Posters of artists and celebrities from the 60\u2019s and 70\u2019s line the corridor (photos Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Charcoal Factory<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next stop surprised everyone. As we drove into the compound of a charcoal factory, the scene took our breath away. The smoke from the kilns filters the sun rays, reminding me of movies with scenes of a dreamy, foggy mornings by the lake, embraced by mountains.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9225\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-3-Charcoal-Factory.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9225\" class=\"wp-image-9225 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-3-Charcoal-Factory-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"T1 Pix 3 Charcoal Factory\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-3-Charcoal-Factory-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-3-Charcoal-Factory-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-3-Charcoal-Factory-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-3-Charcoal-Factory-900x602.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chuan Seng Charcoal Factory, Kuala Sepetang (photo Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here, Ah Kew explained the charcoal making process which typically takes several weeks before it is ready to be marketed. In the process, a by-product\u00a0 \u201c\u2018charcoal water\u201d is distilled from the baking wood. It is bottled and sold as a beauty product &#8211; slightly acidic but gentle enough to be used on the skin. I tried some on my face and arms, and instantly my skin felt supple, toned and smooth! Feeling vain, I wanted to order a bottle, which was selling at just RM5, the retail outlet was closed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9226\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9226\" class=\"wp-image-9226 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-4-300x208.png\" alt=\"T1 Pix 4\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-4-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-4-280x194.png 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-4.png 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(clockwise from top-left): &#8211; 1) Ah Kew explains how logs from the mangrove trees are brought to the factories by boat via the stream.2)\u00a0 Steam from the kiln gushes out as the wood is baked\u00a0 so moisture, evaporates.\u00a0 3) The igloo-shaped kilns in one of the factories (photos Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9227\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-5.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9227\" class=\"wp-image-9227 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-5.png-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"T1 Pix 5.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-5.png-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-5.png-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-5.png-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-5.png-900x602.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kuala Sepetang\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysinchew.com\/node\/99002?tid=102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matang Mangrove Forest <\/a>is the largest mangrove forest reserve in Malaysia and was gazetted as a Permanent Forest Reserve in 1906.\u00a0 (photo Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the mangrove forest,\u00a0 Ah Kew regaled us with stories of 2 notorious pirates with\u00a0 fearsome reputations in the post war era.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/story.aspx\/?file=%2f2009%2f2%2f15%2flifefocus%2f3268780&amp;sec=lifefocus.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tan Lian Lay<\/a> once hid bags of rice in a mangrove forest but they were destroyed when the tide rose. After his death, he was immortalised as a deity because his spirit was giving out winning numbers in repentance for his sins. It has been said Tan Lian Lay was also a trouble maker in Singapore. When he was killed in Bagan Api in Riau, Sumatra, a well- wisher from Singapore sent gifts as a reward for slaying Tan Lian Lay\u2019s reign of terror.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9228\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-6.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9228\" class=\"wp-image-9228 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-6.png-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"T1 Pix 6.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-6.png-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-6.png-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-6.png-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-6.png-900x602.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fishermen&#8217;s village (photo Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tan Hua Siea\u00a0 aka Raja Laut (King of the Sea) monopolized the shellfish farms and was on Perak\u2019s most wanted criminal list. Despite that, he eluded capture, sheltered by the locals. Even though he was always dangerously armed, he never terrorised the villagers and was revered\u00a0 as the <em>Robin Hood<\/em> of the coast. What happened to him remains a mystery to this day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9229\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-7.png.jpg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9229\" class=\"wp-image-9229 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-7.png.jpg-300x139.png\" alt=\"T1 Pix 7.png.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-7.png.jpg-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-7.png.jpg-280x130.png 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/T1-Pix-7.png.jpg.png 643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The idyllic village belies its checkered sometimes violent past as hideouts for pirates. (photos Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>Look out for Romancing Taiping Part II next week<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>*The Brownies\u2019 yearning to connect to history and thirst for adventure, brings them to various locations within and beyond Singapore. The objectives of these retreats are, to study the historical and cultural links to Singapore, and to strengthen kinship amongst the brownies.<\/p>\n<p>(Brownies are the volunteers who conduct regular weekend guided walks and independent research on heritage, habitat and history of Bukit Brown Cemetery.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Romancing Taiping (Part 1) A photo essay by Simone Lee \u00a0\u201cI was a little apprehensive at the beginning. Even as a Malaysian, I\u2019ve never heard of anyone raving about a visit to Taiping. But while we were there, I fell in love\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\u201d Simone Lee (Brownie*) Taiping History (in brief) Plagued by fierce feuds ( The Larut Wars)\u00a0 between 2\u00a0 prominent Chinese secret societies(Ghee Hin and Hai San, \u00a0 this\u00a0 once flourishing town in Perak, which prospered from tin mining was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[504,83,115,161,116,81],"tags":[553,558,560,557,556,555,552,554,561,559],"class_list":["post-9221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-date","category-featured","category-gallery-photo-exhibitions","category-heritage-2","category-history-2","category-slider","tag-ah-kew","tag-charcoal-factory","tag-kuala-sepetang","tag-kuala-sepetang-matang-mangrove-forest","tag-pirates","tag-raja-laut","tag-taiping","tag-tan-hua-siea","tag-tan-kim-ching","tag-the-old-house-museum"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Romancing Taiping (I) - Bukit Brown: A World Monuments Watch Site in 2014<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2014\/romancing-taiping-i\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Romancing Taiping (I) - Bukit Brown: A World Monuments Watch Site in 2014\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0Romancing Taiping (Part 1) A photo essay by Simone Lee \u00a0\u201cI was a little apprehensive at the beginning. 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