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Ipoh Stories
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Stories from China, written in Mandarin.
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Ho Kai Cheong and Ho Yan Hor Ipoh: The Herbalist Whose Loudspeaker Van Built a Global Empire
Ho Kai Cheong founded Ho Yan Hor herbal tea in Ipoh in 1941 with about $4 and a stall at No. 1 Treacher Street. His loudspeaker van made the brand famous. His son took it worldwide. This is the story.
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Ho Kai Cheong founded Ho Yan Hor herbal tea in Ipoh in 1941 with about $4 and a stall at No. 1 Treacher Street. His loudspeaker van made the brand famous. His son took it worldwide. This is the story.
The Hidden Tunnel Beneath Ipoh's High Court
There is a trapdoor in the floor of a courtroom in the Ipoh High Court. Not a metaphor. Not a legend. An actual trapdoor, set into the courtroom floor, that opens to a staircase that descends below ground level.
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There is a trapdoor in the floor of a courtroom in the Ipoh High Court. Not a metaphor. Not a legend. An actual trapdoor, set into the courtroom floor, that opens to a staircase that descends below ground level.
The Birch Memorial Clock Tower, Ipoh: The Old Town Clock That Watched Everything Change
Ipoh's Birch Memorial Clock Tower has stood in Old Town since 1909. It has watched an empire arrive. And it has watched that empire leave. This is the story of the Perak clock that kept time through all of it.
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Ipoh's Birch Memorial Clock Tower has stood in Old Town since 1909. It has watched an empire arrive. And it has watched that empire leave. This is the story of the Perak clock that kept time through all of it.
Concubine Lane, Ipoh: The Street That Built a City
Concubine Lane in Ipoh is barely a hundred metres long. You can walk it in two minutes. Yet this one narrow lane in Perak holds more of Ipoh's soul than any skyscraper could.
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Concubine Lane in Ipoh is barely a hundred metres long. You can walk it in two minutes. Yet this one narrow lane in Perak holds more of Ipoh's soul than any skyscraper could.