{"id":5507,"date":"2025-12-02T14:41:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:28:37","slug":"learn-local-new-tours-in-old-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/learn-local-new-tours-in-old-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Local: New Tours in Old Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5507\" class=\"elementor elementor-5507\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43e1681 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43e1681\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6a44ea sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"c6a44ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac95235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac95235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><i>By Ansell Tan<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc2d39f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc2d39f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3424c88 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"3424c88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e665b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d9e665b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90109dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90109dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f44060 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"4f44060\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80e312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e80e312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><i>From sleepy rows of decaying shophouses more than a decade ago to today\u2019s congested streets thanks to thriving tourism operations, Ipoh Old Town has experienced a revival of sorts. What does sustainable tourism mean here? To find out, Ansell Tan joins a local walking tour by placemaker Chok Yen Hau that unearths Old Town\u2019s complex history, cultures and heritage.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60cfc63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60cfc63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f10368f sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"f10368f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62df64c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62df64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d51059f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d51059f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d14bf0c sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"d14bf0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc30f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc30f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">As a foreign spouse who made Ipoh my adopted home, I remember visiting Old Town in 2012. Not much was happening\u2014the abandoned shophouses stood in quiet decay. But in 2016, things took a turn when Lonely Planet named Ipoh the sixth top destination in Asia. Surely, there is something about Ipoh the locals haven\u2019t quite figured out.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Fast forward to 2024, and competition for parking space is rife. Some of the pre-war shophouses have taken on a new lease of life, and streets are brimming with tourists. But as of now, a disconnect remains. Tour buses concentrate tourists in a few congested back lanes, while locals avoid coming altogether. Most visitors stay for a day, missing out on notable heritage spots. Ask locals what Ipoh Old Town has to offer, and they may be hard-pressed for answers. Tourism is taking off, but something feels amiss.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efc1ca7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efc1ca7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c3f7c3 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"0c3f7c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdcee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bdcee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><b>Placemaking in sustainable tourism<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Former journalist and author Chok Yen Hau, who has published six books on travelling across Malaysia\u2019s 13 states before settling down in Ipoh, started asking himself: what is sustainable tourism?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Now a placemaker at P-Lab, Chok believes tourism needs to go beyond consumerism; creating meaningful bonds between visitors and local communities. And placemaking\u2014the process of shaping public spaces to foster stronger connections between people and their shared environment\u2014can be a tool to shape a more sustainable tourism at the local level. Reflecting this, he curated a multicultural walking tour that caters not just to visitors, but also to locals.<\/span><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b8c625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b8c625\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41e9dc0 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"41e9dc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648967c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"648967c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4311e3c5-8990-4e8d-b218-7c23c86bc564.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5532\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4311e3c5-8990-4e8d-b218-7c23c86bc564.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4311e3c5-8990-4e8d-b218-7c23c86bc564-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4311e3c5-8990-4e8d-b218-7c23c86bc564-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4311e3c5-8990-4e8d-b218-7c23c86bc564-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4311e3c5-8990-4e8d-b218-7c23c86bc564-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4311e3c5-8990-4e8d-b218-7c23c86bc564-370x277.jpg 370w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4311e3c5-8990-4e8d-b218-7c23c86bc564-850x637.jpg 850w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4311e3c5-8990-4e8d-b218-7c23c86bc564-390x292.jpg 390w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4311e3c5-8990-4e8d-b218-7c23c86bc564-780x585.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e22fb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e22fb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-852c43b sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"852c43b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f91e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f91e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Starting by the Kinta River. Photo by Ansell Tan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-553765e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"553765e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e61524 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"1e61524\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbade8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4bbade8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f944809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f944809\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78de279 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"78de279\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759c90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"759c90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><b>Old Town Walking Route<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Experiences may vary, but here is Chok\u2019s overall route and curated spots. Malaysia\u2019s tropical climate may bring scorching heat or drenching rain, so the walk includes indoor locations and sheltered five-foot-ways in front of shophouses for an endurable expedition.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><b>1. Panglima Kinta Mosque\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">The route begins from a historic mosque built in 1898 by Dato&#8217; Panglima Kinta (Lord of Kinta) in memory of his beloved wife Saaidah. Starting here is fitting as Ipoh sits in the centre of Kinta Valley. With Mogul and Neoclassical architectural motifs, it features a dome, two towers, and a Muslim cemetery. There is an informative gallery where friendly volunteers are eager to guide visitors. It was officially recognised as a heritage building in 2012.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-719873b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"719873b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0137f6 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"b0137f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24e3b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f24e3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Website-photos-.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5533\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Website-photos-.png 700w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Website-photos--300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Website-photos--14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Website-photos--370x317.png 370w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Website-photos--390x334.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8b825f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8b825f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea7417a sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"ea7417a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ba7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17ba7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Trying on Baju Kurung and Baju Melayu at the Panglima Kinta Mosque. Photo by Ansell Tan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f229297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f229297\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d456dd sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"0d456dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917248b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"917248b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9405f19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9405f19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a13aa1 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"0a13aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c84cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57c84cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><b>2. Kinta River \/ People\u2019s Park<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Crossing a bridge, Chok introduces the Kinta River with stories of dulang washers\u2014women who sifted the riverbeds with shallow pans (or dulang) for precious tin deposits. The Kinta River also divides Ipoh Old Town from Ipoh New Town. It may sound confusing, but Ipoh New Town was developed in the 1930s by a Hakka tin miner named Yau Tet Shin\u2014it is not \u201cnew\u201d at all! On the other side, we take shade under the foliage of People\u2019s Park, once a bustling community hub in the 1980s. For decades it slipped into decline, but is now seeing a gradual revival as a new caf\u00e9 moved in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32a5a5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32a5a5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-240ff28 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"240ff28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbfb320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bbfb320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6cb449 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6cb449\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-771814f sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"771814f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1f039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e1f039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2-1-e1759893823616.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5519\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5444d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5444d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-560353f sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"560353f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618376a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"618376a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">P-Lab regularly arranges tours for primary and secondary students. Photo by Ansell Tan<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83e3c76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83e3c76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-509cd96 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"509cd96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81dc01d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"81dc01d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aece80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aece80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95bc841 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"95bc841\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773d60b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"773d60b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><b>3. Little India\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">A few blocks away, we find ourselves immersed in Little India, offering a different cultural experience to all of the five senses. Aside from tasting Indian sweets, we get temporary henna tattoos, and try on traditional Indian outfits. Chok explains the symbolic blessings of mango leaves placed above doorsteps and the use of turmeric powder in everyday rituals. Different ethnic groups took up varying roles in Ipoh\u2019s early development, and among the migrants from India, the Chettiars became financiers and informal bankers for Ipoh\u2019s tin mining ventures.<\/span><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-298f05a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"298f05a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-058872b sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"058872b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85bdcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e85bdcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-1-1-e1759893864592.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5525\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8aab199 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8aab199\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c072a54 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"c072a54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3cdf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc3cdf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Mehndi, or temporary henna tattoos at Little India. Photo by Ansell Tan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0767f5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0767f5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7fb205 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"d7fb205\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e9713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67e9713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de9f111 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de9f111\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab54722 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"ab54722\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c978f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c978f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><b>4. Birch Memorial Clock<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Among Ipoh\u2019s heritage buildings, this is perhaps the most iconic. It was built in 1909 by Ernest Birch to commemorate his father, James Birch, the first British Resident of Perak. Flanking both sides were Station Road and Post Office Road, now renamed Jalan Dato Sagor and Jalan Dato Maharajalela\u2014the alleged assassins of James Birch. The clock bell still chimes hourly.<\/span><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-446b343 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"446b343\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c1658b sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"1c1658b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93e569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b93e569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-4-1-768x536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5521\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-4-1-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-4-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-4-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-4-1-370x258.jpg 370w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-4-1-850x593.jpg 850w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-4-1-390x272.jpg 390w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-4-1-780x544.jpg 780w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-4-1.jpg 1006w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae0f6fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae0f6fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9607270 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"9607270\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da6da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5da6da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">British colonial architecture is part of Ipoh\u2019s unique heritage. Photo by Ansell Tan.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d672f7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d672f7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4514e9 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"c4514e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0685f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff0685f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e30db27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e30db27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fddc08 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"5fddc08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdd0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdd0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><b>5. Book Xcess Kong Heng<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Across the road, we get a much needed air-conditioned break. Bookxcess Kong Heng is a must-visit spot in Old Town that most people miss. Formerly the United Asian Bank, it was repurposed as a bookstore while retaining its vaults and safe deposits. The basement houses a memorial space for the beloved Malaysian director Yasmin Ahmad, known for her films and festive Petronas commercials celebrating multiculturalism. Indeed, knowledge is wealth!<\/span><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9c5888 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9c5888\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-620ec3c sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"620ec3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eabd785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eabd785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-5-1-768x808.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-5-1-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-5-1-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-5-1-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-5-1-370x389.jpg 370w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-5-1-390x410.jpg 390w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-5-1-780x820.jpg 780w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-5-1.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dfe939 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dfe939\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cdeab1 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"6cdeab1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09433f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a09433f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Old Town\u2019s bank-vault turned bookstore. Photo by Ansell Tan.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c5ceeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c5ceeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b34ec6 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"6b34ec6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6be32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d6be32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40de334 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40de334\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-154c8b0 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"154c8b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7799a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee7799a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><b>6. Han Chin Pet Soo<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">After cooling down, we strolled through Kong Heng Square Artisan Market and squeezed our way through Concubine Lane. On the other side, Chok introduces Han Chin Pet Soo Hakka Tin Miner\u2019s Club. For first-time visitors to Ipoh, the one-hour tour here is a fantastic experience to understand why Ipoh was known as the \u201cCity of Millionaires\u201d and \u201cTin Capital of the World\u201d. My journey of learning about the region started from participating in this tour.<\/span><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c7da54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c7da54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427652b sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"427652b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d79c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0d79c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1-768x417.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1-370x201.jpg 370w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1-1310x709.jpg 1310w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1-850x461.jpg 850w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1-390x212.jpg 390w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1-780x423.jpg 780w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-6-1.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ccda28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ccda28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eb8db4 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"1eb8db4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95475af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95475af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This popular tour has limited slots, so register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipohworld.org\/booking\/page-reservation\">online<\/a> in advance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9924a69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9924a69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a646ea sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"5a646ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fd386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"32fd386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eed0613 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eed0613\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ceba782 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"ceba782\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17194dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17194dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><b>7. Tin Alley \/ Hilltown Liu Bao Tea<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Nearby is Tin Alley. Before the tourism boom in 2016, it was one of the earlier shophouses that made an effort at reinvention. Today, this curated arts and cultural space hosts exhibitions and acts as a hub for the Chinese heritage community. There is also a caf\u00e9-restaurant. Next door is a tea shop promoting Ipoh\u2019s Liu Bao Tea, a life-saving beverage the tin mining coolies drank to expel excessive heat and dampness. Just what we needed to wrap up the tour.<\/span><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22e726f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22e726f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d884d7d sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"d884d7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a34f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a34f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edited-768x481.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edited-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edited-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edited-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edited-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edited-370x232.jpg 370w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edited-850x533.jpg 850w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edited-390x244.jpg 390w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edited-780x489.jpg 780w, https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edited.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe35601 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe35601\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fa223d sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"6fa223d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51042ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51042ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Always something new popping up in Tin Alley.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-619d45c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"619d45c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa63599 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"fa63599\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e7477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"96e7477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2a6b3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2a6b3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d87efd5 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"d87efd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9723f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9723f90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><b>Reconnecting local heritage to local people<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">It may come as a surprise that many Ipoh locals have never been to some of these places. Having lived in Ipoh for five years, I have come to appreciate Malaysia\u2019s multicultural diversity, and it has become more apparent to me that these cultures harmoniously coexist side-by-side, especially after joining Chok\u2019s walking tour. We may take it for granted, but it truly fascinates visitors how one can find Malay, Indian, Chinese, and British colonial heritage all within walking distance\u2014amidst the tropical weather.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">I now realise this is what Chok is trying to convey. In 2023, Ipoh was ranked by CNN as \u201cAsia\u2019s #1 Most Underrated City\u201d, further affirming its unrealised potential. There is so much more we can do to bridge the disconnect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">When asked what sustainable tourism means to him, Chok pauses thoughtfully before replying, \u201cTourism shouldn\u2019t be destructive. When done collaboratively, it preserves the beauty of the past and helps us understand our inheritance. To grow globally, we must first learn locally. The best tourism ambassadors are the locals themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">Discover more about P-Lab\u2019s work in placemaking and tourism through their socials:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plab.my\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plab.my<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/plab.my\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/plab.my<\/a><\/span><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ansell Tan From sleepy rows of decaying shophouses more than a decade ago to today\u2019s congested streets thanks to thriving tourism operations, Ipoh Old Town has experienced a revival&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":990006,"featured_media":5514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guide"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/990006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5507"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5539,"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5507\/revisions\/5539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainabletourism.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}