- Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple and Zen Gardens - THE KEK LOK TONG CAVE TEMPLE IS A TOURIST ATTRACTION. THE CAVE TEMPLE SITS ON A 12 ACRE SITE AND WAS USED AS EARLY AS 1920 AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP. IN 1960, THE CAVE BECAME PART OF AN IRON MINING SITE, THIS TEMPLE IS SET IN A HUGE CAVE IN THE LIMESTONE OUTCROPS BEHIND GUNUNG RAPAT.
THE KEK LOK TONG COMPLEX COMPRISES A CENTRAL ALTAR FEATURING A NUMBER OF BUDDHIST FIGURES AS WELL AS VARIOUS DEITIES OF THE CHINESE PANTHEON. THE MOST UNIQUE ABOUT THE CAVES IS THERE ARE ANOTHER GREAT GARDEN VIEW ONCE YOU GET INSIDE THE CAVES. THE LIMESTONE HILL IS MADE UP OF LIGHT GREY TO WHITE CRYSTALLINE KINTA LIMESTONE INTER BEDDED WITH ABOUT 5 MM TO 1 CM THINK ARGILLACEOUS MATERIAL BANDS. PRIMARY IRON CAN STILL BE SEEN WITHIN THE LIMESTONE. THE AWARD WINNING LANDSCAPE GARDEN FEATURES A JOGGING PATH CIRCLING TWO LAKES AND ONE OF THE LONGEST REFLEXOLOGY FOOTPATHS IN IPOH.
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- FOOD AND DRINKS, UNLESS SPECIFIED
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IPOH, THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF PERAK, STANDS AS ONE OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN MALAYSIA HOUSING OVER 750,000 RESIDENTS. THE CITY IS HOME TO VARIOUS NIGHT MARKETS SCATTERED ACROSS DIFFERENT PARTS, WHERE YOU CAN FIND INTERESTING PURCHASES AND DELICIOUS STREET FOOD.
THE CITY IS FILLED WITH AN ARRAY OF EYE-CATCHING TOURIST SPOTS AND SCENERIES. THE RAILWAY STATION, TOWN HALL, AND HIGH COURT FORM A MAJOR ATTRACTION, AMONG OTHERS LIKE IPOH HERITAGE WALK, KELLIE’S CASTLE, KEK LOK TONG CAVE TEMPLE, AND THE ZEN GARDENS BEDECKED WITH STUNNING BUDDHA FIGURINES.
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