历史和背景

The name 怡保 originated from a local tree, pohon epu or now more commonly known as pokok ipoh. This particular plant is used for the extraction of poisonous tree sap. The extract is used by the Orang Asli in their blowdarts. Ipoh is also known as san seng (Chinese : 山城) which means “hill city” in the Cantonese dialect. 怡保 is also known among Chinese Malaysians as 壩羅. The old nickname for Ipoh is “City of Millionaires”, referring to the vast fortunes made during the tin and rubber days.

怡保 is located in the rich tin-bearing valley of the Kinta River. It grew rapidly as a mining town, especially in 1920s and 1930s. With the collapse of tin prices and the closure of the tin mines in the late 1950s, 怡保’s growth had stagnated and resulted in the migration of many young and bright talents to other parts of Malaysia, particularly 吉隆坡和新加坡.怡保 has since been known as a “dead” city and a good retirement location. Various efforts have been made to redevelop Ipoh into a modern town (see below).

怡保 has one of the cleanest and clearest water supplies in Malaysia, as the source is from the waterfalls in nearby Tanjung Rambutan. The Hospital Bahagia, a well-known mental 醫院 in Malaysia, is located in Tanjung Rambutan.

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