(Translate from Oriental Daily)
Taiping July 17 – As the first lakeside park and the oldest plateau resort in Malaysia, Taiping Lake Garden and Larut Mountain were upgraded to Perak Royal Park in April this year!
Taiping City Council Chairman Kailu Amir pointed out in a joint interview with the Chinese newspaper today that the state government has approved Taiping Lake Garden and Larut Mountain as royal parks in April this year.
He said that the intention of the state government is to better protect the mountains and lakes of the scenic spots. If there are any development plans in the future, they must be carried out in accordance with the guidelines drawn up by the state government.
He said that the city council will study the guidelines in detail next, and also need to hold joint meetings with relevant government departments so that Taiping Lake Park and Lalu Mountain can be better managed. For example, the development of Lalu Mountain tourism is managed by the city council. The sovereignty of mountaineering asphalt roads and the forest scope are respectively under the jurisdiction of the Public Works Bureau and the Forest Bureau, involving multiple government departments.
“Basically, the city council will continue to implement the greening purpose of Taiping Lake Park and Lalu Mountain, and protect the natural environment of the two places so as not to be threatened by development. One of its focus is to maintain the rain trees and other plants in Taiping Lake.”
He disclosed that the City Council also cooperated with other institutions such as the Malaysian Forest Research Institute and Maybank to obtain knowledge and funding for rain tree conservation.
“All in all, the upgrading of Taiping Lake Park and Lalu Mountain to Royal Parks is very beneficial to the development of Taiping’s tourism industry and is a shining selling point.”
In addition, Kailu Amir pointed out that Taiping is a historical heritage town. Therefore, when launching the development timetable, it is necessary to consider its cultural components, civilization roots and existing blueprints.
He said that in order to promote the development of heritage-themed, the city council has taken some measures, including updating the blueprint of the Taiping Special Zone to include more ancient buildings as national heritage.
“After all, when positioning and developing a town, the most challenging thing is to understand its historical heritage and dynamic characteristics, because the future development is closely related to the past history.”
He added that the city council has adopted a balanced approach in promoting economic development and preserving heritage, and has made certain achievements so that Taiping’s rich historical heritage can also drive economic development.
