Teluk Intan Leaning Tower
Most of us know the world famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, you can find in Perak too.Not copy or built purposely to tilt, the Teluk Intan Leaning Tower , a clock tower is built in 1885 by a Chinese, Leong Choon Choong. The pagoda like tower was used to as a covered water tank for the Teluk Intan residents, it was later then used by Japanese as an observation tower during World War II and later a Boy's Scouts' headquarters.
It started to tilt towards Jalan Bandar of about 1.8m between 1889 and 1895. Today, remains as it is, you can hear the chimes from the tower as far 8km twice every 15 minutes. Especially on Wednesday, you will get to see the caretaker who will wind up the clock and doing some maintaining works for the tower.
This is one of the history building that still preserved for our kids to know and learn.
Malaysia Nature Exploration
There's a chance to see and do something different-something beyond the normal tourist sight and pursuits. Experience the tranquility of being one with nature in all it's glory. The owesome splendour of virgin rainforest, beneath the cool shady canopy of trees hundred years old, one come realise the "conservation" is not a mere concept but a way of life-that " bio-diversity " is here to stay.
Malaysia's forest are indisputably the oldest in the world and its National Parks are treasure troves of its rich natural heritage. The various species of flora and fauna found within its realms can be describes in superlatives. It is with a view to preserving this invaluable natural heritage for posterity that the National Parks were established, some as early as the first half of this century.
The seas surrounding some of islands abound with a variety of fascinating marine treasure-rare, beautiful and extremely delicate. In order to prevent these extremely fragile marine ecosystems from destruction, areas supporting rich and exotic marine life have been gazetted as Marine Parks. The delicate corals, colorful fishes and turtles in danger of extinction are thus assured of safe haven within these parks.
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