Hey Steemian Friends! 😉
Do we have here any eccentrics with a passion for vintage? If so, I have a place for you that you will love!
Pack your suitcases and go to Malaysia, where Qing Xin Ling Leisure & Cultural Village is waiting for you!
And what is this place? Take a look!



Recently, we went to Qing Xin Ling Leisure & Cultural Village with @the.foodinim and our Chinese friends Calvin and his wife Kat.
It is a place located in the suburbs of Ipoh, also known as Serene Hill.
This village was built for visitors so that they can enjoy the charm of Ipoh's history in a natural scenery.

You can be sure that it will be very difficult for you to find a second place like that. Why? Because the history of the city and the eccentric sense of aesthetics create here an explosive mix! 😄 The place have unique atmosphere and if you are open-minded it could charm you!

Qing Xin Ling Leisure & Cultural Village is open almost everyday from 9 am to 6 pm. You will not pay a lot for the entrance. The prices are between 6 RM (1,5$) and 10 RM (2,5$).

It is interesting that because of its huge fame and crowd of tourists, it has recently been closed for the request of local community. The reason was noise and huge traffic jams, which made it impossible for the people to function normally. However, after a longer break, the village was reopened for visitors.




The whole place is "walking thru". You can also use a tandem or rickshaw for more fun and it's included in your ticket!

The place offers a lot of interesting points!

The navigation was easy thanks to a clearly prepared map on which you can see all the attractions of this area.

Wish Tree

A Wish Tree with the God of Prosperity.
The Wish Tree bends from the red ribbons! If you have a dream that you want to fulfill, write it down on one of ribbons and put it on the Wish Tree!
Of course, do not tell anyone what you have written down! :)
The Chinese believe that once your desire is fulfilled, your ribbon will fall off the tree and you will be able to visit the place again to hang up the next one with the new dream on it.

Vintage houses for rent!

You can enter the houses which you will find at the beginning of the road around the lake and look around inside. You will see black-and-white photos of Ipoh's people and you will able to check out the old everyday equipment, which they use.



This is a great place because you can touch history here in the literal sense of the word! You can also rent a house and become a part of this magical settlement by spending one or several nights here. :)

Many opportunities to take funny pictures

With a satay seller. Satay is a traditional Malaysian dish.
If you like to take strange, funny and unusual pictures, you will find many opportunities to do so! :)

This place earns money on tourists that is why there are many mock-ups set up here, which perfectly fits the role of photographic attractions.

Just put your head into the hole and you can become a Malaysian settler or a woman giraffe from the Karen tribe.

Does anyone mind that some items are far from the history of Ipoh? Not at all! 😄

Mysterious caves and rocks formations

"The Village is surrounded by the rocks. That is why you will also find the caves where the exhibitions presenting the earlier times of the area have been arranged.

You can also admire the small waterfalls and really wonderful views of the rocks piling up. Some of them will also surprise you with paintings and arranged scenes from the past.

On the left is the statue of Guan Yin, a goddess who aspires to the state of Buddha, and a natural waterfall with clean, mineral water in its surroundings.

What vintage connoisseurs love the most

In my opinion, this is the most interesting "point of the program" - the old items! It is a real paradise for people who, like me, love timeworn stuff.

Here you can admire old household equipment, toys, books, tapes, kitchen accessories, etc.

You can touch everything and see from close up! Many objects are in the open air, only under a small roof, which unfortunately does not look like a long future. That is why it is worth visiting this place as soon as it is possible.

Jurassic Park

If you still feel unsatisfied, at the end of the route, huge dinosaurs are waiting for you. Surrounded by tropical nature, you can feel like the heroes of Jurassic Park! Don't be fooled by these small looking leaves! In fact, they are the size of a large umbrella!

The Confucius Temple, a Chinese philosopher for whom humanity was the most important.
Do you like this place?
Add it to your travel wish list and write down this address:
22A, Persiaran Pinggir Rapat 5a, Taman Saikat, 31350 Ipoh, Negeri Perak



Chinese Zodiac House


Photo with our friends and relevant Chinese Zodiac Signs
As you have seen in the photos, Qing Xin Ling Leisure & Cultural Village ttreated with a pinch of distance can offer you many hours of fun!

While visiting this place I felt like in a surreal fairy tale, in which the history of Ipoh combined in a funny way various accents with places from distant parts of the world.

What do you think about the of attractions on offer? Which of them did you like the most? I look forward to hearing your comments!



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