A Short Visit To Gopeng Town

Whenever our friend is in Ipoh, we planned a short foodie trip somewhere not too far from Ipoh. This time we planned to have lunch in Temoh since they have not been there before. On the way to Temoh, we made a short stop in Gopeng because they wanted to known the locations of the 2 museums in Gopeng. 

They will be back to visit the museum on their next trip but we did stop to pay a short visit to the smaller museum. This small museum is now housed inside the old wooden building which was once the stable of late Eu Kong (founder of Eu Yang Sang). The old stable was given a face lift before the museum shifted in.

Wall mural of the small museum facing the roundabout in Gopeng town.

 Pretty butterflies and flowers lantern inside the museum.

 Antique lantern

 Butterfly lantern

 Antique radios, TVs and miniature traditional cheong sum tops.

 Antique paintings (above) and miniature cheong sum tops 

 Antique radio

 Antique radio - Sharp brand

 Portraits of early settlers who came from China to settle in Gopeng.

 Muzium Gopeng, Jalan Eu Kong, Gopeng.

 Water cannon for tin mining.

 Wall painting of a female dulang washer with her bicycle.

 "NO TIN NO GOPENG"

 In the old days, this was the stable for keeping horses.

Linking to Tuesday's Treasures & Image-in-ing.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

(Psalm 20:7, New International Version-NIV)

Visit #2 Gopeng Museum, Gopeng, Perak

From the Heritage House, (yesterday's post, please click here) we walked over to the Gopeng Museum which is only a short distance away. The Heritage House close at 3 pm and we were requested to go over to the other museum which close at 5 pm.

This is indeed a bonus trip. Not only do I get to visit the Heritage House, I too get to visit the Gopeng Museum as well.

Front view of Gopeng Museum.

Address is No. 28, Eu Kong Street, 31600 Gopeng.

Opens from Fri to Tue, 9 am to 5 pm. Close for lunch 12 pm to 1 pm.

Close on Wednesdays & Thursdays.

Photos of very old buildings and places of tourist attraction in Gopeng.

Things used or related to tin mining.

Tin ore.

Old fashioned basket.

Preserved elephant foot.

Left pic. - ceramic tea pots & bowls, metal tea pots, etc.
Right pic. - ceramic vase on old-fashioned rattan baby chair.

Antique charcoal irons for ironing clothes.

Antique radios, type-writers, table fan, etc.

Left pic - antique portrait.  Right pic - opium pipe.

Antique telephone.

Old fashioned lamp.

Left pic - antique record player.  Right pic - counting machine or calculator.

Antique wooden weaving machine.

Antique wall decorations.

Left pic - antique bell.
Right pic - old fashioned metal bird cage.

Antique metal bed frame, clothes, etc.

Antique dressing table, sewing machines, hats, etc.

Left pic - old fashioned resting chair.
Right pic - old fashioned wash basin and small mirror.

Antique Chinese writing ink set.... 

Chinese writing ink set.... 

Left pic - Chinese writing set with ink stone, ink brushes, etc.

Right pic - rubber sheet roller machine, etc.

Rubber tapping knives

Betel nut cracker

Left pic - antique camera.  Right pic - forgotten what this is.

Old fashioned lamps.

Hand weighing machines.

Left pic - rubber seeds,  Right pic - rubber latex container.
These are just some of all the items on display.

Books on display & below is a layout plan of interesting places in and near to Gopeng.

Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins
and will raise up the age-old foundations;
You will be called Repairer of broken walls,
Restorer of streets with dwellings.
(Isaiah 58:12, New International Version-NIV)