By: Zaki Salleh
TAIPING: The Ng Boo Bee Fountain in Taiping, another historical landmark, has been given a new lease on life.
Originally located in front of the Taiping Market, this iron fountain was made by Penang Foundry and was donated by Ng Boo Bee, the head of the Taiping Hokkien community.
Nor Hisham Zulkiflee, Secretary of the Perak Heritage Association, said Ng Boo Bee was a prominent figure in Taiping’s history.
“He was a tin miner and a member of the Taiping Sanitation Board,” he said.
In conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Taiping Town, the fountain has been upgraded and is now known as Taman Madani@Taiping Lake Garden.
Nor Hisham added that this initiative serves as a model for others to revitalise history.
