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Taiping
Taiping, China, Malaysia Malaysia: founded in the 1840s as a Chinese tin‐mining settlement called Larut and then Kelian Pauh, it was given the name ‘(Town of) Everlasting, or Great, Peace’ in 1874 from the Chinese tài ‘peace’ and píng ‘peaceful’ to commemorate the end of the Larut war and attempt to shake off its reputation for violence.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Taiping." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Taiping." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Taiping.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Taiping." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Taiping.html |
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Taiping
Taiping , city (1991 pop. 186,791), Perak, Malaysia, central Malay Peninsula. Once the leading tin-mining center of Malaya, it has been supplanted by the Kinta Valley. The city is picturesquely situated at the foot of Bukit Maxwell (formerly Maxwell's Hill; alt. c.3,400 ft/1,040 m), a noted hill station and holiday resort. |
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"Taiping." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Taiping." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Taiping.html "Taiping." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Taiping.html |
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