Japanese Carbide Factory Chimney (Monumen Bersejarah Tentera Jepun), Malim Nawar
A painful reminder of the days of World War II and the Japanese Occupation, this carbide factory chimney and some chunks of carbide have been transformed into a historic monument.
The factory and this chimney were used by the Japanese to manufacture armaments. This setup, along with another kiln, was estimated to be established in 1943.
Still standing tall at 18 metres after so many years, this chimney is located at Kampung Tanjung Bangkung in Malim Nawar, Perak.
When coming from Ipoh, you will reach a junction that points to Kampar / Gopeng on the left and Malim Nawar on the right. Even though this chimney is in Malim Nawar, do not head right. Turn left instead and after a short distance, you can see the primary school, SJK(C) Ying Sing. Turn into the lane next to the school.
At this road junction, Dewan Orang Ramai Malim Nawar is on your left, and the school on your right. Drive on till you see a road, Lorong 1 on the left side. Turn into it and the chimney is on your right.
A local resident told me that many couples come by to shoot wedding photographs, including himself!
GPS Coordinates: N 04° 20.876′ E101° 07.439′
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interesting , to shoot wedding photos there..
lots of horror stories were told by my late grandma on the atrocities of Japanese occupation during the war.
Never heard of this place. Got chance can go pay a visit. Thanks for sharing!
Wow~ Don’t know about this place until read your post. Thanks for sharing ya.
Dont know about this place until reading your sharing here 🙂 Learnt a new history place in Malaysia, thanks for sharing ya
Cheers,siennylovesdrawing
This place sounds like an interesting place to visit. I like learning history and culture of places. Hope to visit the next time I visit Malaysia.
I never know there is such a beautiful spot in Malim Nawar, thanks for the information sharing.
I did not even know such a place existed… it must be so interesting to visit…..
So many interesting things in Perak and been discover many place since I was a kid. I should ask my family to visit this soon…
War memories are always painful to visit. It should however teach us lessons to prevent history from happening again. But wedding photography?! Maybe not such a good idea.
I never heard of this place at all. Time for some educational visit this coming school holiday.
Wow. Didn’t know this place existed. Must visit.
Honestly never heard of this place but worth to pay a visit to look around the monument. Seems interesting.
i totally never heard about this place. Now your write up will be my guideline when i’m at Ipoh
Wow this is cool you got to visit this place. I think there is a similar place in Davao, coz its also been a habitat of the Japanese soldiers during WW2.