Taiping Market, Market Square

The Taiping Market consists of two buildings, the Old Market built in 1884 and the New Market built in 1885, each one a timber post and truss structure, "220 feet long by 60 feet wide, concrete floor and iron roof", with a middle clerestory. Possibly the largest non-indigenous historic timber structure in the country, the Taiping Market is also Malaysia's best-preserved example of a major 19th century market building.  In between the 2 buildings is Kota Road.  When it is about to rain, one can see a group of people watching for the 1st rain drop at a certain spot in this market because they gamble on the time of the 1st drop of rain.  This is the rain catchment town and the only special place in Malaysia where you can see people gamble on the rain.

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