Kuala Kangsar: Pesona Bandar Diraja

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Bandar Kuala Kangsar merupakan pusat pentadbiran daerah Kuala Kangsar, sebuah lembah pertanian yang subur. Terletak di bahagian hulu Sungai Perak, bandar Kuala Kangsar dan sekitarnya menawarkan banyak tapak bersejarah yang harus diberi perhatian.
Pemukiman tertua di sini, dari abad ke-16, terletak di tebing kanan Sungai Perak. Makam Sultan Perak kedua, ke-24 dan ke-27 ditemui di Kota Lama Kanan dan Sayong. Sesudah campur tangan British pada 1870-an, pusat kesultanan Perak berpindah ke tebing kiri sungai. Istana Sultan, kediaman-kediaman kecil diraja, masjid diraja dan makam-makam diraja ditempatkan di Bukit Chandan.
Hari ini, Kuala Kangsar ialah sebuah pekan yang sibuk, dengan rangkaian jalan raya dan kereta api ke Taiping dan Ipoh. Bandar ini terkenal dengan makanan warisannya yang menggunakan bahan-bahan segar dari kebun dan sungai di sekitarnya. Perajin tradisional tertumpu di perkampungan kraf Sayong dan Padang Changkat.
Mercu pendidikan terkenal seperti Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar, Sekolah Clifford, Madrasah Idrisiah dan, baru-baru ini, Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah, terus menarik minat generasi muda. Suasana Kuala Kangsar sebagai sebuah bandar kampus utama dipesonakan oleh Sungai Perak yang mengalir melaluinya, menawarkan perjalanan bot, siarkaki di tebing sungai dan pemandangan sungai yang menakjubkan.

Attractions of the Royal Town
Kuala Kangsar town is the administrative centre of Kuala Kangsar district, a fertile agricultural valley. Situated in the upper section of the Sungai Perak valley, Kuala Kangsar town and its environs offer many noteworthy historic sites.
The oldest settlement here, dating to the sixteenth century, is located on the left bank of Sungai Perak. The mausoleums of the second, 24th and 27th Sultans of Perak are located in Kota Lama Kanan and Sayong. After British intervention in the region in the 1870s, the centre of the Perak Sultanate moved to the right bank of the river. The Sultan’s palace, minor royal residences, the royal mosque and royal tombs are located on Bukit Chandan.
Today, Kuala Kangsar is a bustling market town, linked by road and railway to Taiping and Ipoh. The town is well known for its heritage cuisine utilising fresh ingredients from surrounding farms and rivers. Traditional artisans can be mostly found in the craft villages of Sayong and Padang Changkat.
Educational landmarks such as the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, Clifford School, Madrasah Idrisiah and, more recently, the Sultan Azlan Shah University draw in the younger generation. Kuala Kangsar’s ambience as a premier campus town is enhanced by the Sungai Perak flowing through it, with boat rides, river walks and commanding views of the river on offer.