About Ho Yan Hor Museum
Ho Yan Hor Museum is a heritage museum in Ipoh Old Town, Kinta District, Perak, dedicated to the history of Ho Yan Hor herbal tea. Housed in a restored double-storey shophouse on Jalan Bijeh Timah, it preserves the legacy of founder Dr Ho Kai Cheong who created the tea in 1941. The museum displays archival documents, vintage production tools, and exhibits on traditional Chinese herbal medicine and the brand's development in Ipoh.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a compact, restored heritage shophouse with curated exhibition rooms across two floors. The ground floor introduces the history of Ho Yan Hor and Dr Ho Kai Cheong, with photographs, documents, and original artefacts. Upper floors display traditional herbal tea production equipment, packaging evolution, and cultural context of Chinese herbal medicine in Ipoh. Guided tours are available, with informative panels in English, Malay and Chinese, and a small retail area for herbal tea products.
Key highlights
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Restored heritage shophouse in Ipoh Old Town on Jalan Bijeh Timah
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History of Ho Yan Hor herbal tea founded in 1941 by Dr Ho Kai Cheong
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Exhibits of vintage tea-making tools, packaging and archival photographs
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Insights into traditional Chinese herbal medicine and local Ipoh heritage
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Complimentary guided tour with multilingual interpretive panels
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Herbal tea tasting and retail shop
History of Ho Yan Hor Museum
Established to commemorate Ho Yan Hor, a herbal tea formulated in 1941 by Dr Ho Kai Cheong in Ipoh. Dr Ho, a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, developed the tea during the Japanese occupation period. The museum is housed in the family's preserved shophouse and documents the brand's growth from a small local remedy to a nationally recognized herbal tea, reflecting Ipoh's Chinese community and commercial history.
Culture & Context
Represents the heritage of traditional Chinese herbal medicine and Chinese entrepreneurial culture in Perak. The museum preserves the cultural practice of herbal tea consumption and its role in community health traditions in Ipoh Old Town, a historic commercial and cultural centre.
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