Lorong Hale, Ipoh

Lorong Hale, Ipoh

(Google Street View - Oct 2020)

Lorong Hale is an alley in downtown Ipoh, Perak. It connects Jalan Sheikh Adam to Jalan Bijeh Timah. It is intersected by Jalan Sultan Yusuf and Jalan Bandar Timah. mIn the days of old, this lane was called 大奶巷 (Mandarin: Pinyin: Dà Nǎi Xiàng, Cantonese Jyutping: Daai6 Naai5 Hong6) meaning the main wife's street. That's because this was where the wife of a particular rich man of Ipoh resided. That person in question, if not wrong, is the late 19th century tin mining tycoon Yau Tet Shin.

Today, Lorong Hale is a quiet lane away from the limelight that has shown on the more famous Concubine Lane.