Bercham
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Bercham is a suburb of Ipoh
next to the North-South Expressway in Perak
, Malaysia. It is located between the Ipoh South Interchange of North-South Expressway and Ipoh
city. It is near Ipoh Garden, Tasek, Tambun
and Tanjung Rambutan
. There are a number of housing estate
s in Bercham. Bercham began as a tin mining town but later evolved to its present status when the tin deposits dwindled. It covers 8,877 hectares of which 56% of the land is utilized for housing, industry and agriculture. As at 2009, the population of Bercham was 150,000 that would be about 20% of the Ipoh's population of 702,464 in the same year .
A short drive to the end of the town near to Taman Ramai, lies two unexplored tourist attractions - Gunung Bercham (Kuan Yin Hill) and a Thai
Buddhist temple. The temple existed as a shed some 15 years ago and the founder is a woman called Wan Yee, the caretaker of the temple. In 1990 the cashier of the temple Ting Cheong Meng was given the authority to rebuild the place. A hill track was built on the slope of Kuan Yin Hill allowed visitors to climb up to the hill top where offers the amazing skyline view of Bercham and Tasek.
Bercham had two other small hills, including the Gunung Tambun Tengah (at Bercham Heights) which is the largest and tallest hill in Bercham, known to host a number of interesting wildlife including the red junglefowl
, dusky langur, white-rumped shama
, owls, squirrels, eagles and etc. Some temples are located here, such as the Huat Tian Keong temple (法天宫仙洞) and the Sukhavana
Meditation Monastery. Another small hill, the Gunung Temlang (located near Bandar Baru Putra) is being mined and only half of the hill is present today.
Bercham police station is the winner of best practices in police stations, scored highest among the participating stations from Malaysia, Pakistan
, India
and South Korea
. It shows that Bercham police station is the best in the community orientation, physical conditions, equal treatment, transparency and accountability and detention conditions categories. This programme was surveyed by the The Hague-based Altus Global Alliance.
Ipoh
Ipoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway....
next to the North-South Expressway in Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
, Malaysia. It is located between the Ipoh South Interchange of North-South Expressway and Ipoh
Ipoh
Ipoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway....
city. It is near Ipoh Garden, Tasek, Tambun
Tambun
Tambun is a major town in the Kinta district of Perak, Malaysia. The Lost World of Tambun, a waterpark, is located here.-Pomeloes:...
and Tanjung Rambutan
Tanjung Rambutan
Tanjung Rambutan is a town in the Kinta district of Perak, Malaysia. It is on the Ipoh to Butterworth railway line, Tanjung Rambutan railway station....
. There are a number of housing estate
Housing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...
s in Bercham. Bercham began as a tin mining town but later evolved to its present status when the tin deposits dwindled. It covers 8,877 hectares of which 56% of the land is utilized for housing, industry and agriculture. As at 2009, the population of Bercham was 150,000 that would be about 20% of the Ipoh's population of 702,464 in the same year .
A short drive to the end of the town near to Taman Ramai, lies two unexplored tourist attractions - Gunung Bercham (Kuan Yin Hill) and a Thai
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
Buddhist temple. The temple existed as a shed some 15 years ago and the founder is a woman called Wan Yee, the caretaker of the temple. In 1990 the cashier of the temple Ting Cheong Meng was given the authority to rebuild the place. A hill track was built on the slope of Kuan Yin Hill allowed visitors to climb up to the hill top where offers the amazing skyline view of Bercham and Tasek.
Bercham had two other small hills, including the Gunung Tambun Tengah (at Bercham Heights) which is the largest and tallest hill in Bercham, known to host a number of interesting wildlife including the red junglefowl
Red Junglefowl
The Red Junglefowl is a tropical member of the Pheasant family. They are thought to be ancestors of the domestic chicken with some hybridisation with the Grey Junglefowl...
, dusky langur, white-rumped shama
White-rumped Shama
The White-rumped Shama is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. It was formerly classified as a member of the Thrush family, Turdidae, causing it to be commonly known as the White-rumped Shama Thrush or simply Shama Thrush.-Distribution:They are native to South and Southeast Asia, but...
, owls, squirrels, eagles and etc. Some temples are located here, such as the Huat Tian Keong temple (法天宫仙洞) and the Sukhavana
Sukhavana
Sukhavana Meditation Monastery is a monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition of the Theravada lineage of Buddhism. Sukhavana Meditation Monastery is a centre of teaching and practice. It is located in the Bercham Cave, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Sukhavana means "The Mountain Of Happiness " in Pāli, the...
Meditation Monastery. Another small hill, the Gunung Temlang (located near Bandar Baru Putra) is being mined and only half of the hill is present today.
Bercham police station is the winner of best practices in police stations, scored highest among the participating stations from Malaysia, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It shows that Bercham police station is the best in the community orientation, physical conditions, equal treatment, transparency and accountability and detention conditions categories. This programme was surveyed by the The Hague-based Altus Global Alliance.
Garden
- Kampung Baru Bercham
- Taman Ramai
- Taman MujurTaman MujurTaman Mujur is a peaceful housing estate in Perak, Malaysia. It is located within Bercham near Taman Restu and Taman Anjung Bercham Indah. It has a field with basket ball courts and sepak takraw court. Every morning elders from the neighbourhood can be seen doing their t'ai chi exercises and at...
- Taman Restu
- Anjung Bercham Megah
- Taman Bercham Cahaya
- Taman Desa Kencana
- Taman Utama
- Taman Medan Bercham
- Taman Pakatan
- Taman Mewah
- Gerbang Bercham Selamat
- Anjung Bercham Elit
- Taman Seri Dermawan
- Taman Seri Gaya
- Taman Ria
- Taman Tasek Indra
- Kampung Tersusun Tasek
Popular Food
- Claypot chicken riceClaypot chicken riceClaypot chicken rice is usually a dinner dish in the southern regions of China, Singapore and Malaysia. It is typically served with Chinese sausage and vegetables. More often than not, the rice is cooked in the claypot first and cooked ingredients like diced chicken and Chinese sausage are added...
(瓦煲鸡饭) - Dim Sum (点心)
- Curry fish head (咖哩鱼头)
- Dou Fu Fa (豆腐花)
- Ipoh Shredded Chicken Hor Fun (鸡丝河粉）
Schools
- SMK Bercham, secondary school
- SRJK (C) Bercham, Chinese mainstream primary school
- SMK Jalan Tasek, another secondary school near to Bercham
- SMK Tasek Dermawan
Shopping Complex
- Glamour Square (beside restaurant golden point)
- Tesco Extra, Ipoh (located at Taman Tasek Indra)
- Giant (coming soon, opposite Tesco Extra)