Changkat Keruing
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Changkat Keruing is a small town in Manjung
district, Perak
, Malaysia.
This small village is located between Ayer Tawar and Pantai Remis which is 20km from Ayer Tawar
and 14km from Pantai Remis
. Dinding River pass by the village and contributes some beautiful scenery. The village had been awarded "The Most Beautiful Village" in the National Contest in the 1990s. The majority ethnic group in this village is Chinese (FuZhou).
), petrol station, a few sundry shops and restaurants.
Most of the residents were rubber tappers before the 1990s. In the recent years, Oil palm
plantations are more prevalent due to the lucrativeness of this line of business. The locals hire foreign workers to harvest the crops instead of doing it themselves as they used to decades ago. Many locals accumulated great wealth from harvesting and selling palm oil. The price of land around Changkat Keruing have increased more than ten-fold since 2000.
In addition to other traditional agricultural plantations like mangoes, papayas and coconuts, locals are beginning to look towards fish and prawn farming as another source of income. However, there are several environmental concerns that flow from this practices.
Also, the locals are beginning to invest into the Bird's Nest
market. They do so by constructing 3-4 storey high buildings that resembles caves, home of the Edible-nest Swiftlet
. These swiftlets would nest in the buildings and their nests would then after be harvested for sale.
, Curry noodles (咖哩面), and Nasi Lemak
are enjoyed widely by people of this town. High temperatures experienced by the town year round has also made cooling desserts popular amongst the locals. Ice shavings like Ais Kacang, sweetened ice balls and other fruit juices greatly helps in relieving the searing heat around.
As the majority of the population is of Fuzhou
(福州） descent, the delicacies found in this town is heavily influenced by Fuzhou culture. For example, red wine chicken vermicelli (红酒鸡面线），a dish unique to Fuzhou， is often prepared by the locals, especially during special occasions like birthdays.
Manjung
Manjung, previously also known as Dinding, is a district in the southwestern part of the state of Perak, Malaysia. It is well-known for Pangkor Island, a major attraction in Perak and the home of the Royal Malaysian Navy Lumut Naval Base and dockyard...
district, 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.
This small village is located between Ayer Tawar and Pantai Remis which is 20km from Ayer Tawar
Ayer Tawar
Ayer Tawar is a small town of 30,000 people in the district of Manjung, state of Perak, Malaysia. Ayer Tawar literally means "fresh water" in the Malay language, although the word "Tawar" on its own means tasteless...
and 14km from Pantai Remis
Pantai Remis
Pantai Remis [班台] is a coastal town in Manjung, Perak, Malaysia. It is situated in between Simpang and Sitiawan. is a commercial district that serves as the heartland for the surrounding towns as far north as Terong on Highway A101, to the south to Segari on Highway 60; to the south-east to...
. Dinding River pass by the village and contributes some beautiful scenery. The village had been awarded "The Most Beautiful Village" in the National Contest in the 1990s. The majority ethnic group in this village is Chinese (FuZhou).
Economy
There is a Chinese primary school in the village - SJK Khuen Hean, temple - Guang Fu Gong, Wesley church, mosque, polyclinic, bank (Agro BankAgro Bank Malaysia
1. Agro-entrepreneur2. Micro, small and medium-scale entrepreneurs3. Individuals-Roles and Functions:1. Provides financial and banking services with a focus on the agriculture sector...
), petrol station, a few sundry shops and restaurants.
Most of the residents were rubber tappers before the 1990s. In the recent years, Oil palm
Oil palm
The oil palms comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to West Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to...
plantations are more prevalent due to the lucrativeness of this line of business. The locals hire foreign workers to harvest the crops instead of doing it themselves as they used to decades ago. Many locals accumulated great wealth from harvesting and selling palm oil. The price of land around Changkat Keruing have increased more than ten-fold since 2000.
In addition to other traditional agricultural plantations like mangoes, papayas and coconuts, locals are beginning to look towards fish and prawn farming as another source of income. However, there are several environmental concerns that flow from this practices.
Also, the locals are beginning to invest into the Bird's Nest
Bird's nest soup
Bird's nest soup is a delicacy in Chinese cuisine. A few species of swift, the cave swifts, are renowned for building the saliva nests used to produce the unique texture of this soup....
market. They do so by constructing 3-4 storey high buildings that resembles caves, home of the Edible-nest Swiftlet
Edible-nest Swiftlet
The Edible-nest Swiftlet is a small bird of the swift family which is found in South-east Asia. Its nest is made of solidified saliva and is used to make bird's nest soup.-Description:...
. These swiftlets would nest in the buildings and their nests would then after be harvested for sale.
Local cuisine
Folks in this town would usually have noodle dishes for breakfast, for instance, noodles in braised soup (卤面), dried chinese noodles (干捞面）etc. Some other popular Malaysian dishes like Assam LaksaLaksa
Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup from the Peranakan culture, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Malaysia and Singapore, and to a lesser extent Indonesia.- Origin :The origin of the name "laksa" is unclear...
, Curry noodles (咖哩面), and Nasi Lemak
Nasi lemak
Nasi lemak is a dish sold in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Riau Islands and Southern Thailand. The dish is considered the national dish and a national heritage of Malaysia. It is not to be confused with Nasi Dagang sold on the east coast of Malaysia or Terengganu and Kelantan although both dishes...
are enjoyed widely by people of this town. High temperatures experienced by the town year round has also made cooling desserts popular amongst the locals. Ice shavings like Ais Kacang, sweetened ice balls and other fruit juices greatly helps in relieving the searing heat around.
As the majority of the population is of Fuzhou
Fuzhou
Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong linguistic and cultural area....
(福州） descent, the delicacies found in this town is heavily influenced by Fuzhou culture. For example, red wine chicken vermicelli (红酒鸡面线），a dish unique to Fuzhou， is often prepared by the locals, especially during special occasions like birthdays.