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''''''Ayer Tawar'''''' (Chinese: 爱大华; Pinyin: Àidàhuá) is a town of 30,000 in the district of [[Manjung]], [[Perak]] in [[Malaysia]]. Less well known than its immediate bigger neighbour Sitiawan ( just 12 km away )it is also sometimes referred to as just Sitiawan to outsiders not familiar with the place. Like Sitiawan (particularly Kg Koh) Ayer Tawar is also well known for its Foochow (Kutien) community. |
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Some notable landmarks are its [[China|Chinese]] [[Methodist Church]] and the Kutien Association Building. ''Ayer Tawar'' is literally translated from the [[Malay language]] as "fresh water". |
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Ayer Tawar is the centre of an agricultural region, situated 60km from [[Ipoh]], the state capital of [[Perak]], and 22 km from [[Lumut]], where the [[Royal Malaysian Navy]] is based. It is surrounded by [[oil palm]] plantations and estates. |
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During the period of the rubber boom in the 60s and 70s many of the Kutien settlers became wealthy landowners, with quite a few sending many of their children to schools in England and Ireland. |
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Ayer Tawar is also famous for an onion biscuit called [[Kong piang]] (Chinese: 光饼; Pinyin: Guāngbǐng). |
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Today most of the younger population have migrated to bigger towns to find a living. |
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== Demographics == |
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Ethnic [[Chinese Malaysian|Chinese]], mostly of the [[Fuzhou]] dialect group, comprises the majority of Ayer Tawar's population. Most of them work in [[rubber]] estates and [[oil palm]] plantations or participate in the retail industry. Outlying villages are populated by [[Malay people|Malay]] [[paddy]] and fruit farmers. |
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Since 2004, many Ayer Tawar citizens have become involved in [[Swiftlet]] breeding. |
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== Links == |
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* [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~chquay/pages/ayertawar.shtml Charis Huey Li's description of Ayer Tawar] |
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* [http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Malaysia/Negeri_Perak/Ayer_Tawar-1295917/TravelGuide-Ayer_Tawar.html Ayer Tawar at VirtualTourist.com] |
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[[Category:Towns in Perak]] |
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