Tanjung Malim

Bandar Tanjung Malim terletak di selatan negeri Perak dan bersempadanan dengan Pekan Hulu Bernam, Selangor yang dipisahkan oleh Sungai Bernam. Kedudukannya ialah 76km dari Kuala Lumpur dan 130km dari Ipoh. Bandar ini amat terkenal kerana di sinilah terletaknya Maktab Perguruan Sultan Idris. Maktab ini dibina pada tahun 1922 dan merupakan antara maktab perguruan tertua di negara yang telah melahirkan ramai pejuang kemerdekaan dan tokoh-tokoh pendidik negara. Kini maktab tersebut dikenali sebagai Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI).

Kebanyakan rumah kedai warisan yang masih kekal terletak di Jalan Besar. Selain daripada Bangunan UPSI, lain-lain bangunan warisan yang unggul di sini ialah bangunan Balai Polis, Masjid Jamek, Rumah Rehat, Rumah Pegawai Daerah dan Kuarters kakitangan UPSI, kuarters hospital lama Tanjung Malim serta kuarters Majlis Daerah Tanjung Malim.

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Easy in Tanjung Malim
Take a leisurely stroll through Tanjung Malim and enjoy its good food and warm hospitality

1)Proton City Here id the boom for
Tanjung Malim, which was almost dying at one time,
Now, Proton C ity is beckoning to Malaysians who want to live in bungalows by a beautiful lake and with
good facilities, besides the numerous job opportunities that the city offers with the setting up of the Proton
plant here that manufacturers some 75,000 cars annually.

2) Railway Station
This is an electric mix of old and new, where the old concrete signage stating the town you are
passing through is still in place while the tracks are new the new double-tracking system in place. Again, this is a walk down memory lane.

3) Sungai klah Hot Spring Park
Natural and curative, this hot spring has been turned into a resort, where jacuzzis untilising the hot spring water is available for some of the chalet here. It is
nestled in lush forest patches, surrounded by hills and cold mountain streams and rivers. A haven closed to Kuala Lumpur.

Tanjung Malim Food Testimonial: We're newbies, so we don't fully appreciate the urgency of the situation. Dave grabs a table by the door and leisurely pulls out his camera and lenses. I amble over to the queue forming behind the glass display case, noting my excellent position at number 5 in line. But it doesn't move. Those at the front of the queue point to dish after dish after dish, asking for three or four spoonfuls of each. Food is fast disappearing from serving platters. The folks in front of me begin to shuffle their feet. They cough nervously. Behind me there's more agitation, maybe even a bit of grumbling. When I finally take my place at the front of the queue I understand what's got my fellows worked up. I've been advised to order the sambal petai ('stink' beans in chile sauce) - and, in fact, I've just overheard the men behind me agreeing that the dish is superb. But it's gone. We've driven an hour for this lunch. The place has only been open for fifteen minutes and the sambal petai is gone. How could this be?!

4) Police Station
This is the place where most of Tanjung Malim's history was recorded, especially during the communist unsurgency. The pre-war building is still sturdy and a walk into this building seems to bring back scenes of yesteryear. Worth a visit, even if only to ask for directions.

5) Sultan Idris Teaching University
The Sultan Idris Teaching University is a tribute to the Sultan Idris Training College for Malay teachers, founded in 1917 by the Malay Federated State and strait Settlement assistant director of education, R.O. Winstedt. Its establishment was to ensure adequately trained teachers were available for the education of local in Malaya. The college, now a university, has since become an icon for this town and is a tourist attractive.

6) Hindu Temple
From afar, it is awash with colourful statues. Inching yur way closer to it, you will see statues in their most resplendent hues and forms. It is truly a work of art and a beatiful example of water a peaceful and beatiful place of worship ought to look like.

7) Yik Mun Pau
No visit to Tanjung Malim would be complete without a stop at the Yik Mun Restaurant. One of the first food outlets to produce halal pau, most
travellers would make a beeline for this restaurant where they not only good and tasty pau, especially the savoury ones with thick kaya and aromatic Hainanses coffee. There are also frozen pau for sale if one wants to bring Tanjung Malim's No. 1 fast food home.

8) Tanjung Malim Rest House
This building has old-world charm, being constructed and completed in 1880. The prestigiuos Rest House is famous for its Mee Hailam and chicken Chop. The rest house is also a popular stop for VIPs when they come to Tanjung Malim and despite age, the rest house stands pround and tall as a heritage building.