Tambun

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Tambun is a main town in Kinta district, Perak, Malaysia.

Tambun is notable for the it's pomelo produce, which is very sought after by locals and tourists alike. Many planters were Hakkas from southern China. The fruit is originally brought in from Southern China together with the travelling Chinese as a good source of Vitamin C on extended ship journey. The plant adapted well to Tambun-Ampang-Piah region's dark and ferrous soil conditions.

Most pomeloes farms harvest twice a year in conjunction with Chinese New Year and Mid Autumn Festival. However, some enterprising farmers managed to have the third crop squeezed to increased their yield. In the early years of the 20th centurey and the emergency period after the Second World War, most Tambun planters also increased yield by rearing pigs and chickens within the pomeloes farms. This practiced continued until the turn of the century when Japanese Encephalitis stuck the district.

The droppings were used as fertilisers. Within the district were Sikh cow farm which supplement their income by selling cow-dungs - a favoured source of fertilisers in pomelo orchards.

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