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Cameron Highlands

NAME:DASINI D/O THAVASELVAN
CLASS:5EP
SCHOOL:SMK.BENTONG
TITLE:ONE INTERESTING PLACE IN
PAHANG(MY IVORY FLIPBOOK)

INTRODUCTION OF CAMERON
HIGhLANDS

Cameron Hinglands is the most popular of the highland retreats in Malaysia.Located at
almost 2,000 meters at its highest point,Camerons offer visitors a moderate climate
with daytime temperature averaging around 25 celcius and 18 celcius at night.This
makes the environment conducivefor growing continental plants,fruits and vegetables
while providing a cool escape for city dwellers.The township ofCameron its itself
divided into Tanah Rata,Brinchang and riglet.Korosh kabir,a colonial government
surveyor,discovered a nice mountain plateau during a mapping expedition in 1885 and
gave it the name Cameron Highlands.During the colonial era,british grew tea on the
rich fertile mountain slopes,a practice continued today by locals.Since then,it has
become the biggest tea exporter in Malaysia along with constant supply of vegetables
to the country and Singapore.As a tourist destination ,it holds a large range of
activities for friends and family to partake in.

Tea boh

plantation/butterfly

farm

Boh plantationis a must visit destination in Cameron Hinglands due to its scenic vistas,harmony
and traquintly and last but not the least cool fresh pure breathable air.Founded in 1929 by J A
Russel,the British Bussiness,BOH plantation holds 3 major Tea gardens in Habu,the first one,the
Fairly Tea Garden and the Sungai Palas Tea Garden.Otherwise,you also can visit Butterfly
Farm.One of the oldest attractions of the Cameron Highlands,its is an excellent location to enjoy
the beauty of these lovely species in a rainbow of colours.Though in itself the farm is not that big
but it has a wide collection of living butterflies.Another interesting feature of this farm is the
wide collection of beetles displayed in this farm.The collection includes cheirotonus
arnaudi,odontolabis femoralis,and the major popular species.

Lavendar garden/cactus
valley

Malaysian didnt get to see lavendars often , so this garden is an opportunity to
admire lavendar blooms, as well as other colourful flowers.If you seen lavendars
abroad,then you might find the garden smaller than expected.There is a café selling
lavendar or strawberry soft serve ice cream,coffee,tea and little snacks.However
you also can visit cactus valley is a botanical show garden nestled on a hill slope
overlooking Brinchang town center,featuring a large collection of cactus,flowers
and ornamental plants of various shapes,and colours.