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Gopeng (Jawi: ڬوڤيڠ, Chinese: 務邊) is a town located in Mukim Teja, Kampar District, Perak, Malaysia. It is situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) south of Ipoh , the state capital. History
The plantation has over 200,000 trees of a special hybrid Aquilaria spp species which is critically endangered in the wild which spreads over an area of 120 hectares. [1] [2] Gaharu is the local Malay name for this tree better known as Agarwood, Aloes or Eagleswood to the world.
Tempurung Cave is a limestone cave located in Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia, spanning more than 4 kilometers, making it one of the longest caves in Peninsular Malaysia. Its name is taken in conjunction with its shape like a coconut shell. The length of this cave reaches 1.9 km and is believed to have existed since 8000 BC.
The Sam Poh Tong Temple (Chinese: 三寶洞 'three treasures cave') (also known as the Three Buddhas Cave) [2] is a Chinese temple built within a limestone cave and is the oldest and the main cave temple in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. [3]
Constituency created from Gopeng 7th 1986-1990 Loh Boon Eng BN (MCA) 8th 1990-1995 R. K. Muthu DAP: 9th 1995-1999 Ho Wai Cheong BN (MCA) 10th 1999-2004 11th 2004-2008 12th 2008-2013 Chang Lih Kang: PR (PKR) 13th 2013-2018 14th 2018-2022 Sandrea Ng Shy Ching: PH (PKR) 15th 2022–present
Timeline of Chinese history. This is a timeline of Chinese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in China and its dynasties. To read about the background to these events, see History of China. See also the list of Chinese monarchs, Chinese emperors family tree, dynasties of China and years in China.
In the preceding decades, the Mongols had conquered the Jin dynasty in Northern China, and the Southern Song dynasty fell in 1279 after a protracted and bloody war. The Mongol Yuan dynasty became the first conquest dynasty in Chinese history to rule the entirety of China proper and its population as an ethnic minority.
Kinta District was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18th century.The discovery of substantial tin deposits in the Kinta Valley attracted a diverse influx of immigrants, particularly from China, who sought their fortunes in the lucrative mining trade.