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THE LEGEND OF
PULAU TIOMAN
The
local legend reveals that:
A beautiful Dragon Princess once flew
from China to the Land of Singa for her wedding;
Over the South
China Sea,
She settled down to rest a while;
Sea was
calm and caressing and the sun was warm on her back;
Overcome with pleasure,
She decided to stay and turned
herself into an island
~ Pulau Tioman
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THE LEGEND OF TIOMAN ISLAND
A picture of a wooden tomb with Tioman Island's
legend written on it!
"According to legend, as narrated by local folks
and from signboard erected by the government, Tioman Island is the resting
place of a beautiful dragon princess. Whilst flying from
China to visit her prince in
Singapore, this beautiful maiden
stopped to seek solace in the crystal-clear waters of the
South China Sea. Enraptured by the
charms of the place, she decided to discontinue her journey. By
taking the form of an island, she pledged to offer shelter and comfort
to passing travelers." (Original Version)
"Local mythology claims that the island is the
embodiment of the mighty dragon Sri Gumom. The dragon was on his way to
visit his sister Gunung Linga (Lingin Peak) but the great Sri Rama
forbade the meeting and Sri Gumom was turned into a stone and fell into
the deep sea where he now remains, frozen in eternity as this beautiful
island with its distinctive topography." (Noted Additional Version, Unknown Source)
"Paulo Tymon", Nieuhof: Ambassade vers la Chine, 1665
(17th Century)
The narrated legend is believed to come into existence in the
15th Century from one of the 7 voyages of Admiral Zheng He of
Ming dynasty China. (Noted by Professor Dr. Tan Man Ho in 1998)
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