Beliong Fuk Teck Gong Temple is located outside of Kuching as it takes around an hour or more to get there which depends on the traffic on the road.
Meaning of Beliong
Beliong in Chinese is Wen Loong. Literally, it means kissing the dragon. But there are no dragons in Beliong, only a long sandy ridge created by the alluvial deposits of the Samarahan River running all the way from Kampung Beliong up to Kampung Tanju. It is now covered with vegetation.
Local fengshui gurus look at it as a grounded dragon, unable to take off. In the Hakka dialect, its name is Vut Leung, meaning captive dragon.
The Malays, however, say Beliong is a special axe used in making a boat or sampan. It is cleverly mounted on the forked end of a wooden pole and can be adjusted and used as a hoe as well as an axe.
According to the Tua Kampung of Beliong, Sani Basah, Beliong, in its earlier times, was populated by many Bruneians who used the kapak beliong to make boats.
One day, one of them dropped his axe into a stream. In order to remember where he dropped the axe, he made a mark on the side of his boat. He then paddled to Kampung Tambirat on the opposite side where the water was shallow and started looking for his axe there.
All of a sudden, he realised his stupidity and remembered the original spot where he dropped his beliong. He pointed at the stream opposite Tambirat and exclaimed “there, beliong.”
The incident became a much talked about story and over the years, the stream simply became Sungai Beliong and the kampung, quite naturally, became Kampung Beliong.
Tua Kampung Sani whose family has lived there since the 1840s, said his grandfather was from Brunei. His name was Tengku Putih, and his father was Gafar Tengku Putih. It is likely many of the present Malay population in Beliong had come from Brunei.
You would need to use a boat to reach the area which is known as "sampan" in Malay language. It might be a really interesting experience as you will experience the exciting trip to reach there. The boat would be able to fit around 10 passengers at a time.
This is a newly constructed pagoda temple over there , which was around a few years ago. It have been many visitors place.
It always have magnificent views from the top of the pagoda.
The main entrance of the place.
So this is part of the experience that i can share with you, it is really a very peaceful place which cute, smart dogs over there guarding! There are also a lot of artistic structures over there. It will be something like the "China" ! Visit there now!
