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Langkawi, The Legend of

The Legend of Langkawi is about Mashuri - a beautiful young maiden who was unjustly punished for adultery. The unjust punishment was a result of betrayal and spite of the part of those envious of her beauty and chastity.

The sentence for adultery at the time was death. Legend has it that Mashuri bled blood that was white when she was executed. In her dying breath, Mashuri cursed the island and its inhabitants. She swore that for seven generations the people of Langkawi would suffer. Apparently they did until the era of former Prime Minster of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, who helped transformed Langkawi into an island that is today a major tourist attraction of Malaysia - and home to LIMA - the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibitions.

Lagenda Langkawi

Lagend Langkawi adalah mengenai Mashuri, seorang dara muda yang cantik molek. Mashuri disalah-hukum untuk kesalahan berzina. Hukuman yang tidak berpatutan itu adalah hasil daripada pengkhianatan mereka yang cemberu akan kejelitaan dan kesucian Mashuri.

Menurut lagenda, Mashuri berdarah putih semasa dia dihukum mati. Pada saat-saat terakhirnya, Mashuri telah menyumpah Langkawi serta penghuni-penghuni pulau itu. Sumpah Mashuri mengakibatkan Langkawi dan penghuni-penghuninya menderita selama tujuh generasi. Tampaknya, sumpah Mashuri berterusan sehingga era bekas Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Beliau telah membantu menjelmakan Langkawi menjadi sebuah pulau destinasi pelancongan. Hari ini, Langkawi juga merupakan tuan rumah kepada LIMA - Pameran Udara dan Maritim Langkawi.