Kembang Island
Flower Island is called ape kingdom because there are hundreds and even thousands of monkeys here, and supposedly according to the myth of locals there is a very large ape that is called the king of the apes. But not only apes, if we are lucky we can bertmu with Bekantan, the type of long-tailed monkeys that have a nose with a sharp yellowish color that is a typical animal island of Borneo.
Perhaps some people wonder, how can these so many monkeys live on an island made by nature that is not connected by this land?
Historically it is said that one of the kings' descendants in Kuin was not in the gifts of the descendants. According to the fortune-teller prediction at that time if you want to have children then have to visit the island of Flower by holding ceremony badudus (bath-mandi). The prophecy and advice of the astrologer was carried out by the kingdom. After some time after the ceremony on the island of Kembang turned out to wife of descendants of the king who meant pregnant. So happy the king's family to hear this happy thing. So the ruling king ordered the royal officers to guard the island so that nothing would destroy and disturb him.
Royal officers who received orders to keep the Flower Island brought two large apes, male and female named the Wine. It is said that according to the story that circulated after so long this royal officer disappeared unseen unknown where he went. While the abandoned apes breed and become the inhabitants of Flower Island (1)
History of Flower Island
Formerly among the archipelago there are kingdoms, both large and small kingdoms. In Banjarmasin precisely Muara Kuin stands a Kingdom. In the narrative received by the people from generation to generation is told that in the kingdom there is a very powerful, brave and mighty statue named Datu Pujung
Datu Pujung is a title. As for his real name is Aria Malangkan live in Ulin Amuntai Ladder, he lives coinciding in the reign of Pengeran Suryanata until the reign of Prince Suriansyah. He is one of Datu among other Datu-datu in the Datu-datu Banjar saga. He is also a Patih of the Kingdom of Banjar.
Illustration Drawings
This Datu Pujung is a mainstay and fortress against people who want to master or do evil in the Kingdom of Kuin. One day as told by the parents first came an English ship carrying passengers whose moyoritasnya Chinese. They are known to live and rule the kingdom of Kuin. To achieve their intentions of course they have to deal with Datu Pujung. There are provisions and requirements given by Datu Pujung if you want to control the Kingdom of Kuin is to be able to pass the test set that must be able to split the big wood without tools or weapons. It turned out that the requirements of Datu Pujung can not be fulfilled by those who want to control the kingdom. So after that Datu Pujung showed his magic and easily split the big wood without tools. Datu Pujung proves to the people who came sailing that the requirements were not nonsense or something impossible. Due to the immigrants who are on board the British ship can not meet the requirements set.
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