Places of Worship & Devotion

This temple is said to be older than the Tua Pek Kong Asajaya nearby, about 20 minutes drive by car from here. In the early days before the construction of the Asajaya / Sadong Jaya coastal highway, devotees nearby had to travel by boat to pay respect here.

Like other Tua Pek Kong temple, Tua Pek Kong Asajaya started as a small wooden temple nearby a small river in Asajaya. The temple was initiated mainly due to many drowning incidents of local children nearby the current location. The current temple was rebuilt on the same location after many years of persistent efforts from local devotees on land issue.

From a distance, Fuk Teck Gong temple is floating on water, like a floating lotus. Going to Beliong is a step back in time. Visitors are ferried across the Samarahan River by boatmen in sampans after a leisurely and refreshing drive through the Asajaya countryside. Alighting from the boats, they are greeted by farmers who peddle an array of fresh produce from their farms – sweet corn, pineapples, bananas and coconuts. A cluster of Malay houses emerges from among coconut palms as you walk towards the Kampung. There is no road in Beliong. People walk or cycle. At mid-day, or anytime of the day, the place is quiet. There is no sound of traffic except for the sputtering of the outboard engine from the sampan ferrying visitors to the village or that of the occasional motorbike. This is a place which seems out of this world, spared the trappings of modern development. Meaning of Beliong Beliong in Chinese is Wen Loong. Literally, it means kissing the dragon. But there ar...