Kampung Pulai

Kampung Pulai is a freehold agriculture land which located in Gua Musang, Kelantan. Kampung Pulai is surrounded by beautiful scenery of hills, rubber plantation and other agriculture. This Hakka Village is situated just a 15 minutes of driving distance from Gua Musang Town. Pulai was distant and cut off from the outside world. The early settlers were inter-marries with Orang Asli women due to the shortage of Chinese females. Therefore, most of the villagers are mixed blood. The biggest tourism spot can be found in Kampung Pulai is Water & Moon Temple or is commonly known as Shui Yue Gong Temple. It is a old Chinese Temple which has a history for over 600 years. This temple is well known for granting wishes especially for those with needy. Many Chinese people come from all over the world travel to this temple purposely just to have their wishes granted. In addition, Pulai Princess Cave is also one of the attraction in Kampung Pulai. Other name of this cave is Zhi Xia Dong or Zi Xia Dong. This cave is located in a limestone karst tower called Princess Hill and it is connected with the Water & Moon Temple. From Water & Moon Temple, people can easily find Pulai Princess Cave by crossing a metal river over the Galas River and walk along the old mining pool and rubber plantation. This journey would takes 15 minutes of walking distance to complete. In the year of 2008, a 12 meters statue of Goddess Guan Yin was formed or carved from a huge limestone stalagmite by master Chinese craftsmen. Other amenities can be found nearby includes clinic, banks, petrol stations, government office, restaurants, place of worships and others. For instance, there are Pulai Seafood Restaurant, Haji Sulaiman Restaurant, Klinik Desa Kampung Pulai, Gua Musang Tyre Battery Sdn Bhd and many more. Schools can be found nearby includes Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaa Sri Wangi, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kampung Pulai, Sekolah Kebangsaan Lepan Jaya and many more. Kampung Pulai was said to be founded by Hakka Chinese over 600 years. The purpose of the Hakka people for coming to this village is for the gold during the period of Ming Dynasty to Qing Dynasty. More than 100 years ago, the gold deposits were depleted and the settlers had to turn to farming to survive. In 1948, British Colonists used the security as a reason to expel the Hakka Chinese from Kampng Pulai. These villagers lived in other states until 1960. In 1960, they get approval from the colonists to return back to Pulai and rebuilt their homes. Other than that, there are not much information about Kampung Pualai is found. Residential projects that located nearby are Anjung Vista, Apartment Desa Pondok Indah, Battuta Ville, City View Condominium, Embunuri @ Sireh and Flat Bandar Baru Kubang Kerian. Commercial project that be be found nearby Kampung Pulai with the likes of Country House Pulai Holiday Village, Laveinn Homestay, Kampung Sungai Kepa, Kampung PPMS Kesedar Sejahtera.