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Monsopiad Cultural Village is a new product that could be of interest to you as part of your itinerary when you visit Sabah. A place you can visit for a few hours and discover the rich cultural wonders of this unique village that depicts the true famous Kadazan Warrior "Monsopiad", who lived and roamed over 250 years ago on the very land that the village stands today. Here in the village you can meet the direct descendants of the famous warrior "Monsopiad" and hear some of the known legends and tales that has been passed down from generation to generation. Visit the "House of Skulls" where it housed 42 human Skulls part of Monsopiad's trophies taken from several battles with Pirates and Plunderers and hear about a number of special heads that was taken from other tribal warriors who challenged Monsopiad's strength and failed. Within the village stands the sacred "Monolith" a stone weighing over 2 tons and standing 4 meters tall. This massive stone was placed in its original position by the villagers, after being commanded by Monsopiad to build a monument in his honour with the help of The "Bobohizans" (Pagan Priestess) and the unknown forces summoned by the latter from the spirit world. This huge granite stone was carved out off cliff face Island. It was placed in between two huge raft and was transported over ten miles across the open sea to the mouth of the Moyog river and then brought up river to the site where it stands today. This you can imagine was quite an amazing feat in itself taken into consideration that it was over 250 years ago. Monsopiad used the Monolith as a place to bring the head that he has just taken to be dried up. This ritual was always done with grand ceremony, accompanied by chanting "Bobohizans" singing, dancing Kadazan maidens and war cries from the tribal warriors. Within the village you can also visit the spirit tree and the sacred " Burial Ground" of "Latana" The famous Kadazan Priestess. Other attraction within the village are the Moyog River Hanging Bridge, Monsopiad Museum, Traditional Kadazan Rice Barn, Rice Farming, Souvenir shop, Jungle trek to Ceremonial Hill Where Monsopiad and The Bobohizans (Pagan Priestess) used to perform ritual ceremony, go on an organised rural tour comprising of ; 1. Traditional Rubber Tapping processing
and simple latex processing. Monsopiad Cultural Village is a MUST to visit during your stay. It stands alongside Mount Kinabalu, Sepilok, Sipadan Island as a place not to be missed.
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