REJUVENATION STAGE.

The State Government suggest that sustainable tourism is vital to rejuvenate the tourism industry in Langkawi and allows it to compete with other international destination.The factors such as the rate of development, access, government policy, competing destinations, and the changing nature of consumer tastes lead to improvements and visitor numbers may increase again to come at Mahsuri, Langkawi.As a response to that matter, the declaration of the Langkawi islands as the 52nd Global Network Geopark by UNESCO in 2007 was part of the government action to promote and introduce a new tourist attraction in Langkawi. As a result, tourist arrivals in Langkawi have increase and make Mahsuri, Langkwi be more popular compete with other place because of their own history.

STAGNATION STAGE

The rate of tourist arrivals slows down in the consolidation stage, peaks in absolute terms in the stagnation stage with great reliance on repeat customers, only to fall in the decline stage as the destination is no longer fashionable, relying on a small geographical catchment area for day trips and weekends visits.

Around in Mahsuri Tomb, tourist will be amazed by the artistic and classical Malay architecture. There are several traditional Malay wooden houses in the mausoleum where some serves as a mini museum, some unoccupied. That make the Mahsuri Tomb have the many tourist and make it high density with frequency of tourist.

CONSOLIDATION

The rate of the increase in the number of visitors decline. Tourism has become a major part of the local economy and its dominated by the major franchises and chains. Marketing and advertising efforts are further widened to extend the visitors season and market area. The resort cities have well defined recreational business districts. Old facilities are regarded as second rate and undesirable. So, Mahsuri have many opportunity to attract their tourist to come at Mahsuri, Langkawi. By using many facilities at Mahsuri, it can make the number of the visitor will be increase. At the same time, the promotion and advertising is important to attract visitor to come at Mahsuri , besides expecting promotion of the surrounding population at Mahsuri, Langkawi. The team Management need to more focus on promotion and play important role to attract and be more creative to attract more visitor to come Mahsuri because they need to compete to other tourism place in Malaysia.

  

ONE OF THE DISPLAY HISTORY LAGENDA MAHSURI

EXPLORATION

At this stage, museum had limited visitation by a new adventurous tourist with individual travel arrangement and following irregular visitation patterns. It because visitors expected to be non-local, attracted by the destination natural and cultural features. Visiting sites have no specific facilities for visitors so the visitors use local facilities and contact with them is high. The physical fabric and social of the area would be unchanged by tourism. The arrivals of the visitors have little significance on economic and social life of local resident.

DEVELOPMENT

Kota Mahsuri is located Mukim Ulu Melaka and built as a tourist attraction to Langkawi. The complex is equipped with Makam Mahsuri museums, theaters and traditional home-related Kedah history Mahsuri. February 2005, LADA has approved the construction of additional buildings of Kota Mahsuri.

The auditorium is build and serves as a theatrical performance, cultural performances and martial arts teacher for home add uniqueness Complex Kota Mahsuri. LADA has allocated a total of RM4.50 million under the Ninth Malaysia Plan for construction the building on the land of 0.68 acres which is implemented through open tender. The project was initiated on March 24, 2008 and should be completed on 23 November 2008 within a period of 8 month.

After the development of makam Mahsuri,now this hustorical places become more beautiful and attractive.

This game is modified to stone as the old game is outdated.now the game is becoming bigger and stronger and can be used in a long time. 

Mahsuri tombs have also been restored, the tomb is decorated with stone and placed her death history.

Mahsuri house has also been restored, to further strengthen the house to allow tourists to visit the site.

Mahsuri Well 

INVOLVEMENT

Langkawi 

After the curse of mahsuri,Langkawi were not popular and not known by other,due the curst of Mahsuri that state “For this act of injustice Langkawi shall not prosper for seven generations to come”. For seven generations crops failed and tourism wasn’t so hot.

Then the Malaysian prime minister of the time Dr Mahatir Mohamed put in an international airport and created a flourishing tourism community. The descendent of Mahsuri, Wan Aishah, also came back to visit Langkawi in 2000 and Langkawi is well and truly back on track, although the poor girl couldn’t quite understand what all the fuss was about, as crowds followed her and press furiously snapped pictures, Vip’s and radio hosts appearing in droves. You can visit Mahsuri’s mausoleum in the center of Langkawi and also the field of burnt rice where they tried to starve the Thai army by torching the crops.

HISTORY OF MAHSURI

Image of Mahsuri

The best known legend of Langkawi is of Mahsuri, a pretty maiden who lived during the reign of Sultan Abdullah Mukarram Shah the Second who ruled Kedah between 1762 and 1800. She died under tragic circumstances for a crime she did not commit. She died a victim of a conspiracy plotted against her out of jealousy by Mahura, her very own mother-in-law for her magnetic personality. Mahura bitterly objected to her husband's intentions of taking Mahsuri as his second wife and eventually agreed that their son, Mat Deris should seek the hand of Mahsuri in marriage. Since than, Mahura had grown bitterly jealous of Mahsuri for whom she bore much hatred.

In time, Mahsuri gave birth to a baby boy and he was named Mat Arus. This inflamed Mahura even more. Mahsuri was accused of committing adultery with Deramang, a young troubadour who she befriended. The chieftain of Langkawi, Dato Karma Jaya, her own father-in-law was so taken in by Mahura's accusation that, without a proper investigation, he sentenced Mahsuri to death.

As proof of her innocence, some people say, white blood was seen gushing out of her wound during execution at Padang Hangus. Others maintain there was the sudden appearance of white mist that enveloped the spot where she was executed, which it was believed was a sign of mourning of her innocence.

 Wan Aishah Wan Nawawi,

the seventh-generation descendant of 

the legendary Mahsuri

Mahsuri is best remembered for her curse on Langkawi which was uttered before she died. She had said, "For this act of injustice Langkawi shall not prosper for seven generations to come." The execution of Mahsuri was indeed a tragedy of dramatic proportions. And her curse? Myth, legend or fantasy? History tells us that within a few years of Mahsuri's death, Langkawi was devasted by the Siamese and Datuk Seri Kerma Jaya and his entire family were killed. Rice fields and granaries were completely set on fire. 

To this day, grains that appear to be burnt rice grains are still to be found at Padang Matsirat. However, many believe the curse is now over with the numerous development projects undertaken on the island.