"(Silungkang was)... a small weaving town of about three hundred households, lying in a narrow desolate valley about fifty miles southeast of Padang Panjang, Silungkang was located on the railroad line between Solok and Sawahlunto, "
-- Audrey R. Kahin
Desa kecil di tengah hutan rimba di pulau Sumatera ini sepintas kelihatan tidak signifikan. Tetapi, ketika ditengok lebih lanjut, kita bisa lihat bagaimana gigih putra-putri desa ini, dengan berbagai hasil yang cukup spektakuler.
Prestasi 
"(Silungkang was)... a small weaving town of about three hundred households, lying in a narrow desolate valley about fifty miles southeast of Padang Panjang, Silungkang was located on the railroad line between Solok and Sawahlunto, "