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rizky's posts with tag: chinese temple
|  | this temple was built to respect and commemorate the chinese admiral zeng he/ cheng ho/ sam po thay for his visit in this site at 1405. interestingly this place believed once to be a mosque, since zeng he was a moslem. and until now visitors can see a tomb in islamic style believed to be the tomb of the zeng he's ship captain, including a small prayers chamber or surau (a tiny scale of mosque) surrounding the tomb.
however the original building has been going through several renovations. the biggest one was partially completed in 2005 and still undergoing for minors up to now. visitor can reach this temple by taxi or angkot 'public transport van'. for taxi from simpang lima area for example, will cost you not more then 20.000 rups. |
| | this temple known as gang lombok temple is originally named tay kak sie. believes to be built by chinese muslim admiral cheng ho (zheng he) in 1405 although this more likely myth instead of history is still debatable, but one thing for sure this temple is one of the oldest chinese temple in indonesia. located down town just few steps from the oudstad and the night food court of semawis.
zheng he / cheng ho / ma san bao / sam po thay / hajji mahmud shams, was a chinese mariner of hui ethnic descent, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of “eunuch sanbao to the western ocean” from 1405 to 1433.
zheng he was born in 1371 of the hui ethnic group and the muslim faith in modern-day yunnan province,[1][2] one of the last possessions of the mongols of the yuan dynasty before being conquered by the ming dynasty.
he served as a close confidant of the yongle emperor of china (reigned 1403�"1424), the third emperor of the ming dynasty. zheng he's ancestors include a general for genghis khan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He
this place has been my favorite place to visit in semarang. not just for its historic value, but most of all because just beside the temple you can tastes the most spectacular food in semarang 'lumpia'. lumpia is originally chinese food but later on has become the city's trademark. with some 8000 rups per portion (somehow the price increases annualy) you can enjoy the best lumpia in town, and i love the 'basah' un fried one even better. |
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