Gedung Batu temple Sam Po Kong Semarang
Sam Poo Kong is a former stopover place and the first landing of a Muslim Chinese admiral named Zheng He / Cheng Ho. The place is usually called Gedung Batu, because the shape is a huge Batu Caves are situated on a rock. Located in Simongan area, southwest of Semarang.
Virtually the entire building China building typical red shades. Now the place was used as a memorial and a place of worship or worship as well as a place for pilgrimage. For this purpose, in the stone cave placed an altar, as well as statues of Sam Po Tay Djien. Though admiral Zheng He was a Muslim, but by them is considered a god. This is understandable in view of Confucianism or Tau assume the deceased person can provide relief to them.
Fountains at Sam poo kong
The entrance of Sam Poo Kong
Sam Poo Kong temple also known as Gedung Batu
Like most buildings of the temple, Sam Poo Kong Temple, located in Simongan, Semarang, is also dominated by the color red. A number of red lanterns adorn not only kelentengnya, but also the trees toward the entrance.
The principal building of the temple is a stone that is believed to Goa as a starting place to land and the headquarters of Admiral Cheng Ho and his men when visiting the island of Java in the 1400s. Originally Goa closed landslide in the 1700s, was rebuilt by the locals as a tribute to Zheng.
Now inside the cave there is a statue of Zheng gilded and used to invoke the prayer hall in the blessing of safety, health and fortune. In addition to the main building of the stone cave, whose walls are decorated with reliefs of Zheng He's voyages of mainland China sampa to Java, in this area there is also a large temple and two smaller prayer.
The place where prayers are named according to its purpose, namely the temple Thao Tee Kong is a place of worship to seek blessings of Lord of Earth and life safety. While shrine tomb of Kyai Juru Mudi form helmsman ship carrying Admiral Cheng Ho.
Place of worship of other religious scholars named anchor, because here are stored anchor ship Zheng He's original decorated red cloth anyway. Here used to worship the spirits of Ho Ping, which is not akin to pray for the spirits of families who might not have a place in the afterlife.
Then there is the shrine of Kyai Cundrik Earth, which was once a place of storage of all types of weaponry used crew Cheng Ho, as well as the Kyai and Nyai Tumpeng representing temapt storage of foodstuffs at the time of Cheng Ho.
Since the entire area is intended for prayer, not everyone is allowed to enter it. Building temples, both large and small fenced and entrance guarded by security officers. Only intending to pray only allowed to enter while travelers who want to see the view from behind the fence can do.
Since a massive renovation in 2002 and completed in 2005, which predict the cost of 20 billion, Sam Poo Kong to attract more people to visit. In the yard large enough in front of the temple, there are a number of statues, including the statue of Admiral Cheng Ho, is interesting enough to be enjoyed. This is where the attraction artistic attractions of dance, a lion dance or any other art form memperngati day was held for the historic day that relate to Cheng Ho or Chinese culture.
In August, for example, has always held a festival in memory of the arrival of Cheng Ho to Semarang. For the month of August 2009, the festival was held on 18 ke604 commemorating the arrival of Cheng Ho.
The celebration is accompanied by a procession, bazaar, and Lion Dance festival. Today another great day which is celebrated here including the Lunar New Year and the birth of Cheng Ho. The arrival of foreign tourists, especially from China, indicating that the Sam Poo Kong is widely known in the world. Based on the dole money left by visitors, Gedung Batu Temple is also often visited by tourists foreign tourists from America, Russia, Brazil and other countries.
Admiral Zheng Persian descent and are Muslim, making this place also visited by those who are Muslims, including the tourists who come from China.
Source: seputarsemarang.com
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