ISLAND Kemaro

The island is located in the Kemaro musi river, about 5 km downstream the bridge Ampera. On the island there is a Vihara. In the Cap Go Me including thousands of Chinese people who came from different cities and even from abroad to visit the island Kemaro to perform prayers or berziarah. This lasted up to 2-3 days.

Hok temple Tjing Rio with a 3.5 hectares is also one of the milestones in the history of Chinese presence of Palembang.

Pagoda architecture also reflects the unique philosophy of China, as there is in many other areas in the pagoda. Dominant color throughout the building with the red color to golden yellow.

The building consists of pendopo at the Musi River, where the two towers burning money gold, the main room, back room, and the space sacred tombs pair and Siti Fatimah Tan Po Han.

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BRIDGE Ampera

Building bridges this movement started in April 1962, after the approval of President Soekarno. Originally, the bridges along the 1177 meters with a width of 22 meters, the bridge was named.

Dedication bridge done in 1965, and reinforces the name as the name of Bung Karno bridge. However, after the political upheaval occurred in 1966, when the movement of anti-Soekarno very strong, the bridge was also changed to Ampera bridge.

Changes from time to time make Ampera styled bridge into the beautiful, until now penataan bridge with light colors Warni, make the people who come to the bridge at night Ampera increasingly crowded.

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Musi River

Musi River is located in the city of Palembang, and this is interesting for tourists, disuatu place is located near the river raft house. And we can also see the activities of the fishermen dig river is production.

Watching sunset from Ampera bridge is a matter that is really exciting as we watch the sun can see the entire surface of the city.

Musi River is also often used as the water festival arena, such as race boat (bidar), decorate the boat contest, the race to swim across the river, and another - another.

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Agung Mosque

Agung Palembang mosque, located in the center of the city is also one of the Sultanate of Palembang heritage. This mosque founded by Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I or Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Jaya Wikramo starting from 1738 until 1748.

The size of the first mosque built in the area of 1080 square meters with a capacity 1200 jemaah.Per do with the area's first charitable Sayid Umar bin Muhammad Assegaf Altoha and Sayid bin Achmad Syech Sahab conducted in the year 1897 under the leadership Nataagama Prince Ibn Mustafa Karta mangala Raden Kamaluddin .

Expanding the second time in 1930. 1952 be extended again by the Great Mosque Foundation in the years 1966-1969 to build two additional floors so lus mosque until now 5520 square meters with a capacity 7750.

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