Singkawang is known as the city of a thousand temples or the city of Amoy. Why? that’s because the number of Chinese people living in this area brought their culture here and built many temples here. Singkawang is only 150 km or 2-3 hours from Pontianak. This city has become part of the “satellite” of […]
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Tatung in Hakka is a person who is possessed by the spirit of a god or ancestor. Where the person’s body or body is used as a means of communication or an intermediary between the ancestral spirits or gods. By using certain Mantra and Mudras the divine spirit is summoned to the altar and then […]
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History of the establishment of the City of Singkawang in West Kalimantan
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Apart from Pontianak, a city in the province of West Kalimantan which has a well-known name is the city of Singkawang. Previously, Singkawang was a village that was included in the territory of the Sambas sultanate, Singkawang Village as a stopover for traders and gold miners from Monterado. The miners and traders who mostly came […]