Cap Go Meh, Kemaro Island
Kemaro Island is located in Palembang, South Sumatera, exactly in the middle of the Musi river which divides the city of Palembang. Kemaro Palembang itself is a language, which means dry. According to the people of Palembang, called Kemaro island because the island has never flooded. Although the volume of water in the Musi river rises, the island Kemaro still dry. Because of this uniqueness, the surrounding community dubbed as Kemaro Island.
Kemaro Island is located in a delta that was in the middle of the Musi River, about 5 km upstream. In this island there is a tomb that is believed to be eating from Princess Sriwijaya Siti Fatimah who plunged into the Musi River.
According to the story, a long time ago a daughter of the king of Srivijaya named Siti Fatimah spoken by the son of the king of China had named Tan Bun Ann. Srivijaya king was proposed requirements that must be met by Tan Bun Ann. Tan Bun Ann requirements are required to provide a 9 jar of gold. Family Bun Ann Tan is accepting the terms proposed. To avoid pirate, gold inside the urns were coated vegetables by the family without the knowledge Tan Bun Ann.
One day Ann Tan Bun entourage arrived from China with 9 gold urn that had been promised. However, when asked to show the contents of jar by the king of Srivijaya, Tan Bun Ann was surprised to see vegetables in the jar he was carrying nine. Because of shock and anger, without checking first, Tan Bun Ann jars immediately threw it into the Musi River. But in the last jar, slammed on the vessel wall and shattered, so saw the gold pieces in it.
A sense of regret that makes Tan Bun Ann took an unexpected decision, he plunged into the Musi River. Seeing the incident, Siti Fatimah come throw themselves into the river, saying, "Next time there is soil that grows on the banks of this river, then that's where my grave." And it's true, all of a sudden from under the river that eventually arise mound This is now the island Kemaro.
When we visited the island Kemaro, will be found three pieces of land that resembles a mound of rocks, where each mound was given a kind of roof from wood and given a headstone with the inscription in red-dominated China. According to the story, which in the middle of the mound is the tomb of the princess. While the two existing mound in sebelanya an aide of the prince's tomb of China and the ladies of the princess trust. Until now the tombs are still well maintained as the legend of the island Kemaro.
This island will be crowded on the go by its ethnic Chinese visitors both from within and outside the country such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China and other countries especially when Cap Go Me (15 days after the Lunar New Year), and there was a rare tree tree called love where what when young couples who carved the name of dating when they allegedly love them will continue to the altar.
Kemaro Island is located in a delta that was in the middle of the Musi River, about 5 km upstream. In this island there is a tomb that is believed to be eating from Princess Sriwijaya Siti Fatimah who plunged into the Musi River.
According to the story, a long time ago a daughter of the king of Srivijaya named Siti Fatimah spoken by the son of the king of China had named Tan Bun Ann. Srivijaya king was proposed requirements that must be met by Tan Bun Ann. Tan Bun Ann requirements are required to provide a 9 jar of gold. Family Bun Ann Tan is accepting the terms proposed. To avoid pirate, gold inside the urns were coated vegetables by the family without the knowledge Tan Bun Ann.
One day Ann Tan Bun entourage arrived from China with 9 gold urn that had been promised. However, when asked to show the contents of jar by the king of Srivijaya, Tan Bun Ann was surprised to see vegetables in the jar he was carrying nine. Because of shock and anger, without checking first, Tan Bun Ann jars immediately threw it into the Musi River. But in the last jar, slammed on the vessel wall and shattered, so saw the gold pieces in it.
A sense of regret that makes Tan Bun Ann took an unexpected decision, he plunged into the Musi River. Seeing the incident, Siti Fatimah come throw themselves into the river, saying, "Next time there is soil that grows on the banks of this river, then that's where my grave." And it's true, all of a sudden from under the river that eventually arise mound This is now the island Kemaro.
When we visited the island Kemaro, will be found three pieces of land that resembles a mound of rocks, where each mound was given a kind of roof from wood and given a headstone with the inscription in red-dominated China. According to the story, which in the middle of the mound is the tomb of the princess. While the two existing mound in sebelanya an aide of the prince's tomb of China and the ladies of the princess trust. Until now the tombs are still well maintained as the legend of the island Kemaro.
This island will be crowded on the go by its ethnic Chinese visitors both from within and outside the country such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China and other countries especially when Cap Go Me (15 days after the Lunar New Year), and there was a rare tree tree called love where what when young couples who carved the name of dating when they allegedly love them will continue to the altar.
