Minggu, 24 Juni 2012

Kemaro Island


KEMARO ISLAND

Kemaro island located in South Sumatra, 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 river Musi increased, the island Kemaro still dry. Because of this uniqueness, dubbed as the surrounding community Kemaro Island.
Kemaro island is located in a delta that was in the middle of the river Musi, about 5 km upstream. On the island there is a tomb believed to be a meal of Srivijaya daughter Siti Fatimah who plunged into the Musi River.

The story tells that in ancient times a king's daughter named Siti Fatimah Sriwijaya spoken by the son of the king of our country named Tan Bun Ann. King of Srivijaya was a requirement to be met by Tan Bun Ann. The requirement is to provide Ann Tan Bun 9 jar of gold. Ann Bun Tan family was receiving it as requested. To avoid pirates, gold inside the jars were covered with a vegetable by the family without the knowledge of Tan Bun Ann.
One day Ann Bun Tan entourage arrived from China with 9 gold urn that has been promised. However, after being told to show the contents of jar by the king of Srivijaya, Tan Bun Ann was surprised to see the vegetables in the jar 9 carries. With shock and anger, without checking it first, Tan Bun Ann immediately throw the jars into the Musi River. But at the last jar, crashing on the vessel wall and shattered, so terlihatlah gold pieces in it.

Remorse that makes Ann Tan Bun unexpected decision, he threw himself into the Musi River. Seeing the incident, Siti Fatimah come dive into the river, saying, "If there's ever-growing land on the banks of this river, so that's where my grave." And sure enough, suddenly arose from the bottom of the river mound that eventually 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 sort of roof of wood and given a tombstone with the inscription in red-dominated China. The story tells that in the middle of the mound is the tomb of the princess. While the two mounds of earth in a tomb sebelanya aide of Chinese princes and ladies of the princess trust. Until now, these tombs are still preserved as both a legend Kemaro island.

This island will be busy in coming to the ethnic Chinese visitors both from within and outside the country such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China and other countries, especially at the time of Cap Go Me (15 days after the Lunar New Year), and there was a rare tree in which what is called the tree of love when young couples dating who carve their names when they supposedly love to continue to the altar.

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