Kwan Sing Bio Temple

Centuries ago before the Europeans came and colonized Indonesia, Chinese people have first arrived. At first they just open up trade opportunities, but most of them eventually settled and lived there as a citizen of Indonesia .

Chinese people bring much influence to the local community. Some of them are cultures , customs and religion. This evidence can be seen from some of those relics are scattered throughout most of the archipelago.

One of these relics is in the Tuban area of pagoda . Pagoda overlooking the sea is known as the Pagoda " Kwan Sing Bio ".

Buddhagaya Watugong Monastery Semarang

Vihara Buddhagaya Watugong, Semarang, Central Java, was the first monastery established in Indonesia since the collapse of Majapahit and the destruction of the Buddha-Dhamma as well as the disappearance of Buddhist community in the archipelago.
Starting from the arrival of Venerable Naradha Mahathera of Sri Lanka in around 1930 AD, which became the first Buddhist missionaries after 500 years of post-Majapahit. Historically, this Watugong Buddhagaya monastery was officially founded in 1957.In this monastery planted "-Bodhi Tree" [The tree is 'credited' to the-Buddha reached enlightenment at the time], and the plant is Bhante Naradha Mahathera.

Tay Kak Sie Temple

Over the centuries since arriving in Semarang, society tionghoa Mangkang originally settled in the area, the name originates from the word Wakang Tjoen or a large sailboat. Genesis uprising of people - the Chinese in Batavia to the Dutch colonial government had feared spread to Semarang to localize the Dutch East Indies government - people tionghoa to where they are easily monitored around the time of Semarang, the place is now known as Chinatown Semarang

Sam Po Kong Temple

Semarang is very thick with the influence of Chinese culture. At Sam Po Kong Chinese cultural influence of Islam complete with a the journey of ChengHo Admiral carved on the wall behind him. Drum and bell that is the hallmark of Islamic culture reminiscent of the Chinese city of Xian on track in silk bamboo curtain country. While at the Vihara Avalokitesvara, the Buddha Chinese cultural influence is evident.