Water war in the context of Chinese New Year celebrations, or Chinese New Year which brings together citizens of all ethnicities in the Meranti Archipelago Regency, Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia, is an annual tradition of Chinese society in Selatpanjang which has been the tourism agenda since 2013.

the water war festival lasts for six days from the mark of the Chinese New Year, starting from February 5 to February 10, 2019 from 16:00 a.m., until 18:00 a.m.

by using a pedicab vehicle, residents drive around the city to splash 'ammunition' in the form of water that has been prepared, in buckets, bailers, water pistols and other equipment, which can fire water. for water used, as well as clean water provided by the Meranti island district government agencies.

The Air War Festival 2018 route passes the protocol road in Selatpanjang, from Jalan A. Yani, Tebing Tinggi, Diponegoro, Kartini to Imam Bonjol.

from hotel bookings, known to foreign tourists from various countries, came to visit Selatpanjang City to attend the Water War Festival. As for tourists who regularly come, to attend the water war festival, broadcast Japan, South Africa China, England, Jamaica, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan.

according to the story, long-strait citizens, the history of this water war, because in the past the Chinese in Selatpanjang who wandered and returned home at the time of the Lunar New Year always visited relatives' homes for hospitality using pedicab pedals. at that time, children had a hobby of playing war using a water gun. Every time a pedicab crosses one with another rickshaw, the children shoot at each other and then this culture develops until now it becomes a water war festival (Cian Cui)

because the water war festival in Chinese New Year or Chinese New Year celebrations is known by the international community, and visited by foreign tourists from various countries, this fertival water war, also gets a record from the Indonesian record museum (MURI)