Palembang city of Indonesia, is a city that has a variety of ethnicities including Chinese. Did you know that the first ethnic Chinese village on Sriwijaya was actually in the Kapitan village . now the Kapitan village is one of the best tourist destinations in Palembang.
In addition to the sturdy Ampera bridge connecting the upstream and downstream of the city of Palembang and the charm of the river Musi / it turns out there is a historical tourist destination that is unfortunately missed if you are visiting the city of Palembang. on the edge of the Musi river precisely across from Ulu, Palembang there is a village measuring 165 point 9 times 85.6 meters. the village, known as the village of Kapitan. Kapitan village is the first Chinese ethnic village in Palembang. has been present since the Ming dynasty or the fourteenth century. the name of the village of kapitan was taken from the highest minister. kapitan tjoa ham lim was born in 1850 and died in 1921. kapitan was a mayor-level position given by the dutch government to his confidants. This village has a lot of history, especially ethnic Chinese. Formerly, the village was a residential area where ethnic Chinese communities lived in Palembang. a place to trade until finally it becomes the center of government, for the region across from the solar plexus. precisely during the Dutch colonial government. there are two old Chinese houses there. the width of the house is around 24 x 50 meters which is equipped with 4 large rooms and 2 small rooms in each house. in the main old house / there is a place where the founding ancestors of the Kapitan village from the Ming Dynasty in 1300 were relegated to the Qing Dynasty in 1600. The place was made a place of pilgrimage for ethnic Chinese to their ancestors.
Linda (visitor) "This visiting home in the Kapitan village is very interesting and can learn history as well and because I just found out there is an ethnic Chinese village that started here early because it had sailed to development"
Wulan (visitor) "is interesting and has become a cultural heritage and in my opinion tourists should come here to see this historical heritage"
Isnaini madani (manager) "Kapitan's house has a high historical and unique place and has indeed become a major tourist destination and we are preparing tour guides"