Tanjung Pinang
Tanjung Pinang has always played a leading role in Malay culture. A few hundred years ago, Tanjung Pinang became a powerful trading port, attracting regional, Western, Indian and Chinese traders. Migrants including Chinese were also attracted, much in the same way how Malacca had developed into a regional power three centuries earlier.
The cultural center for stage performances of Malay music and dances is located in Tanjung Pinang. The center organizes regularly festivals and other performance. Culture happenings such as music and dance. Renowned Buddhist temples are located outside central Tanjung Pinang in a small town named Senggarang.
The old ruler's palace and royal tombs, among them the grave of the respected Raja Ali Haji, who was the creater and author of the 1st Malay Language grammar book, are one of the many legacies left by the Riau sultanate. Still in use is the old vice-royal mosque, the Mesjid Raya.The 28-metre tall Raja Haji Fisabillah Monument was raised in memory of the Raja Haji Fisabilillah who died during the battle of Malacca against the Dutch in 1784. He was a famous Malayan king and had his castle on Penyengat island outside Tanjung Pinang.
Related Sites for Tanjung Pinang
- Seri Tanjung Pinang read Tanjung Pinang
- Panorama Hotel Tanjung Pinang read Tanjung Pinang
- .:: Welcome To Bintan - Tanjung Pinang Town, South Bintan รข€¦ read Tanjung Pinang
- Tanjung | Emas Sri Pinang read Tanjung Pinang
