Senggarang Chinese Village & Temples
Senggarang
A Teochew water village across the bay from Tanjung Pinang, with a century-old Datuk Kong temple wrapped in banyan roots and a cluster of three temples standing side by side.
Senggarang lies across the bay from Tanjung Pinang town. It is a Chinese fishing village, mostly of Teochew origin, built on stilts over the sea and linked by wooden boardwalks. Its most famous sight is the banyan temple at the pier: a century-old Datuk Kong temple almost entirely enveloped by the aerial roots of a huge banyan tree, with only the shrine showing. It is a rare and striking sight. The village's temple complex, Vihara Dharma Sasana, consists of three old temples standing side by side. They are said to be two to three hundred years old, making them among the oldest Chinese temples in the Riau Islands. Walking the full loop of the boardwalk gives you a glimpse of daily life among the fishing families. Getting there: a small boat from the Tanjung Pinang pier takes about 10 minutes, or you can take a taxi by road in about 20 minutes. Note: parts of the wooden boardwalk are old, so watch your footing.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alamsyah Museum
- Penyengat Island
- Tanjungpinang Old Town
- Vihara Avalokitesvara Graha
- Vihara Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (500 Lohan Temple)
- Mount Bintan
- Blue Lake & Busung Sand Dunes
- Sebung River Mangrove Tour