Kemaro Island
Pulau Kemaro
A small island in the Musi River, where a Chinese temple and a nine-story pagoda commemorate a love legend involving a Chinese merchant and a Palembang princess.
Kemaro Island lies in the Musi River about 6 km downstream from the Ampera Bridge. The island has a Chinese temple and a nine-story red pagoda completed in 2006. According to legend, Tan Bun An, the son of a Chinese merchant, fell in love with Princess Siti Fatimah of Palembang. When he jumped into the river to retrieve a golden urn, she followed him in death, and the island is said to have appeared at that spot. Each year around the Cap Go Meh festival (the 15th night after Chinese New Year), tens of thousands of Chinese visitors come to the island to offer incense, and the celebration is a grand sight. A boat from the Kuto Besak pier takes about 30 minutes, and a round trip with time on the island takes about 2 hours.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Kawah Tekurep Royal Tombs
- Kampung Arab Al-Munawar
- Jakabaring Sport City
- Chandra Nadi Temple (Soei Goeat Kiong)
- Pasar 16 Ilir
- Ampera Bridge
- Kampung Kapitan
- Cheng Ho Mosque Palembang