KEMARO ISLAND

          Kemaro Island, is located in the middle of  the Musi River Delta, located about 6 km from the Ampera Bridge. Kemaro island is located in the industrial area between Sriwijaya Fertilizer Plant and Pertamina Plaju and Sungai Gerong. Kemaro Island is a recreation area in the Musi River headliner. In this place there is a Chinese temple (temple Hok Tjing Rio). On the island there are also Kemaro Buddhist temples frequented by Buddhists to pray or to visit the tomb. There are also often held the Cap Go Meh every Chinese New Year. Kemaro name was taken because this island has never flood, although the Musi River overflowed. Behind the beauty of it, Palembang, South Sumatra, a tragic love story tucked Palembang princess, Siti Fatimah. On this island there is also said to be the tomb of the last resting place of the princess. According to local legend, in ancient times, Palembang is sent to a daughter married to a son of the king of China. The princess asked 9 jars of gold as dowry. To avoid the pirate gold urns are covered vegetable and when he saw the boy king opened it contained only vegetable jars are then banished to the river. Sense of disappointment and regret making the king's son decided to throw ourselves into the river and drowned. The princess had come to throw ourselves into the river and drowned. The princess was buried in the Kemaro Island and built a shrine to his memory . Many people come to this place to see the history of it that has combination between love and religion.

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