History Angga Dwi : Sam Poo Kong

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Date 23-04-2017 HISTORY OF KLENTENG SAM POO KONG The Sam Po Kong Stone Temple Temple is a petilasan, the former landmark and the first landing of an Islamic admiral named Zheng He / Cheng Ho. Located in Simongan area, southwest of Semarang City. The sign that shows as a former petilasan characteristic of Islamic with the discovery of the inscription reads "Let us silence creation by listening to the reading of the Qur'an". Called Gedung Batu because its shape is a big Stone Cave located on a rock hill, chinese descendants of China consider the building is a temple - considering its shape has a chinese architecture that resembles a temple. Now the place is used as a memorial and a place of worship or worship and a place for pilgrimage. For this purpose, inside the stone cave was placed an altar, as well as statues of Sam Po Tay Djien. Though admiral cheng ho is a Muslim, but by they are considered gods. This is understandable considering that Confucianism or Tau deem people who have died can provide help to them. According to the story, Admiral Zheng He was sailing through the Java Sea, but as he crossed the Java Sea, many of his crew members fell ill, then he ordered an anchor. Then docked to the north coast of Semarang to take refuge in a Goa and set up a mosque by the beach which has now changed its function into a temple. The building is now located in the middle of the city of Semarang in the north coast of Java has always undergone a process of silting in the resulting sedimentation process so gradually the land will be increasingly wider towards the north. It is said that after Zheng He left the place because he had to continue his voyage, many of his crew lived in Simongan village and married local residents. They padded and planted there. Zheng He gave cultivation lessons and spread the teachings of Islam, in this temple there is also the Tomb of a Helmsman from the ship Admiral Cheng Ho.