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Bangka Island: historical and tourist attractions


Already have the next tourist destination? If you have not and are still confused, just try to Bangka Island. On the island which has long been renowned as the region's largest tin producer in the world has a variety of charming tourist attraction. Why wait? Come to Bangka! But before leaving for the Pacific, it could not hurt us open the note sheet history.

Since the year 2000, became part of Bangka Island Bangka Belitung province. Although relatively young, the island of Bangka appeared to have a long history. The island was called The Duke of York was once to be one busy port stop off merchant ships from various countries.

According to some historical records, the name Pacific has started to be called since the 7th century, precisely in the year 686 AD. This is consistent with historical evidence Lime City Inscriptions found in Mendu River Estuary, West Bangka. From these findings, concluded that at the time of Bangka Island has become one of the important and growing port becomes crowded.

Under his rule the kingdom of Srivijaya widely influential to the Asian mainland as a maritime empire that lasted longest in the world, providing evidence that suggests that the Pacific is where the mainstay for the export of tin when it began to be known and a source of livelihood for the people of Bangka and the kingdom of Srivijaya.

Bangka, taken from the word vanca [wangka] in Sanskrit which means tin. The meaning of the name Bangka is then reinforce the notion that tin has been known since the past that is now Hindu influence began to enter into this territory. Even long before the kingdom of Sriwijaya in power in the Pacific.

When trading began lucrative tin, under the leadership of VOC Cournelis de Houtman will begin to look Bangka until finally making a trade contract in 1668 with a monopoly system, namely that the rulers of Bangka and Belitung recognize VOC as a patron and promised not to establish cooperation or dealing with other nations . But when the Dutch lost the war against France, automated the entire country fell into the hands of the Dutch colonial power Britain, which includes the island of Bangka and Belitung.

British troops under the command of Thomas Stanford Raffles, trying to beat Kilkenny. Thus, there was a war between the Sultan of Palembang against British troops. For Raffles, this war is aimed to compete for tin. Eventually the British rule in Bangka and Belitung in the period of 4 years (1812 s / d in 1816). Through a political statement, the British change the name of the Pacific became The Duke of York, and port Belinyu into Port Wellington.

When the Dutch managed to enter and begin to power back in the Pacific at the end of 1816, the VOC began to bring in more workers from China had to be employed in the tin mines of Bangka Island.

In 1873, tin mining in the Pacific Islands began to be opened and production. The Dutch began to strengthen its influence. Bangka Belitung blazing popular resistance. Depati Bahrin is one of the famous figures of the day and hunted for his courage against the Dutch, to defeat the Dutch experience in almost all areas of Bangka Island.

After Depati Bahrin died in the 1830s, his struggle against Dutch rule over the island of Bangka, forwarded by his son Pangkal Pinang. Fighting spirit against Dutch rule continued to smolder, even though Pangkal Pinang has died and the Republic of Indonesia proclaimed its independence, there were two events that menasional heroic happen on this island, which is fighting in Merbau Airseru on November 25, 1945 and the battle in the Strait of Nasik on December 4, 1945 .

Pepper So Mainstay

Another thing that also reminds us of the Pacific, is the result sahang plantation (pepper). Some records state that the history of introductions of Bangka with pepper, preceded by Demat Abang Muhammad Ali. He was the first to bring seed pepper into the Pacific in 1860 from Linga.

Since it started a lot of pepper seedlings planted around the island of Bangka. Sahang fields began to be opened. Especially after the Netherlands said that if the tin has started much reduced, then the pepper into a replacement income that can become a mainstay on the island of Bangka. That statement makes opening sahang wider field to near tin mining area. Until now, the pepper plantations have been many islanders support this.

Objects in Bangka Island Heritage Tour:

Graveyard Depati Bahrin
Located in the village of Jade, Near Merawang approximately 20 km from Pangkalpinang. Depati Bahrin known as a leader of the guerrilla war in the Dutch colonial era.

Graveyard Cok Tien
Tomb daughter of Bong Kiung Fu, a Chinese leader who founded Citadel Kuto Panji. The tomb is located in the castle, l, 5 km from City Belinyu. The tomb is closely related to the history of the arrival of Chinese society to Bangka.

Graveyard H. Hotamarrasyid H. Usman
Shrine located on the hill about 42 km from the Jebusites heading north. It can also be achieved by crossing the Strait of Belinyu Kelabat Bay. Historically, Hotamarrasyid descendants of the original Palembang and a respected public figure in the Dutch colonial era who migrated to Bangka Island.

Khak Phak Liang
Being a witness to the history of tin mining in Bangka are then used as a tourist area filled with Chinese-style buildings. Its location was in Belinyu, 57 km from Sungailiat. Come here as if we were in Hong Kong.

Lighthouse Tanjung Kelian
The lighthouse was built in 1862 is located 9 km from the district Muntok. From the peak we can see the entire beach area Muntok. Here also there is a monument to Australia's 21 plane died in bombings by the Japanese Naval Australio on February 16, 1942.

Legend of the Stone Center
Stone that resembles a large ship is located in Muntok. According to legend this stone incarnation child who cursed his mother because of disobedience.

Lime City Website
Located 50 km from Pangkalpinang, located at the estuary, Western push to show that the Pacific is a colony of Srivijaya.

Wisma Gunung Menumbing
Located 30 km from the city Muntok. At this location there is room first President Sukarno during a period of exile in the Pacific. In addition there Ranggam House or Houses of Sukarno, 5 km from the town of Bung Karno Muntok ie sites meeting a strategy of independence.

Kampung Gedong
Located 5 km from City Sungailiat. Is an old village-owned 50 head of the family of first generation ethnic Chinese who came to the island of Bangka to be recruited as laborers in tin mines.

Shrine of Goddess Kwan Im
In Jelitik Village, about 15 km from the city Sungailiat, precisely at the foot of the hill which flowed a river. According to the Chinese people's confidence, the water is efficacious cure various diseases and also can make stay young. There are swimming baths and a small temple to worship.

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