Boat race in Tanjung Pinang
Tanjung Pinang is located on the southwestern part of Bintan island and is the capital and largest town of the
Indonesian province of
Riau Islands. It is a port town and a trade centre with ethnic diversity and with traditional villages and temples. It has an area of 13,600 hectares (34,000 acres) and is an autonomous region within the Bintan Island.
[12] It is a trading port between islands in the Riau archipelago. Tanjung Pinang has
ferry and
speedboat connections to
Batam,
Singapore, and
Johor Bahru. The city is the backyard for the Singaporeans to get away from their sanitized city to indulge in a spot of anarchy
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,a bit of littering here, a touch of smoking in public places there and a lot of shopping between the two. Prices for things like exotic fruits and dried assorted seaweeds are less than in Singapore so some bargain hunting can be combined with a weekend away".
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In the central commercial district there is a small Chinese temple in the interior of the old town at Lorong Gambir II, called the Cetiya Satya Dharma.
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Within the town of Tanjung Pinang, there is a Dutch Colonial Graveyard (mostly in ruins), which reflects the life of the seamen (
Europeans) in the old days. The town also has a museum at the crossing of the Jalan Kamboja road with Jalan Bakar batu. The museum has display of many eccentric historical artifacts, ceramics,
kris and guns.
[6][17] It is a culturally happening place with cultural centres for stage performances of Malay music and dance festivals. Renowned
Buddhist temples are located outside central Tanjung Pinang in a small town named
Senggarang. A Palace and royal tombs, among them the grave of the Raja Ali Haji's and also tombs of other royals, are located here. The old ruler was the creator and author of the first
Malay Language grammar book, which is a rich legacy of the Riau sultanate. Another vintage site of interest is the "Old Stilt" village (in the mud flat low tide region near the jetties), known as "Tanjung Pinang's
Kampung ayer or Kampung Bugis".
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Raja Haji Fisabilillah Monument
- Raja Haji Fisabillah Monument
Raja Haji Fisabilillah died during the battle of Malacca against the
Dutch in 1784. A 28-metre tall Monument was erected in his memory as the national hero of Bintan. He was a famous Malayan king and had his palace (
istana) on the island Penyengat, off Tanjung Pinang. This monument is being considered to be put on the
World Heritage list of sites which have "outstanding universal value" to the world.
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